@NFBK

The National Federation of the Blind of Kentucky, changing what it means to be blind through promoting independance, equality, education & mobility.

 Kentucky
nfbofky.org
Joined September 2009
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"Disability drives Innovation, love also drives innovation. Disabled people are incredibly adaptive. We find ways to come up with solutions every time we face a new challenge." Read @TIME's full interview with @HabenGirma here: time.com/5881870/haben-girma… #Disability #Innovation

Haben Girma on How Disability Drives Innovation

In ordinary times, people with disabilities are regularly confronted with ableism, or in the words of Disability Rights Lawyer Haben Girma, "the widespread assumption that...

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Everyone deserves the opportunity to walk in someone else’s shoes! Reading can open all sorts of door and possibilities and blind kids deserve access to braille materials. #Braille #BrailleIsLiteracy #Blind #LowVision #ReadingIsARight #Literacy
‪ Quote,” Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while.” By author Malorie Blackman, appears as if it’s coming out of an open envelope.]

ALT ‪ Quote,” Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while.” By author Malorie Blackman, appears as if it’s coming out of an open envelope.]

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NFB of Kentucky retweeted
NFBVirginia@NFBVirginia21 Jun 2020
Where will the next national convention be held in 2021? Tune in to the board meeting which will be held during the national convention virtually from July 14 to July 18, 2020 #Nfv20
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It's #NationalPoetryDay! Get your poetry brain in motion - our braille poetry contest is underway! Until 10/31, submit your poem for a chance to win! The first 100 entries get a free braille copy of 100 Poems to Lift Your Spirits! Rules at bit.ly/NBPPoetryRulesPDF #braille
Photo of CA Redwood forest with contest info: "Theme: Nature; 8/1-10/31; Categories: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, adult"

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The October issue of the Braille Monitor is now available! buff.ly/2OqRc7r
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The October Presidential Release is now available! This month @Riccobono discusses our event with the @Orioles, the #Braille Readers are Leaders contest, and much more. buff.ly/2P3Li9v
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The August/September issue of the Braille Monitor is now available. If you weren't able to join us for #NFB18, catch up on what you missed. If you were there in person, relive the excitement. buff.ly/2LRRBe1
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It is great to include @AnArtistWarrior as part of the energy at #NFB18 - create a vision for yourself!
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The bleek future @IsaacLidsky imagined when he became blind at 13 is not the life he has lived. As a blind man, he now confronts other people's low expectations every day, and continues to live the life he wants. #NFB18
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"I would rather go and get my anser than spend the rest of my life wondering if." @jpwilliamsmusic shares his story of the journey to living the life he wanted with #nfb18.
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Student going into the 11th grade attending #NFB18, "I have been fighting for #Braille instruction, and I want to know what you will do to insure I get it." Our students know what they need and are willing to speak out for it.
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We are thrilled to have @jcollettosers at #NFB18 to talk about raising expectations for education and rehabilitation. Thank you for your commitment to our students!
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NFB of Kentucky retweeted
Jordyn Castor@jordyn24938 Jul 2018
Unequal assignments, unwillingness to teach Braille or provide cane instruction... Our educators are killing our blind students with kindness. these stories are all too common. This must stop!! Blindness is nothing to be ashamed of. We will live equal and productive lives. #NFB18 – at Florida, USA
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Blind children can have the lives they want, and we will share with them everything @NFB_voice has to offer. We will foster meaningful relationships with them, and we will demand that schools teach our children! @BrailleMom #NFB18
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. @Anillife is talking to #NFB18 about the power of mentoring. So many of us are here because of the great mentors we have had, and the high expectations they had for us.
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The morning general session has been called to order by @Riccobono. If you can't be with us in person, listen at 195theglobe.com/195TheGlobe.….
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thanks to @JohnGPare for his tireless dedication and commitment to do what is required even if it is civil disobidence! #NFB18
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Congratulations to Adelmo Vigil, who has been re-elected to the #NFB_voice board of directors. With your help we will continue growing our family. #NFB18
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Amy Ruell has just been re-elected to the board of directors of @nfb_voice. Thank you for all you do! #NFB18
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John Fritz has just been re-elected to the @NFB_voice board of directors. thank you for all your service. #NFB18
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