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FCB News and Events |The Florida Council of the Blind (FCB), a state affiliate of the
American Council of the Blind (ACB), is a statewide organization of blind people working to make life
better through public education, legislative actions, and providing a statewide information and referral service through Project Insight.
FCB is also an organization designed to provide resources to the Visually-Impaired community. We offer educational, social, and
economic opportunities specific to the needs of blind individuals.
So feel free to browse and learn more about FCB!
Read the 2010 FCB Convention Program
Download the FCB 2010 Convention Program (DAISY format)
Download the FCB 2010 Convention Program (MP3 audio format)
Download the 2010 FCB Convention Program (.txt format)
Download the Grant Writing workshop document
Please support the Florida Council of the Blind by using www.fcb.gttrends.com for your travel needs. 50 percent of the commissions from your travel purchases will be donated to FCB.
The FCB Public Education Committee has created valuable information for all Members of the Florida Council of the Blind, especially Members in FCB Chapters, to have available in order to contact and present to Florida Legislators. Below are links for Word documents that consist of a White Paper that briefly notes our organization's Legislative Initiatives for 2010, as well as a list of Florida Legislators that are currently Members of the Florida Vision Caucus.
Listen to the Vision Caucus 2010 presentation
Download the Vision Caucus 2010 presentation
Florida Council of the Blind Legislative Initiative (White Paper) for 2010
List of Florida Vision Caucus Members
At our October 2009 Presidents' Meeting, Carl McCoy was our guest and he discussed going to our legislators. So, in the month of November, we would like everyone to go to their legislators and present the above white paper. These are the issues the committee came up with that are the most important.
We would like you to contact your local legislators in each of your communities. You can find their numbers and contact information by calling your local library. There is also a statewide number that you can call and get any state information number. It is (850) 488-1234.
FCB has posted two Officer Training Seminars which are available for listening and download. Just click or press Enter on the link below to open either file in your respective media player or save it to your computer.
1st FCB Officer Training Seminar
Secretary Training 2009
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