[Blind-international-students] introducing myself and comments on your discussion

[David Andrews]

Dan:

You are right that many things are a matter of priorities.  And .. 
because mine may be different from yours, it doesn't automatically 
make either right or wrong.

If you are sick of NFB priorities, or how we do things, this goes for 
any other group too, you ultimately have two choices.  One is to 
become active in the organization, gain influence, and try and make 
your view come true.  The second is to go elsewhere.  Half in and 
half out ultimately makes no one happy.

Dave

At 09:17 AM 8/4/2010, you wrote:
>Wait, the NFB, our NFB which claims that any adaptation to money would cause
>the sighted to think less of our ability to handle money, this NFB now wants
>to study tactile identification for money?
>Why do that, blindness is reduced, with proper training and tecnique, to the
>level of a nuisance.
>Just because we have to ask people what our money is and someone could give
>us a load of bull shit  and tell us it's a five when it's a ten, doesn't
>mean we should do anything about it.
>The proceeding was sarcasm for those who didn't guess--smile.
>
>Most of the countries I have visited  have paper money of different sizes
>and not too many people in these countries use our folding method of money
>identifying.
>The Japanese actually told me bluntly it sounded weird--smile.
>
>A money identifyer, to quote our friend Carlie, is a bunch of crap, or
>something like that.
>Many aren't reliable and they cost money.
>At $300.00 for the Note Teller, that means a person getting six hundred
>dollars social security wouldn't be able to eat that month.
>Now, granted there are other models, but I haven't tried them yet.
>
>Speaking of Carlie, I sincerely apologize for not being in touch, I don't
>know what I did with your Email in which you sent me contact info, so please
>write me again at:
>
>dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net

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