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Hello NABS Dream Team! 🍿
We’re popping off this season with fun! 🎉 Join our Double Good Popcorn fundraiser starting around Thanksgiving—share online, tell friends, or drop hints at dinner! 🏆 Top earner wins 15% of the profits.
Then, cozy up on Sunday, Dec 15th, for a $5 movie night with your NABS family! 🎬✨
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/sUuvnKzxf36AZNz76. Questions? Email Zachary at ledford.zachary38@gmail.com.
🎉 Attention #NABS Family! 🎉
The 2025 NABS Annual Auction is coming this February during Washington Seminar! 🪙✨ We’re calling on YOU to help transform dreams into reality by seeking donations from businesses, friends, family, and organizations.
Submit monetary or item donations via our form: https://forms.gle/qgeqfvHPTS5VM66d7
Questions? Email Zachary Ledford at ledford.zachary38@gmail.com.
Let’s make a difference together! 💪
#Blind #BlindMasto #BlindMastodon #BlindFedi @mastoblind
🎉 Hey #NABS Nation! 🎉
Love trivia? Curious about NABS membership? 🧠💡 Join us for Game Night on **Sunday, Nov 24, 2024, at 9 PM ET**! 🕘
Test your trivia skills, learn about the amazing perks of being a NABS member, and hang out with your NABS family! 🥳
Zoom in for the fun: https://zoom.us/my/blindstudents
Questions? Email Membership Chair Nikhil Dadlani at nikkidadlani@gmail.com.
Can’t wait to see you there! 🙌
Hello NABS! Time for the question of the week!
If you were to create a soundtrack for your year so far, what three songs would absolutely have to be on it, and why?
🌆 Hey, NABS Nation!
Interested in attending Washington Seminar (Feb 3-6 in D.C.)? Applications for the 2025 NABS Funding Program are open!
Important: Contact state affiliates for funding before applying to NABS. Seminar participation requirements are listed in the form. Applications are due 11/22 at 11:59 PM EST; notifications sent by end of December.
Apply here 👉 https://forms.gle/f5igqPEiDNcUbKCq7
Looking forward to seeing you in D.C.!
1. Would you please describe your First-hand account of the barriers you have encountered in your study of chemistry at the college / university level. That is, in the in-person and online / virtual environments, and especially in the laboratory.
2. In considering your experience in taking chemistry courses and laboratory in any setting), what method, tool, innovation, would have helped you learn?
Dr. Alfred D’Agostino is collecting information from #Blind / #VisuallyImpaired students about barriers and experiences they have encountered in studying chemistry at the undergraduate level.
Would you please thoughtfully consider providing responses to the below questions?
Responses can be reply to this post or sent to adagostino@ndm.edu
“How the Grinch Stole Christmas”
Based on the Christmas classic by Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas is the story of a Christmas-hating Grinch who tries to steal Christmas from the Christmas-loving Whos by taking all of their presents and decorations.
“The Santa Clause”
In the film, Scott Calvin, an ordinary man who accidentally kills Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. When he and his young son finish Santa's trip and deliveries, they go to the North Pole, where Scott learns he must become the new Santa and convince those he loves that he is indeed Father Christmas.
“Home Alone”
Parents need to know that Home Alone is a hit 1990 John Hughes-directed holiday comedy in which a young boy named Kevin is left to fend for himself when his harried parents mistakenly leave him behind during a family trip.
NABS Family!
We are planning a fun movie night for Sunday December 15th! There are a lot of great movies but we need your help! Below are short descriptions of three popular holiday movies that we are considering to show for our movie night. Read through them and let us know what you want to see by selecting the movie in our poll. Please also register to attend if you are interested using this link: https://forms.gle/sUuvnKzxf36AZNz76
Hey NABS! 🎉
Join our Thanksgiving Double Good Popcorn fundraiser. Spread the word on social media, and if you raise the most, you’ll receive 15% of the profits! 🍿 Interested in being a champion? Sign up below.
Plus, we’re hosting a movie night on Sunday, Dec. 15! For a $5 entry, enjoy a fun evening with friends.
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/sUuvnKzxf36AZNz76
Questions? Email Zachary Ledford at ledford.zachary38@gmail.com.
Hey NABSters! 👋
Just a reminder that our November Townhall is tonight at 9:00 PM EST in our usual zoom room. Learn what we’ve been up to and how to get involved!
Got questions? Submit them here: https://forms.gle/67pAvT1cqTrBm95s8 (anonymously if you want!) and get insights or ideas for self-advocacy.
Zoom Room: https://zoom.us/my/blindstudents
Hope to see you there!
Exciting news! The National Association of #Blind Students (NABS) is launching a mentorship program to support students in their academic and career journeys. We’re seeking mentors to help students integrate into NABS/NFB, navigate high school or college, and explore career paths. Interested? Contact Nikki Dadlani at 415-320-2165 or nikhildadlani@berkeley.edu. #BlindMasto #BlindMastodon #BlindFedi @mastoblind
Hey NABSters! 👋
Spooky Season is here, and Convention Season continues! 🎃 Join us Sunday, Nov 3rd at 9 PM EST in our usual Zoom room for our November Townhall. Learn what we’ve been up to and how to get involved!
Got questions? Submit them here: https://forms.gle/67pAvT1cqTrBm95s8 (anonymously if you want!) and get insights or ideas for self-advocacy.
Zoom Room: https://zoom.us/my/blindstudents
Hope to see you there!
🌆 Hey, NABS Nation!
Interested in attending Washington Seminar (Feb 3-6 in D.C.)? Applications for the 2025 NABS Funding Program are open!
Important: Contact state affiliates for funding before applying to NABS. Seminar participation requirements are listed in the form. Applications are due 11/22 at 11:59 PM EST; notifications sent by end of December.
Apply here 👉 https://forms.gle/f5igqPEiDNcUbKCq7
Looking forward to seeing you in D.C.!
🎃 Get ready for Howl-O-Ween Trivia Night! 🎃
Join the NABS Fundraising Committee for a spooktacular trivia night tomorrow, 11/27, from 5-7 PM ET! 🧠👻 Open to everyone, with the winning state scoring bragging rights *and* a share of the funds raised.
⏰ Registration closes *tonight*, Saturday 10/26, at 10 PM ET! Don’t miss out!
Register now 👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVGsdZy2FVvfm9Iagn9gwVOWqI7enGdiUxuryfb52lESLeOg/viewform
Hey NABS. Thanks, all, for your fantastic pics. We're excited to announce that the winner of our 2024 Pets and Guide Dogs Halloween Costume Contest is Angie Gruessing with this fun image.
@nationsblind The day has finally arrived for our advocacy committee zoom call to celebrate #BlindMonth at 8:00 p.m. Eastern acknowledging our achievements in the #blindness community and discussing how we can continue to make progress in our society. We hope to see you there. Learn more in the thread above.
To celebrate the achievements of #blind people this #BlindMonth, the NABS Advocacy Committee is hosting a Zoom call on 11/21 at 8 PM ET w/ 4 diverse panelists speaking about their #blindness experiences, including their achievements & interactions w/ @nationsblind & the wider disability community. Panelists will also answer questions from sighted people about blindness.
Questions? Email advocacy chair Kaleigh Brendle: kaleighbrendle@gmail.com.