[Blindtlk] My article

[Steve Jacobson]

Adrijana,

I could have missed some of this topic, but it may not have been explained
that the World Blind Union was formed by combining the International
Federation of the blind with what I believe was called the World Council on
the Welfare of the Blind (WCWB).  From what I remember of that era, many of
us felt that the WCWB represented a custodial view of blindness, but it was
also clear that the conditions for blind people in many parts of the world
was so bad that any effort to help was better than none.  Therefore, the
World Blind Union represents some of the efforts of the International
Federation of the Blind but it includes other influences as well.  I don't
have a list of where the meetings have been held, but I do recall that they
have moved around the world to some degree.  I believe they tend to be held
where there is a member organization to assist in hosting the delegates, but
of course, security is also a concern in recent times.  

I know that members of the NFB have been very involved in the World Blind
Union and that we and other organizations have assisted people to attend our
conventions and meetings of the World Blind Union, but I also know that the
scope of international problems is such that there is always more that could
and should be done.  I thought that there was some financial assistance
available through the World Blind Union but you have probably already
investigated that.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of adrijana
prokopenko via blindtlk
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2017 9:38 AM
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Cc: adrijana prokopenko <adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] My article

Thank you very much. I am glad that the NFB could help
internationally, but couldn't find much about its international
devision, so maybe you can give me some links and other info if it
exists. Also, many people from the NFB and other organizations suggest
that I should get involved in the world blind union, but
unfortunately, this organization consists only of blindness
organizations and the Macedonian blind association is not a member or
contributing to its work because it doesn't have financial resources
or any presentations outside Macedonia and I am afraid I wouldn't be
able to get involved with them until I am satisfied with some things.
The world blind union is something similar to the AFB, but it doesn't
support or help international organizations financially or with human
and other resources. What people need to do is pay membership and
other expenses if they wish to attend the events they hold once every
few years and I really hope they decide to hold their conventions in
different places, so that they can taste a bit of different countries
and what things are like there. For now, they are holding them in some
places of great importance in one way or another.

On 9/5/17, Hyde, David W. (ESC) via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Adrijana, very nice work. I'm sorry I didn't check my email enough to know
> you were streaming the convention. Your information reminded me of my
first
> convention in 1976. Somehow, I found a meeting of what was then called the
> Cultural Exchange and International Programs Committee, which, back then
was
> chaired by Dr. Isabel Grant. I learned later that Dr. Grant and Dr.
Tenbroek
> started the International Federation of the Blind, and Isabel had been
> traveling all over the world promoting the rites of blind people. You may
> want to get involved in your country's member of the World Blind Union.
Keep
> posting here. It does us all good to have an international prospective.
>
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