[nabs] The Student Advocate-January 1, 2011

Mon Jan 3 04:57:55 GMT 2011

Hi All,
   Just a few words from me as I've been a bit quiet on the whole
issue (just got home after a lovely weekend away).

   First off, I apologize for the encoding issue. Those crazy a
circumflex symbols didn't appear at all when I read the document, but
I'm using voice over not JAWS, so maybe that's the difference. (Rest
assured, JAWS users, I didn't place them there just to torment you
when final edits came around, smile.) I'm sorry that the reading with
JAWS was difficult going at times. As the document was created using
Pages, the Mac word processor, and then changed to a PC form, maybe
that is where the issue lies? Maybe when Chris, our wonderful web
master, puts this up on the site he can do a find and replace and take
all of those pesky symbols out for us, so the copy online can be a bit
easier for all those who struggled to read it. Alternatively, if
anyone is interested, I have a symbol-free copy saved on my computer
that I can embed into an email and send off to them. Sorry again about
the symbols; I do hope all of you that skimmed or skipped get a chance
to read the issue in it's full glory, as there is much to learn and be
entertained by within it's virtual pages.

   It was a delight to work with contributors Kerri, Ardis, Dornetta,
Rose, Bernadetta, and Chris. It was wonderful to work with all of you
and thank you for contributing. Also, Sara and Laura in particular
should be acknowledged for their guidance and assistance. Leena and I
look forward to constructing another Student Advocate very, very soon.
It's never too late to send an article idea or article our way
editor.acbstudents at gmail.com

Thanks again, and happy reading!,

Caitlin Lynch
Student Advocate Co-editor

On 1/2/11, Terrell Jones <kf4yni at gmail.com> wrote:
> No, it's not a JAWS issue. It's the encoding that was used.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rhonda Partain" <partain319 at bellsouth.net>
> To: "Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students."
> <nabs at acb.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 2:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs] The Student Advocate-January 1, 2011
>
>
> I noticed those symbols too. Usually many  newsletters will employ **** to
> denote section changes. Perhaps this is just something with Jaws.
> Rhonda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "NABS President" <president.acbstudents at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students."
> <nabs at acb.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 2:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs] The Student Advocate-January 1, 2011
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>
> Terrell what symbol would the star replace? I'm not a jaws user so I'm
> not sure what you're referring to.
>
> Thanks,
> Sara
>
> On Sunday, January 2, 2011, Terrell Jones <kf4yni at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello Laura and list,
>>
>> The newsletter was great However, I noticed a bunch of ACircumflex symbols
>>
>> in the newsletter that made reading with JAWS
>> difficult.
>>
>> Could you use a * (star) symbol instead?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Terrell
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Laura Glowacki" <orangebutterfly87 at gmail.com>
>> To: "Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students."
>> <nabs at acb.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 12:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs] The Student Advocate-January 1, 2011
>>
>>
>> This is fantastic!!! Thanks so much to those responsible for
>> putting it together, and particularly to those who contributed
>> content. We hope that this is the first of several publications
>> NABS will release this year!
>>
>> Laura
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "NABS President" <president.acbstudents at gmail.com>
>> To: "Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind
>> Students." <nabs at acb.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 6:36 PM
>> Subject: [nabs] The Student Advocate-January 1, 2011
>>
>>
>> Dear NABS:
>>
>> It is my honor on behalf of Caitlin Lynch and Leena Bandy to
>> present our
>> first edition of the Student Advocate in years! Our board has
>> worked very
>> hard to prepare this publication and I want to extend great
>> appreciation to
>> all, especially Caitlin, for their contributions. Enjoy the
>> articles and
>> information! Any comments, questions, or suggestions should be
>> sent directly
>> to editor.acbstudents at gmail.com or myself at
>> president.acbstudents at gmail.com
>> .
>>
>> Happy Reading!
>> Sara Conrad
>> NABS President
>>
>> THE STUDENT ADVOCATE-January 1, 2011
>>
>> A Publication of the National Alliance of Blind Students
>>
>> Edited by: Caitlin Lynch and Leena Bandy
>>
>>
>> *Letter from the President*
>>
>> Dear NABS,
>>
>>
>>
>> It is my pleasure to write this letter as we restart our Student
>> Advocate
>> publication. 2010 has marked a year of changes and transitions
>> for NABS.
>> Here are a few highlights from the year:
>>
>> - We welcomed an almost completely new board of directors at our
>> elections
>> this summer. I am honored to serve as your president alongside
>> Laura
>> Glowacki, First Vice President, Brooke Jostad, Treasurer, and
>> Rosemary
>> Martin, Secretary. We are also glad to have Kerri Regan return
>> for her
>> second year as Second Vice President and Rebecca Bridges is now
>> serving as
>> the immediate past president. We also reappointed board advisors
>> Ardis Bazyn
>> and Brenda Dillon.
>>
>> - Our website and publications have had great jump-starts this
>> year.
>> Christopher Wright has begun major website updates and I have
>> started a
>> blog. Be sure to check it out at www.acbstudents.org. As you can
>> tell, our
>> new editors, Caitlin Lynch and Leena Bandy, have stepped up to
>> the challenge
>> of this Student Advocate.
>>
>> - Our committees are working extremely hard this year to boost
>> membership
>> and fundraising. Laura Glowacki is our Membership chair and she
>> has been
>> organizing plans for Rebecca Bridges and myself to speak at the
>> ACB Mid-year
>> Conference this February in Washington D.C. Brooke Jostad, our
>> Fundraising
>> chair, is doing a wonderful job planning our fundraiser and
>> working through
>> logistical needs. Kerri Regan will return as our Convention chair
>> and is
>> beginning her committee meetings in January. Stay tuned to the
>> email list
>> and website for ways you can be involved or email the committee
>> chairs for
>> more information.
>>
>> - NABS hosted their first full affiliate call in years. It was a
>> huge
>> success and allowed students to socialize with each other. After
>> seeing such
>> a great turnout and excitement, we decided to continue these
>> calls on a
>> regular basis in 2011. I have also started hosting occasional
>> office hours
>> where students call in to discuss NABS business or just to chat.
>> I will
>> continue these as desired.
>>
>>  As is evident, we have had a great year with our new
>> board. I
>> would like to take this time to thank a few members for their
>> particular
>> contributions:
>>
>>  First and foremost, I want to extend my gratitude to
>> Rebecca
>> Bridges for her work as our past president. She has made this a
>> smooth
>> transition and I am grateful to her as a colleague and friend. I
>> would also
>> like to thank Laura, Brooke, and Rose, our newest board members,
>> as they
>> have done so much work in very little time. Thank you for jumping
>> into these
>> positions and for your continued contributions to our board of
>> di
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