Welcome to the California connection for September 15.
CEO Vacation
The CEO will be on vacation from September 19-September 23rd.
CANES Across California
The last registration begins on September 1, 2017. This is the last opportunity that you will have to obtain a CANES shirt for your scheduled events.
We have designed a brief, half-sheet flyer with talking points for Canes Across California. It has both the CAC and CCB logos in addition to the text.
Nicole can send you print flyers or a pdf or text version upon request.
From The President
My attempts to send my September’s President’s message from the wiles of northern California proved fruitless, and by the time I returned to civilization, too many chapters had met for this month. I promise a message next month, but in the meantime, it has been too long since I’ve had a chance to visit with CCB members. In that light, I’m scheduling open “Office Hours” on Saturday, September 23 from 4-5 PM.
Dial-in number: 712-770-8014
access code: 127353
Any and all questions and concerns welcome.
Bylaws Call
The CCB constitution and bylaws committee will hold a conference call on Wednesday September 20 to discuss where we currently are in the process of writing the new bylaws. Over the next few days we will be distributing a few discussion questions that we would like your input on. If you need them read to you please call Nicole in the office at 800-221-6359.
Date: Wednesday September 20
Time: 7:00 PM
Call in number: 712-770-8014
Access code: 127353
Members At Large Focus Call
The purpose of the Members At Large Focus Call is to provide At Large Members an opportunity to share what their CCB concerns, needs and interests are at this time. During the focus call, the CCB Membership Committee will present information about the CCB Organization. This committee welcomes the opportunity to answer any questions that At Large Members may have about CCB, its organizational structure and benefits for joining a chapter/affiliate, etc.
The CCB Membership Committee would appreciate Board Members, Chapter/Affiliate Presidents and the CCB general membership to offer their prospective on the call as well.
Come one. Come all! We look forward to hearing from all of you “Members At Large” on the call!
The CCB Membership Committee cares about you!
Meeting Date: Monday, September 25, 2017.
Meeting Time: 7 PM.
?Call-in Number: (712)432-3066.
Access Code: 778159
Note: if you have questions about the Members At Large Focus Call, contact the CCB Office: (800)221-6359.
Remote Voting:
From Advocacy Committee Chair Steven Mendelsohn
Mike Nunez representing CCB in our San Mateo County remote voting case writes as follows:
"The Secretary of State has completed its certification testing of both the Democracy Live and Five Cedars remote accessible vote-by-mail ("RAVBM") systems. The Secretary has published two staff reports concerning its review of each of the two systems. The reports conclude that both the Democracy Live and Five Cedars RAVBM systems comply with all California and federal legal requirements, which amounts to a staff recommendation that the Secretary certify the systems.
The Secretary’s Office has set a public hearing for public comments concerning both of these systems. The hearing is scheduled for 9 am on September 27 at the following address: 1500 11th Street, 1st Floor Auditorium, Sacramento. There is no specific end time for the hearing. The hearing is the last step before the Secretary decides whether to certify the two RAVBM systems. The Secretary’s Office informed us that the Secretary can issue a certification decision concerning both RAVBM systems as early as Friday September 29. Given the staff reports positive findings for both systems, we are cautiously optimistic that the Secretary will certify both systems for use in California."
We need to show support for these all-important vote-by-mail systems.
If you can attend this hearing, please contact Jeff Thom at 916-995-3967 or by email: jsthom@comcast.net.
Southern California Canes Across California Events
Several of the Southern California CCB Chapters have been meeting by conference call and are going to do informational programs for "Canes Across California" at two venues, the first at the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica on Saturday, September 23, 2017 from 11-4 PM. The location will be near the Anthropology clothing store, 1402 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA, southwest corner. This will be the drop off and pick up point for Access. Please contact Ken Metz for further information by phone at (818) 882-3610-HOME or (323) 793-1805-CELL, or email, kenmetz1946@gmail.com. We will give out informational packets regarding CCB and White Cane Safety as well as writing names and short messages with Braillewriters for those persons wishing them. CCB members in Southern California, your help is needed.
The second program will be on October 15, 2017, White Cane Safety Day, at Downtown Disney, further information to follow.
Select The Right Tech At The LightHouse In San Francisco
Sep 23 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Back by popular demand, here’s a chance to see first hand the latest and greatest in access technology. We’ve invited a variety of access technology vendors including Sterling Adaptives, Access Ingenuity, HumanWare, HIMS Inc., IRTI, IrisVision and others to come show you magnification, Braille displays, hand held devices, and more.
For questions, or to RSVP, contact Shen Kuan at skuan@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7312.
Sacramento Society For The Blind Youth Awareness Walk
Society for the Blind Sacramento invites the community to its 1st Annual Youth & Family Resource Fair & White Cane Awareness Walk to be held Saturday, October 14 from 10 AM to 2:00 PM with White Cane Awareness Walk to follow at 2:15. Visit and learn about new Society programs, put your hands on new devices in our store and visit with a dozen local community resources from housing to healthy living and rehabilitation services. Refreshments and a light lunch will be provided to registered guests.
Society for the Blind is located at 1238 S. Street, near light rail and walking distance from the State Capital.
For more information, please call Richard @ 916.889.7513 or email rrueda@societyfortheblind.org.
Thank you for reading and Have a nice day
