{"id":7465,"date":"2022-07-19T09:31:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T14:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7465"},"modified":"2022-07-19T09:31:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T14:31:05","slug":"student-seminar-alert-the-atlantic-student-seminar-is-august-12-through-the-14th-register-now-meet-nanahil-jafri-and-logan-stenzel-from-the-national-association-of-blind-students-nabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7465","title":{"rendered":"Student Seminar Alert! The Atlantic Student Seminar is August 12 through the 14th! Register Now! Meet Nanahil Jafri and Logan Stenzel from the National Association of Blind Students (NABS)."},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9061\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7465-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/AtlanticStudentSeminar2022.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/AtlanticStudentSeminar2022.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/AtlanticStudentSeminar2022.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Announcing the 2022 in-person Atlantic Seminar! Reflect, Reequip, Reimagine: Raising the Bar for Blind Students!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nabslink.org\/\">National Association of Blind Students<\/a>&nbsp;(NABS) and the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland invite you to the 2022 Atlantic regional seminar, a fun-filled weekend brimming with opportunities for professional growth, confidence building, and mentorship from Friday, August 12 (6:00 PM) \u2013 Sunday, August 14 (12:00 PM) at the Delta Hotels Baltimore Hunt Valley by Marriott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nanahil Jafri and Logan Stenzel join Simon Bonenfant in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about the details and events happening during this in-person student seminar. Be sure to register now as the closing date is July 28 and just around the corner so register now!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out more about the Atlantic Student Seminar on the web at https:\/\/nabslink.org and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/cALjLLGJTqdkRgd19\">register here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can contact Logan Stenzel at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:stenzellogan@gmail.com\">stenzellogan@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and Nanahil Jafri at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nanahiljafri@gmail.com\">NanahilJafrei@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-your-state-services\"><strong>Contact Your State Services<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Pre-ETS Program and Transition Services Manager Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a>email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a>email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give us a call and leave us some feedback at 612-367-6093 we would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>&nbsp;on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9063\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7465-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/AtlanticStudentSeminar2022.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/AtlanticStudentSeminar2022.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/AtlanticStudentSeminar2022.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/AtlanticStudentSeminar2022.mp3 Podcast Summary: Announcing the 2022 in-person Atlantic Seminar! Reflect, Reequip, Reimagine: Raising the Bar for Blind Students! The&nbsp;National Association of Blind Students&nbsp;(NABS) and the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland invite you to the 2022 Atlantic regional seminar, a fun-filled weekend brimming with opportunities for professional growth, confidence building, and mentorship from Friday, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,263],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career","category-college"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1Wp","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4902,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4902","url_meta":{"origin":7465,"position":0},"title":"Educating Congress and the Senators \u2013 Just another Washington Seminar for High Schooler Simon Bonenfant and Introducing Gabe Kaiser","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"April 24, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Full Transcript Show Summary: Simon Bonenfant, a transition age student in high school and our Teen Blind Abilities correspondent, went to Washington D.C. to educate Representatives and Senators on the legislative goals of the National Federation of the Blind during the annual Washington Seminar. 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