[Blindtlk] My article

[Ericka]

The World Blind Union's President is an American now I think. Fred something. Maybe contacting him directly can help you Adriejana.

Ericka Short
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> On Sep 5, 2017, at 12:03 PM, adrijana prokopenko via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> 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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