[Blindtlk] My article

Tue Sep 5 17:56:02 UTC 2017

Ericka, The person you are looking for is Fred Schroeder. 

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I contacted him way back, know who he is and when I get a reply, I will let you know.

On 9/5/17, Ericka via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> The World Blind Union's President is an American now I think. Fred 
> something. Maybe contacting him directly can help you Adriejana.
>
> Ericka Short
>  from my iPhone 6+
>
>> 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
>>>
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>>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> adrijana prokopenko via blindtlk
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>>>
>>> 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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