Welcome to the
CCB Happenings for November 4.
From California Diabetics in Action:
Please save the dates and add them to your calendar! California Diabetics in Action would like to invite all who are interested to join our Listening Session that will take place on Saturday, November 5, 1:30 to 3:00 PM pacific. We also have a peer support call to be held on ACB Media, Tuesday, November 8, 3:00 PM Pacific. Finally, we will hold a presentation: Thriving and Celebrating the Holiday Season Safely, on Friday, December 2, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Pacific. Please email cda.ccb22@gmail.com
The Convention Planning Committee needs your input
for the upcoming 2023 Hybrid CCB Convention. The hybrid component gives us even more opportunities to be creative with our programming. Put on your creativity hat and join us on November 7 at 7:30 pm to give programming ideas. In addition, this is a time to give the CPC feedback on what you liked and didn’t like about the 2022 virtual convention. Your opinions matter to us!! The Zoom Information will be posted to the CCB email lists. If you have a question or you can’t attend but have input, please email convention.ccb@gmail.com or call 559-816-1507.
Disability Rights California (DRC) and Disability Rights Advocates (DRA)
are two nonprofit legal offices that are committed to making voting more accessible for people with disabilities. They advocate to make sure that voters with disabilities can vote privately and independently at voting locations and from home.
DRC and DRA invite California voters who have disabilities that prevent them from reading, marking, or handling a paper ballot to complete an online survey at https://qfreeaccountssjc1.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4TJbvsI6yiVp60m. Voters who complete the survey have the option to provide their name and contact information if they are willing to be contacted by someone at DRC or DRA.
If you are interested in completing the survey, DRC and DRA encourage you to do so shortly after you vote in the November 2022 election (or, if you ended up being unable to vote, shortly after Election Day on November 8, 2022). If you experience a disability-related barrier to voting or have questions about your rights and options as a voter with a disability, DRC invites you to call its Voting Hotline for help at (888) 569-7955.
The Glendale Burbank Chapter cordially invites CCB members to their Christmas/Holiday party
December 3 2022, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Marmalade Café 14910 Ventura BLVD, Sherman Oaks CA 91403 (phone) (818) 905-8872.The room seats 35, and the cost for dinner is, $55. Call
(818) 426-9123 if you WISH to make a reservation.
SAVE THE DATE – 2023 Northern California Regional Braille Challenge
SATURDAY, MARCH 4th, 2023
Each year blind and low vision students, families, teachers, and community members from all over northern California gather for a day dedicated to braille literacy through the Braille Challenge. This gathering will have blind and low vision youth demonstrate their braille skills in a series of contest ranging from reading and comprehension, speed and accuracy, spelling, proofreading, and tactile graphics. The challenge this year will be held in person on Saturday, March 4th, 2023, at the Headquarters of the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco. For general information or to sign up for updates and announcements about this year’s challenge, please contact Jamey Gump by email at jgump@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7372.
From the California Alliance on Aging and Vision Loss:
The California Alliance on Aging and Vision Loss is continuing to grow and to make our presence felt as we move into 2023, and with your help, we can accomplish even greater things.
To join, send your $25.00 dues to our Treasurer, Denise Weddle, who may be contacted at deaniew21@verizon.net or call (310) 306-8149. By joining CAAVL or renewing your membership prior to January 31, 2023, you will be included in a drawing to win a gift card on that date.
Thank you for reading.
