[Blindtlk] My article

[adrijana prokopenko]

I see. The world blind union is not a separate organization, so they
don't provide direct assistance. Anyway, I hope and pray that in my
lifetime we can get at least one o&m professional who will especially
help the totally blind, because it seems to be the hardest for many
and since we are not in africa or asia, everyone assumes we have it
great in Eastern Europe.

On 9/5/17, Steve Jacobson via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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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