Welcome to the CCB Courier for June 27, 2025.
New Website of Interest
There is a new website, theblindvine.org, which houses all the resources for blind people in California in one place. This means having up to date news, grants, conferences, and all the events and classes for each month for every blindness organization in California. Hopefully this can help people get connected to resources and community beyond their local area.
Helen Keller Mural & Bench Dedication
The San Joaquin Lions Club is dedicating a Helen Keller Mural and Helen Keller Bench (earned through Community recycling efforts) in celebration of the Centennial anniversary and the art, advocacy and resilience of the disabilities community of San Joaquin County. Ceremony will Take place Saturday, June 28, 1-2 PM at the Maya Angelou Library, 2324 Pock Ln., Stockton, CA 95205. Come celebrate with us! Helen Keller Mural Project page: https://stocktonsanjoaquinlionsclub.org/helen-keller-mural/
Announcing the 4th annual Access and Functional Needs Symposium:
Announcing the 4th annual Access and Functional Needs Symposium, taking place virtually on July 9-10, 2025, from 12 to 3 PM EDT each day. The event is hosted in partnership with the California Office of Emergency Services and other entities across the country. This year’s Symposium will showcase inclusive, forward-leaning practices in emergency management and highlight innovative work from across the nation. Attendees will explore effective strategies for integrated emergency management operations—ensuring individuals with disabilities and people with access and functional needs are served before, during, and after disasters.
https://nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ov0X8AJARFiRCztoUmTabA#/registra...
From ABIV, CCB:
Disability Independence Day ADA 35th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, July 26, 2025, 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Civil Rights Institute Inland Southern California (CRIISC)
3933 Mission In Ave., Suite 103, Riverside, CA 92501
Active Blind Inland Valleys, California Council of the Blind,
in partnership with Linguistic Communication Development Center and Helping Hands for the Blind
Invite you to celebrate this milestone anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990.
A light refreshment will be provided. Come and celebrate with speeches, getting to know the CRIISC, finding resources, and networking.
Space is limited so please respond at your earliest convenience to save your place. The link is below:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NNCRXHC
For more information please write to abiv1ccb@gmail.com.
From the Audio Internet Reading Service of Los Angeles.
Do you feel misunderstood? Reptiles feel the same way! Listen to Brian Lemon as he reads from Discover. Reptiles have feelings too!
https://airsla.org/all-podcasts/discover-magazine-2/
On something more mainstream, listen to Joyce Davis as she reads about peaches from Southern Living,
https://airsla.org/all-podcasts/southern-living/
All this and more at, https://airsla.org/
Thank you for reading.
