Welcome to the CCB Happenings for September 29, 2023.
Announcing the CCB Housing Committee
The CCB Housing Committee has been formed to address the housing concerns of blind and visually impaired Californians. We held our first meeting on Tuesday, September 12, and we will hold regular meetings on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM. For further information, contact Frank Welte at (510) 541-1442 or send email to Frank.A.Welte@gmail.com
From the CCB Membership Committee:
we invite you to begin consideration of application for the Chapter of the Year and Affiliate of the Year incentive awards. No matter how large or small your effort, if your chapter or affiliate is reaching out to its members, the community or beyond, we want you to apply and brag about your chapter or affiliate’s outreach. Each year we have awarded one chapter or affiliate, and now we want to reach out to affiliates and chapters separately. Please stay tuned for more information about how to send in your details. From feeding the hungry, to giving out scholarships, to hosting an event, to any other innovative outreach effort to chapter members and beyond, please begin talking now about who will be given the opportunity to write up your submission. And don’t forget about planning to attend the Future Leaders Seminar on September 28-30, Thursday through Saturday. This is for everyone.
From Jeff Thom:
Legally blind individuals who have shopped at any The Container Store location in California since approximately 2011 have likely experienced a variety of inaccessible features, including flat-screen point-of-sale devices and tablets for Loyalty Program enrollment that have no VoiceOver features that blind shoppers can use. A case is pending against the Container Store in California based on its refusal to provide accessible services, and the lawyers pursuing that case would like to speak to any blind individuals who have shopped at that store and may have experienced these inaccessible devices. You may contact Jeff Thom either at jsthom@comcast.net or 916-995-3967 if you have shopped at any Container Store location in California at any time from 2011 through the present and are interested in participating in this case. He can provide you with contact information for the attorneys in the case.
From CCB Educator James Collins:
Power Saver Rewards is a free public program that gives you a credit on your energy bill when you reduce your energy use during a Flex Alert and help prevent a power outage. Flex Alerts generally occur during heatwaves when there’s a strain on the power grid as folks arrive home from school and work between 4:00 and 9:00 p.m. The best way to reduce energy use during a Flex Alert is to hold off on using major appliances, like the dishwasher, and turn your thermostat up to 78 degrees.
Get the whole family involved and remind everyone in your household to help keep energy use low during a Flex Alert. When you reduce energy use during a Flex Alert, you get a bill credit and help protect vulnerable community members from a power outage. Sign up today at PowerSaverRewards.org to start receiving credits.
MEDI-CAL STUDY
Culture IQ, a multi-cultural research company based in Los Angeles, are working in conjunction with California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) and the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to interview Californians with Medi-Cal to help improve the quality of information sent to the millions of people who receive Medi-Cal.
The interviews will be conducted via Zoom in October and will last about 90 minutes. You will receive $200 after participating. We need Medi-Cal recipients 65 or older, and disabled or visually impaired people of any age who receive Medi-Cal. Everything about this research study is strictly confidential, we will not share any information or responses with the Medi-Cal program, DHCS or CHCF. They also will not share any information with doctors or hospitals.
Contact Sandra Mendez at 818-666-7316 to see if you qualify
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