[Blindtlk] Adjustment to Blindness Training, NFB Centers or Not?

[David Andrews]

Peter, you are making a generalization about ACB and NFB, and the 
political leanings of NFB members.  Not being a member, I would say 
there is no way for you to know this.  Here again you are 
generalizing to the whole group from some of your individual meetings.

I am a member and I will say that we have members who are 
conservative, members who are liberal, and people who are 
moderates.  Is it balanced, or do we have more members who lean one 
way or the other.  I don't know, but it is my feeling that we have 
more members who are liberal or moderate, but who knows.

A large part of the reason that we don't take stands on non-blindness 
issues is because we have a range of members and don't want to split 
the organization over non-blindness-related issues.

Dave

At 06:39 PM 3/23/2013, you wrote:
>     I'm astonished cause the vast number of NFB members who I met are
>definitely conservative. The vast number of ACB members throughout the
>U.S are moderate to liberal democrats that is just my opinion. The
>whole moto of NFB has an affect that if one person who's blind can do
>it that all blind people can do it or should do it. The one size fit
>mantra is personal responsibility that rubs me the wrong way. Lots of
>other things go into a persons success, so feel like they are
>inadaquately addressed by the NFB.