Town Hall Meetings

The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey (NFBNJ) is hosting town hall conference calls on a variety of topics with moderators presiding over each call. We hope these calls provide information and thoughtful discussions in your local chapter meetings throughout the year. These meetings will be conducted on the Zoom platform.

Please note that the times for the meetings are in Eastern Time. Members and non-members, and those residing outside of New Jersey are welcome to attend. Details on how to participate in the meetings and how to submit questions in advance can be found further on this page.

Because our conference calls contain information that’s helpful and interesting to all, we archive all of them within hours of their completion. We hope you enjoy and learn from them.

Upcoming Town Hall Meeting Calls

There are no upcoming town hall meetings scheduled at this time.

Archived Meetings

2022:

Date Topic Presenter Moderator Summary Archive File(s)
January 24, 2022 2022 Washington Seminar John Pare, Executive Director of Advocacy & Policy, National Federation of the Blind
Ryan Stevens, NFBNJ Legislative Director
Linda Melendez John Pare, Executive Director of Advocacy and Policy, NFB, will share our Washington Seminar history, Ryan Stevens, NFBNJ Legislative Director will explain all about our legislative priorities, and NFBNJ President Linda Melendez will speak about the NFBNJ Washington Seminar team. Audio

2021:

Date Topic Presenter Moderator Summary Archive File(s)
January 25, 2021 2021 Washington Seminar Ryan Stevens, NFBNJ Legislative Director Linda Melendez Have you ever wondered what the Washington Seminar is and why it’s important to you as a blind person? Then join us as we share the history, process and how each of us can make a difference by participating. Text

2020:

Date Topic Presenter Moderator Summary Archive File(s)
June 22, 2020 Accessible Voting Charlie Munford and others Linda Melendez Charlie Munford and others highlighted the accessible vote by mail for the upcoming primary elections to be held on July 7. Audio
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June 30, 2020 New Jersey statewide local para transit systems Speakers from NJ Transit, New Jersey Transit Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) and New Jersey Council on Special Transportation (NJ COST) Linda Melendez On Tuesday, June 30 from 8 to 9:30 pm with a speaker from NJ Transit, New Jersey Transit Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) and New Jersey Council on Special Transportation (NJ COST) made brief presentations. Text
December 15, 2020 Representatives from NJ Transit Access Link Linda Melendez On December 15, from 7 to 8:30 PM, representatives from NJ Transit’s Access Link will meet with us to discuss our suggestions and what’s ahead. After their presentation they will answer generic questions as time permits. Audio
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