[Blindtlk] My article

[Carly Mihalakis]

Good afternoon, Adrijana,

         I'm sure there's more than enough work that has been left 
undone for blind people of Macedonia. As far as I know, the NFB 
opperates exclusively within the United States and it has quite a lot 
of people whom serve it. The Macedonian blind population, on the 
other hand, I don't imagine has been so blessed to have people who 
are as intimately familiar with American culture and language in the 
way that you are whom are anxious to give of themselves to advance 
blind people's civil rights. Therefore, seems your services are 
needed for blind people of Macedonia. Now, tell me I'm wrong!
Car
  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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