Michael and others,

I wanted to report the great news that the Special Budget Request that I put in has been approved and funded by the ICANN Board. This is really great news!!  While they did not give us everything we asked for. We had requested a one year pilot with a review after 6 months. Instead the board approved a 6 month pilot with a review after 3 months to determine viability. The goal will be at least three calls/meetings per month to determine viability.

The Pilot will begin October 2015. Also good news is that ICANN has recognized that this is not just an ALAC need but a core need for all. It is great that ICANN has recognized the value of captioning technology during meeting support efforts. I will be working with Heidi Ulrich and other staff to figure out how to structure the pilot.  I hope to have more information to report during the NARALO Monthly call

Best,
Judith
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On 5/6/2015 6:49 PM, Michael Burks wrote:
Joly,

Thank you!  This is terrific

Sincerely,

Michael Burks
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On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Joly MacFie <joly@punkcast.com> wrote:
FYI. Note tech and identity theft workshops 10am-Noon Saturday.

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From: Larry Turnbull via Friends <friends@acbradio.org>
Date: Wed, May 6, 2015 at 11:53 AM

Hi all:

Mark your calendars as the Florida Council of the Blind will once again bring you coverage of its convention.

Coverage will begin Friday May 15, 2015 and run through Sunday May 17, 2015.

The stream to catch the coverage is ACB Radio Live Event.

Here are the events that will be streamed this year.

Please note all times are in the eastern time zone.

Also please note I don’t have the descriptions for each event yet but will have them before the convention starts.

Friday May 15, 2015

11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Employment Committee Workshop

1:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Legislative Workshop

7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. Awards and Scholarship Dinner

Saturday May 16, 2015

8:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. Large Session on Transportation

10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. Identity Theft Workshop

11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Technology Workshop

1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. Division of Blind Services Town Hall Meeting

7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M FCB Annual Banquet

Sunday May 17, 2015

8:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. FCB Annual Business Meeting

To listen to ACB Radio Live Event go to http://acbradio.org/live.

You can also listen to ACB Radio Live Event on your phone by dialing 231-460-1047 and select option 6.

Please note long distance charges may apply.

Happy listening

Larry


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