[Blindtlk] non 24

[Arielle Silverman]

Corporate sponsoring itself doesn't bother me, but if it's a company
that has had problems with accessibility or one with questionable
motives or attitudes about blindness, I would be more concerned. Not
saying that Vanda has questionable motives, but certainly some of
their marketing doesn't put blind people in the best light. I would
just never want NFB to be facing a conflict of interest between
getting needed funding and advocating for what's best for blind
people. I am sure thatNFB national leadership considers these issues
carefully before allowing a sponsor.
Arielle

On 1/5/16, Cindy Ray via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Excuse me, but why do you have mixed feelings about corporate sponsoring of
> our conventions. We wouldn't have the conventions we have if they didn't,
> and most of us can't affor to pay big bucks for conference fees. Also, by
> way of doing "the big ask", we are getting their name out there. They are
> often in attendance as volunteers or with booths, and they get to know us.
> This is a very good thing. Everybody gets corporate sponsoring--public
> media, charities, other organizations.
> Cindy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Arielle
> Silverman via blindtlk
> Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 7:30 PM
> To: gwunder at earthlink.net; Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] non 24
>
> I think Vanda has sponsored our last few conventions or at least made some
> financial contributions to our affiliates. I'm not sure how I feel about
> that either. Then again, I also have mixed feelings about companies like
> Google and Microsoft sponsoring our conventions. It's a complex issue.
> Arielle
>
> On 1/5/16, Gary Wunder via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I have enjoyed reading the comments about non-24, and when I 1st heard
>> about the efforts of a pharmaceutical company to market to blind
>> people, I was suspicious. I think I was also a bit defensive, assuming
>> that the worst would happen.
>>
>> I suspect that I suffer from non-24. There are times when I have to
>> work very hard to stay awake, even when I find things around me to be
>> interesting and thought-provoking. There are times when at 4 o'clock
>> in the morning I am totally wide-awake and mad about it. Then I will
>> be walking through a store or working at my desk or even exercising,
>> and I find that I am exceedingly tired. This suggests to me that I do
>> have a body clock and that periodically that body clock gets off.
>>
>> I relate to the comments about being embarrassed while at work and
>> unintentionally falling asleep. It does not reflect well on any
>> employee when this happens, and I admit that more than once I have
>> been embarrassed about nodding off at times when I was paid to be
>> awake. I have developed a number of strategies for combating this, but
>> I can't claim that they work 100% of the time. If I catch myself in
>> time, I can always stand up, pace, do toe touches, or engage in other
>> activities that I can blame on needing to stretch my legs or my sore
>> back. Sometimes they too require attention, but it is more likely that
>> I am trying to ensure that I stay awake.
>>
>> I don't know that this adds anything, but I do believe that the
>> subject is important enough that I am likely to put it on our
>> convention agenda here in Missouri. If non-24 is real, we should not
>> try to run from it. If the marketing is not what it should be, we
>> should not run from that either.
>>
>>
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