[Community-service] Community-service Digest, Vol 58, Issue 11

[Ericka Short]

Weell said Tara. 

Ericka

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>   1. Re: What is Federation philosophy? (Tara Chavez)
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> Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:35:12 -0700
> From: Tara Chavez <tmatzick06 at gmail.com>
> To: Cheryl Fields <cherylelaine1957 at gmail.com>,    Community Service
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> Subject: Re: [Community-service] What is Federation philosophy?
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> 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
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> 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
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>> 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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>> 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.
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>> 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
>> 
>> s
>> 
>> 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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>> --
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>> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
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>> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
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>> (513) 607-6053
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