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Houston chapter

President's Job Description

 

NFB Houston President’s Administrative Job Description

This description will follow the president’s activities after a chapter meeting. The president must due, or cause to have done, the following.

1. The president should transcribe the notes he/she took in a meeting. The president should make notes using a digital recorder, and transcribe these notes to a word file. These notes will have a presidential to do list. The president should review this list to make sure that all the to do items are completed.
2. Printout and store the minutes from the previous meeting.

Best Practices for Handling a Local Chapter's Bank Account

 

Best Practices For Handling A Local Chapter’s Bank Account

1. The chapter will maintain a checking account. The president and treasurer should have electronic access to this account. Both the president and treasurer should regularly (at least twice a month) logon to this account to check the treasury data. It is very easy for errors to creep into the treasury records.
2. The treasurer should always bring the check book to the monthly meetings to pay any bills that might occur.

Non-Visual Science Resource List

 

Non-Visual Science Resource List

Sensational Blackboards
Phone: 303-238-4760
Website: http://sensationalbooks.com/
Description: Allows rapid sketching of tactile figures using a ball-point pen and plain paper. These figures can be felt by the blind, and seen by the sighted.

Nemeth Code Reference Sheets (The National Braille Press)
Phone: 888-965-8965
Website: http://www.nbp.org

Houston Blindness Assistance Resource list

 

Houston Blindness Assistance Resource list

Organization Description Phone Website
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) Division for Blind Services State Agency providing vocational Assistance 800-628-5115 http://www.dars.state.tx.us/dbs/
Texas Parents of Blind Children

DARS Stakeholders Quarterly Conference Call (February 21, 2013)

 

Stakeholder Quarterly Conference Call
February 21, 2013 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Minutes

Facilitators: Barbara Madrigal, Assistant Commissioner, DARS Division for Blind Services

Stakeholders in Attendance:
Willie Barber, ACBT, Legislative Chair
Michelle Boyd, East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind
Kris Cue, Deaf-Blind Service Center of Austin
Kenneth Semien, ACBT President
Mike Gilliam, Lighthouse for the Blind, San Antonio
Nadine Saffell, ACBT Houston Council
Paul Welch, DeafBlind Multihandicapped Association of Texas
Karen Stanfill, Disability Rights Texas/CAP, RCT Member

Scoop From The Group

 

Last Updated: May 15, 2013

Here are the upcoming activities hosted by various groups who support the blind
and visually impaired community of Greater Houston. If you wish to include your
events in future messages, contact Gayle Metoyer at [email protected].
Please note that the inclusion of various events is done solely for informational
purposes and is not intended as an endorsement of any particular group or
event.

Local Support Group Activities
1. Second Friday of each month, Houston Low Vision Club at Bayland Park

2012 NFB Houston Chapter Calendar of Events

 

Calendar of Events for the NFB of Houston 2012

This is a list of the events that directly affected the NFB Houston chapter in 2012.

1. January: Several times during the year, we participated in the “Art Education for the Blind” project at the Houston Museum of Fine arts.
2. February: two of our members traveled to the Washington seminar.
3. February: We authorized our $1,000 scholarship to be paid to the state affiliate. We will pay the $30 dues to the state affiliate automatically without a motion.

Most recent chapter meeting minutes

 

The National Federation of the Blind of Texas Houston Chapter Meeting Minutes for April 20, 2013.

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of Texas Houston Chapter met on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the Lighthouse of Houston Snack Bar located at 3530 West Dallas.

Candy money was collected. Chapter members paid dues for 2013.

A moment of silence was observed to remember Walter Andres, a long time chapter member who recently died.

President Jose Marquez opened the meeting at 1:05 PM.

The March 16, 2013 minutes were read and approved.

Most recent chapter meeting agenda

 

The National Federation of the Blind Houston Chapter Meeting Agenda for Saturday, May 18, 2013.

The National Federation of the Blind Houston Chapter Will meet on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the Lighthouse of Houston snack bar located at 3530 West Dallas.

1:00 PM We will collect 2013 dues for the Houston chapter. Dues are $5 per person per year. Please bring correct change.

President Jose Marquez will open the meeting at 1:05 PM

The chapter will then partake in its annual pot luck.

1:30 PM Secretary’s report (Jennifer Applegate).

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