<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Thank you for your replies. Judy is right, I was too
general. <o:p style=""></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">Over the years of being involved in the NFB there have been challenges
to states that combined or intended to combine rehab services for the Blind
with other disabilities because the Blind always come out the losers. I am wondering
if that is true across the board with other activities.<o:p style=""></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">A group I work with just recently did a bonfire and only one
person who is blind except myself showed up. Next month we are hosting a
bowling night. We are expecting a low turnout from the blind community. I am wondering
if there are reasons I am overlooking and if we should plan on separate
activities.<o:p style=""></o:p></div><br>
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Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Inclusion of the Blind<br>
From: Chris Nusbaum via BlindTlk <<a href="mailto:blindtlk@nfbnet.org">blindtlk@nfbnet.org</a>><br>
Date: Mon, October 22, 2018 10:03 am<br>
To: Blind Talk Mailing List <<a href="mailto:blindtlk@nfbnet.org">blindtlk@nfbnet.org</a>><br>
Cc: Chris Nusbaum <<a href="mailto:cnusbaumnfb@gmail.com">cnusbaumnfb@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Paul:<br>
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This is very interesting question. From what I can gather it seems that you might be talking about paratransit or some other general service for people with disabilities, but we don’t have the information we need to give you the best feedback possible. Could you tell us more about the specific organization in question so we can better help?<br>
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Thanks,<br>
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Chris Nusbaum<br>
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> On Oct 22, 2018, at 12:51 PM, Paul via BlindTlk <<a href="mailto:blindtlk@nfbnet.org">blindtlk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Greetings to all!<br>
> An organization that provides activities for people with disabilities has not seen much success in including the blind. They would like my recommendations for improving their inclusion of the Blind. I have my own list of obstacles but would like the input of others to learn what I am overlooking.<br>
> I am legally blind and have sat out many visual activities, witnessed a dog injured and a cane broken by wheel chairs, and cognitively impaired people attempting to lead people who are blind. <br>
> I would appreciate your input, either on the list or to <a href="mailto:paul@blindonline.org">paul@blindonline.org</a>. If anyone has experienced a successful inclusion of disabilities, please send me your observations. If anyone can steer me toward research done on this topic, your help would also be sincerely appreciated. Thank you! Paul Weingartner<br>
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