[Central-md-chapter] upcoming October chapter meeting

Thu Sep 29 22:24:10 UTC 2016

What is this nonsense about if you have a white cane please bring it.  A white cane is not an item that is put away and conveniently brought out for displays.  A white cane is a necessary item for many of us that helps us explore the environment around us and ensures a certain amount of safety.  The use of a white cane is a skill that one acquires through practice and experience.  I think that someone who thinks we carry white canes just for show is in dire need of an education no matter how impressive agendas may appear to some.  White cane usage not only shows a philosophy of freedom and independence, but helps to promote it.  In that light, doesn't a statement such as "Bring a white cane," if you have one,"sound a bit ridiculous, as if I would leave home without it.  Where I was trained in cane travel we were trained to remain alert, even with an escort.  Escorts can make mistakes, too, and it's up to the white cane user to decide whether or not to follow an escort into a mistake.  White cane usage, then, is an acceptance of responsibility for one's own safety that is not thrown aside.  Based on his wording, I would say our agenda writer hadn't realized that yet.  I'm an experienced white cane user who has used my white cane throughout years of education and work, and even hiking and backpacking, and while I lived and studied in a foreign country.  

"Bring your white cane, if you have one," as if a user is going to arrive without it!! For heaven's sake; get real.  

Brenda Mueller 

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> On Sep 29, 2016, at 2:58 PM, Joe Schissler via Central-MD-Chapter <central-md-chapter at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Graham, 
>  
> Another good agenda, again.  Thanks for doing these.  It is a lot to cover in two hours.  I do have a question about the lunch on the 15th.  Are we planning to meet at Lord and Taylor at 10:15 or earlier to get to Panera at that time?
>  
> FYI, I am not sure I will be at the meeting on Tuesday.  I may be out of town.  No biggie.
>  
> Thanks,
> Joe
>  
>  
> From: Central-MD-Chapter [mailto:central-md-chapter-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Graham Mehl via Central-MD-Chapter
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 5:41 PM
> To: 'nfbmd via Central-md-chapter'
> Cc: Graham Mehl
> Subject: [Central-md-chapter] upcoming October chapter meeting
>  
> Hi all,
> Our next NFB chapter meeting on Tuesday October 4th at 6:30 p.m. is fast approaching. It is a meeting you will not want to miss as you live the life you want. The tentative agenda looks like this:
> -          Chapter business
> -          NFB of Maryland 50th state convention
> -          October – Meet the blind month activities
> -          Non NFB supported social media campaign with the hashtag HowEyeSeeIt
> -          Continued discussion on how the blind travel, shop, and dine
>  
> If you have a white cane, please bring it to the meeting. And remember if you do not have a cane yet, you can get a free one from the NFB by calling the national center at 410-659-9314 or going to the NFB web site at:
> https://nfb.org/free-cane-program
> The length of the cane you want is one that measures from the floor to between your shoulder and your nose.
>  
> State Convention at Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, 110 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 from October 28 through October 30 Register at https://nfbmd.olivero.us/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=1
>  
> If you need transportation to the meeting, please remember to contact Sharon Maneki by email nfbmd at earthlink.net or phone at 410-715-9596 and bring a contribution to the transportation fund if possible to the meeting.
> The Other Barn is located at 5851 Robert Oliver Pl, Columbia, MD.
>  
> Event: October Meet the Blind Month - Lunch at Panera Bread
>  
> When: Saturday, October 15, 2016 at10:15 a.m.
>  
> Where: the Columbia Mall - Panera Bread (upper level)
> 300 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044
>  
> Meeting spot: Meet outside the Lord & Taylor entrance adjacent to its garage.  The Lord & Taylor mall entrance faces Little Patuxent Pkwy.  The entrance doors are next to stores named Brow Art and Veil &
> Company. 
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> How: With canes in hand and wearing NFB shirts/rainbow colors
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> Graham Mehl
> blind at trailstone.com
> NFB Central Maryland Chapter, Vice President
> LCB graduate, 2016
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