"I am a musician who loves music dearly. I love The Simpsons, Family Guy and South Park.
I write my own Guitar Tablature on the side so if any of you out there want to learn songs on the
guitar the easy way, you know who to contact
I'm happy to be onboard TABS and feel privileged to ride the wave onto a better future for
Blind people."
Well...I am the oldest yet coolest TABS board member you will EVER want to get to know. I am a Phi Theta Kappa as well as a Tech Geek who knows how to "break things down"-if you know what I mean...LOL. My 16 year-old daughter Samone and I have a tight bond. People say we look and act a lot like sisters. I like making people laugh but I love people who can make me laugh. I have two dogs at home; one of them being my guide dog. I say what's on my mind and I don't like sugar-coating anything. Honesty is my only policy in life...
My name is Emily Beckstein, and I am currently the 2nd Vice-President of the
Texas
Association of Blind Students. I have completed my associate of liberal
arts
at Tarrant County College (or at least I will have probably finished by
the
time this gets posted. I love to read mysteries and science fiction. I
also
like to listen to radio dramas. Last but most certainly not least I
love
being involved with TABS; the greatest student organization ever.
Hey what is up. My Name is Gabriela A.K.A Gigi as TABS secretary. This is my 2nd year as secretary and since my first year it has been great being on the board. What can I say I am from EL Paso, TX. I am attending EPCC finishing up my basics. I plan to major in sports med or somewhere in law. Besides school I am fun, outgoing, loud at times, I like to party and make the best out of everyday life. I am willing to try new things. As for me I love being around people who are outgoing and can make me smile. One thing that you must know; I don’t like people that lie. Tell the truth and we’ll be cool. There are a lot of things I enjoy doing such as playing basketball, football, and most of all my all time favorite is swimming. Other than sports, I like to hang out with my friends and make them happy.
Hey what's up it's Ashley, your new tabs treasurer! i'm really excited to be on board! Well, let's see, what all can I say here? Well, 22 years living on this earth, and you'd think I didn't know so much! Hahaha!
Anyway, I'm going back to school this semester, and I'm really excited about the change! I'm a freshman, majoring in music education/performance. I'm a really big fan of music; i spend all day listening to it! I'm into all types of it, and I also enjoy singing. I enjoy playing on the computer, and lately my knowledge of the latest technology has grown tremendously! I spend a lot of time studying the computer, and learning more than what I "need to know!" i like to serf the internet, and chat online. A couple of the things I'm working on now is learning to use a program which will allow me to create recordings of different types, and also trying to learn to type Spanish characters on the keyboard. Although the second thing isn't going too well right at the moment, but I'm still trying! "Never give up", I've always heard!
Well anyway, hope you all enjoyed reading, I'm out of here for now. Thanks for reading!
Ash
What up to everybody. My name is Munoz, Juan Carlos, or at least that's what you would know me as if I were an author. I am first board member on TABS, so basically I'm here to serve you. I'm a guy that enjoys sports, music, and comedy. So get at me if you wanna talk some baseball, talk about the guy that was just on comedy Central, or show a rocker some love. I started teaching myself to play the drums when I was 13, and I guess we were meant to be together or something. Anyway, I look forward to getting to know all of you.
LATER!
Lone Star College-Tomball
Students Together Achieving Radiant Success (STARS) Treasurer
Future Teachers Club (FTC) Representative at Student Government Association meetings
Secretary and on fundraising committee for Houston NFB chapter
TABS Spring Conference 2007 speaker on My journey of finding the NFB and How the NFB’s philosophy has radically changed my life
Awards: thank you award for hard work as STARS Treasurer of 2008 at Club Awards Night, gold medallion and name announced at 2008 March for Independence walk ceremony for significant fundraising
Major: History,Government
Career goal: professor,political,employment law
Interests: volunteering for environmental causes, public speaking to kindergartners on alternative blindness tools and skills for college success and independence, celebrating Louis Braille’s birthday with other Houston chapter members.
Who I'd like to meet: all blind students in Texas,
Owen Willson,
Vince Vaughn.. The Rat Pac,
Snoop Dogg
And Freddy Hernandez
"the Keeping TABS long awaited Winter/Spring 2009-2010 article is here! This promises to be quite an exciting and enthralling read. This year's rage of topics varies from career choices and rips to the Andes Mountains to exhausting schedules and experiences at the Louisiana Center for the Blind the Blind.
It has been a Roller Coaster of a year. we had our Spring Conference in Austin Texas and am proud to report it was of minimal cost for those in attendance with meals(including the banquet) included. And for those who were unable to attend, this conference was our first "interactive" conference with multimedia files available at: http://www.nfb-texas.org/tabs_multimedia.html
our annual, biggest fundraiser, Southern Strums was a rousing success and now we turn our attention to our State Conference as well as various fundraisers we have undertaken until the remainder of this year. for more news on TABS and all our activities you may visit www.nfb-texas.org/tabs_latest_news.htm
we hope you enjoy this issue of Keeping TABS and wish to see you at our State Conference."
Juan Del Rosario President, Texas Association of Blind Students 7823 Comal St. Houston TX 77051 (713)-320-5519 delrosariomartinez.juan@gmail.com
TABS Coming to UT Austin Sat. Aug 1st. Location: AT&T Executive Education & Conference CenterAddress: 1900 University Avenue, Austin, Texas 78705Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009Time: 9:00AM to 2:00PM, event is geared for blind college students starting college, or graduating onto the work force, Join us!
