[Blind-international-students] New member

[hina altaf]

hi mr Robert Leslie Newman

 my name is hina altaf and i am originally an international working in
US as assistive technology specialist. i am myself totally blind and i
attended nfb convention last year and met so many blind internationals
that i decided to start this group which i hope to turn into a
devision someday. then i and my friend philip worked to promote it but
did not have many members at that time. but i am glad i started this
and i hope to go long way in helping blind internationals and would
appreciate your support. i am also in blind writters list. jim told me
about that list and i and jim are very good friends. I will definitely
look into blindcorps web site and welcome to this list. please do let
us know if you have any suggestions for this project. hina.

On 8/25/10, Robert Leslie Newman <newmanrl at cox.net> wrote:
> Hi you all, I am new to your list. I do know a couple of people who are on
> this list; Rachna and Jim Canada. I am interested in international blindness
> issues- I am a member of Blind Corps; a group of professionals working in
> the area of blindness rehabilitation and/or education. See our website
> http://www.blindcorps.org
>
> Personally, I am blind, due to a automobile accident at age 15.
>
> Professionally, I have been working in the field of blindness for the past
> 37 years, mainly as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, for the Nebraska
> Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Then, consumer wise, I am a
> member of the NFB, and presently am the President of the NFB Writers'
> Division.
>
> I did read the minutes of your recent meeting and think you have made some
> good decisions- sticking within the NFB umbrella, learning about resources
> and being able to point other blind from around the world to those resources
> appropriate to them, and getting your name and group's goals out there.
>
> There is much that those of us in "the know" can do to help the newly blind
> and/or the blind from geographical areas which do not have much to offer a
> blind person wanting to learn to be as independent as they have the desire
> and ability to be. You know as well as I do, that in all cultures, some
> blind people do find a way to rise to the top. Too many times, and in too
> many cultures, that number is few and mostly because too many of the blind
> in any and all cultures are unaware of the positives in how a severely
> visually impaired or totally blind person can do for themselves. And, then
> of course, even beyond simple awareness, there can be a lack of opportunity
> for blindness skill training and/or the same cultural opportunities afforded
> to others within a given culture.
>
> So, here I am and am willing to talk.
>
>
> Robert Leslie Newman
> President- NFB Writers' Division
> Division Website
> http://www.nfb-writers-division.org
> Personal Website-
> http://www.thoughtprovoker.info
>
>
>
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