[Community-service] What is Federation philosophy?

[Tara Chavez]

Darian,
Good question. I believe the philosophy is us as blind people standing
up for what we need, but not having the entitlement attitude either. I
don't think portraying ourselves as "entitled' will get the job done
we are trying to accomplish, we need to go out there and live the way
we want to live and prove ourselves to the public, and if they choose
not to accept it, that's their problem, not mine. I apologize if this
doesn't make sense, but that's my thought on the subject.
tara

On 12/10/14, Cheryl Fields via Community-service
<community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> The Philosophy does triple duty.
>
> 1 Encourages me and lets me know I am not alone. Providing a pathway for
> support, a safe space to laugh at my mistakes and share my successes.
>
> 2. Sends a powerful message to the public, if they will accept it.
>
> However if others do not accept the facts, shame on them. I will continue to
> live through their ignorance and hope that they get it one day.
>
> 3. Stability and Legacy, knowing that for 75 years, others laid this
> foundation. Struggled with more issues  than I do today and survived.
> Continuing to give me the courage to fight another day with a sense of
> responsibility for those that come after me.
>
> That's my speech for the evening! Happy Holiday's, Cheryl
>
> From: Community-service [mailto:community-service-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Darian Smith via Community-service
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 4:07 AM
> To: Marianne Denning
> Cc: Community Service Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Community-service] What is Federation philosophy?
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>
>  Thanks for the excerpt.
>
>    I'm not sure if it answered the question of just what is Federation
> Philosophy?
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>
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> On Dec 9, 2014, at 2:11 PM, Marianne Denning <marianne at denningweb.com>
> wrote:
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> I copied this from the NFB web page.
>
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back.
>
> This I
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> s
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> so true but we have to struggle against those low expectations every day.
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> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Darian Smith via Community-service
> <community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi all,
>  As you are aware, The community Service Division is a Division of the
> National Federation of the Blind.  As such, we adhere to the policies of the
> Federation and  believe in it's philosophy.
>   Now, what do you know or believe to be the philosophy of the NFB?
>   Darian
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