Thanks to all who participated and attended Southern Strums 2009! All the months of hard work and dedication paid off when the event went off as well as it did. The student division continues to grow and this is because of the support of all of you. I especially would love to thank the people who took the time to make this event possible.
Joe Orozco, thanks for all your hard work in helping us close the deal with Seldom Blues.
Emily Beckstein, TABS very own 2nd vice, great job, and thank you for all your hard work.
Melody McCotter, you were an awesome addition and thank you for your help with the table.
Cindy Garcia, thank you for handling all of the table stuff. Your were great!
Jordan Mouton, thank you for taking time to come out and helping us marshal.
David Martinez, MR. do it all, thanks a lot for all your hard work.
It is important to note that because of these individuals, and our awesome artist, this event was possible this year! This is sure to make future Southern Strums a must attend event at national convention. This was a true reflection of the NFB at its best, individuals attending a fundraiser at a highly respected and well known restaurant in Detroit MI.
TABS is honored to announce that Michigan’s own, BRANDY FAYE HAWKINS, official recording artist, daughter of ANTHONY HAWKINS, lead guitarist and vocalist of the 70's fame funk band "BLACK MERDA”, will be making a special appearance at this years Southern Strums.
Southern Strums 2009 is upon us! It will be held at the 2009 National Federation of the Blind Convention held in Detroit Michigan. visit here, for more information http://www.nfb-texas.org/tabs_latest_news.htm
If you need financial assistance in order to attend this year's national convention please fill out the form and return it to me no later than June 15th. I prefer email but hard copies are fine. Please remember that this assistance is for those who truly need it. We have limited funds and we want to help those who cannot attend convention any other way. Please make sure that you tell friends and fellow members who may not have email about the form. Feel free to print as many copies as needed. go to www.nfbtexas.org/tabs_2009nfbconvention_assistance.doc
IT'S HERE!!! TABS is holding an event in conjunction with the NFB of Houston Where: at the Lighthouse of Houston. When: June 13,2009 If you've thought of attending an NFB meeting, or missed the 2009 TABS Spring Conference, here's your chance. Celebrate the Beginning of Summer with TABS, the NFB of Houston, and LIVE MUSIC! That's right, live music. we will be throwing a concert and rocking the roof off the Lighthouse. here's the Lineup for the show The Handshake Searching for Signal Tle Last 2 Weeks Bows&Arrows Your Amsterdam cost is just $5 bring your friends, family, NFB prospects, blind or visually impaired people, all are welcome... It is a quest by the NFB of Houston to meet and greet the Community, it's a gift to the local Houston area. The bands are anxious to put on a great show for the blind and sighted community. It's a great way to bust the 2009 summer wide open as well as to meet new faces and enjoy seeing old friends. DON'T MISS THIS EVENT!
May 5,2009 IT'S HERE!!! TABS is holding an event in conjunction with the NFB of Houston Where: at the Lighthouse of Houston. When: June 13,2009 If you've thought of attending an NFB meeting, or missed the 2009 TABS SPring Conference, here's your chance. Celebrate the Beginning of Summer with TABS, the NFB of Houston, and LIVE MUSIC! That's right, live music. we will be throwing a concert and rocking the roof off the Lighthouse. here's the Lineup for the show The Handshake Searching for Signal Tle Last 2 Weeks Bows&Arrows Your Amsterdam cost is just $5 bring your friends, fmaily, NFB prospects, blind or visually impaired people, all are welcome...
2 bills to censor/kill the internet have been introduced and We the People NEED to contact the Senate committee members to kill these bills dead. The government wants to censor our 1st amendment rights of freedom of speech and freedom of the Press. Write your state senator(s) NOT to pass S.773 Cybersecurity Act of 2009 and NOT to pass S.778 To establish, within the Executive Office of the President, the Office of the National Cybersecurity Advisor You can view the bills here: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s773/show http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:S.778: These bills will mandate the government control of the internet and establishes a separate department in the government to ensure totally control/censuring of our free access to the alternative press/media and our free speech. Don’t let Big Brother take our tax money AND our internet!!
Is your state or others you know listed below? AK,AR, AZ,(has 2) CA, CT, DE, FL (has 2 )GA, HI,(has 2), IL, KS, LA(has 2), MA, ME(has 2),MI, MN, MO( has 2), MS, MT, NE{has 2}, N.D, NJ, NV,OH, OK , S.C., S.D., TX, VA ,WA state, W.V. If your senator is on this committee and contact them today http://www.opencongress.org/committee/show/149_senate_commerce_science_and_transportation
We are planning something.. SOMETHING BIG... SOMETHING SO BIG... Only the NFB of Houston can do it... We expect all of you in the Metro Houston area to come...STAY TUNED!!!
I can't believe the turn-out that we had 4 TABS 09 Convention!!! I am still recovering from this past weekend in Austin Texas. I had a great time learning and an even better time enjoying all of the social events. TABS will be visiting a town near you soon and as 1st Vice President, I will be too.
I can hardly stand still cuz I'm so excited about seeing alll of you TABSters at our 09' Convention in a few days. I've used the new Talking iPod Shuffle and it is NICE! I will be buying a lot of raffle tix cuz I want that bad boy. Don't forget your swim-wear cuz our Kick-Back is going to be a pool party you won't soon forget.
