[blindlaw] 2011 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium

David Andrews dandrews at visi.com
Sat Aug 7 20:22:14 UTC 2010


Chuck:

The comment below was from one individual, who always makes this kind 
of comment, and who does not speak for the NFB.  I would urge you to 
use better data to form your opinions.

Dave

At 03:40 PM 8/4/2010, you wrote:
>It is this type of arrogant response that would make me not want to 
>attend this event even if I had the money or the time. Is the NFB 
>this unresponsive to the wishes of its members?
>Chuck Krugman, M.S.W., Paralegal
>1237 P Street
>Fresno ca 93721
>559-266-9237
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net>
>To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 2:35 PM
>Subject: Re: [blindlaw] 2011 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium
>
>
>>Hello Fred and everyone,
>>
>>    With such a long lead time there's no reason why you can't make plans
>>now to attend the 2011 Jacobus TenBroek Disability Law Symposium in person
>>to avail yourself of all it has to offer. Perhaps this is one of the reasons
>>why the announcement was made now to allow those wishing to attend to begin
>>making their arrangements to be there in the flesh.
>>
>>Peter Donahue
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Wright Lopez" <fwlopez at comcast.net>
>>To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 3:49 PM
>>Subject: Re: [blindlaw] 2011 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium
>>
>>
>>With the long lead time for the 2011 Jacobus tenBroek Law Symposium I wish
>>to raise two issues:
>>First: Organizers of the important symposium should consider alternative
>>geographic sites for this annual legal conference.  Limiting the site every
>>year to the NFB Baltimore headquarters limits the ability of many to
>>participate in the discussion and interact with attorneys and otehrs who are
>>advocates for blind and disabled.   It is rather ironic that a conference
>>named in honor of a long time professor of law at the University of
>>California is never held in that state.  Perhaps for the 2012 or 1023
>>symposium the conference could be held in California, Texas, Colorado or
>>another Western state.
>>
>>Second:  Will the 2011 tenBroek Symposium be webcast or streamed so that
>>others unable to travel to Baltimore can fully participate?  In this current
>>technological age there is no valid excuse for not webcasting this important
>>event.
>>
>>Thank you:   Fred W. Lopez, Member DC Bar
>>
>>
>>On Aug 2, 2010, at 9:07 AM, Blake, Lou Ann wrote:
>>
>>>Jacobus tenBroe

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