[Community-service] On the "Hill" and in the community.

[Reyazuddin, Yasmin]

Hi Marianne, 
I would suggest that you start with your local issues. Depending on how close you are from your state capital, find out when they go to meet the legislators. If you can go you will find it very interesting. Even going to local county council sessions can be interesting. 
We the blind want to live the life of our choosing and do not want it to be controlled by others. We want to work and be tax payers. If we are stopped from these freedoms because there a lack of education about blindness in the employers, we will fight back. 
We are not serving our own personal needs but making way for others to follow. We are doing a service to the community by being vocal about our situations. 
Whether we do it as federation members or individuals, we are giving back to the community. 
Sorry for the long message. 


Yasmin Reyazuddin 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Community-service [mailto:community-service-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marianne Denning via Community-service
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 3:14 PM
To: Darian
Cc: Community Service Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Community-service] On the "Hill" and in the community.

That is a great question.  I have been totally blind all of my life and find many things to be inaccessible.  I am extremely independent but, part of the way I am independent is by controlling my environment.  I am thinking about getting involved in a political campaign though.

On 1/30/15, Darian <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Marianne,
>  Interesting thought.
> I believe people already do this.  Why haven't you elected to? Just curious.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jan 30, 2015, at 11:41 AM, Marianne Denning 
>> <marianne at denningweb.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> This isn't community service, but has anyone volunteered on a 
>> campaign?  I believe we need to do things like that, as well as, 
>> other things so our senators and representatives understand our 
>> needs.  I have never volunteered on a campaign.
>>
>> On 1/30/15, Darian Smith via Community-service 
>> <community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hi All:
>>>
>>>  I’m sure many of you are    returning from Washington Seminar having
>>> had
>>> a  successful experience educating our lawmakers on the issues that 
>>> mean the most to us as blind Americans, the issues  that when  
>>> addressed will get us one step closer to living the lives we want.
>>> I was contemplating the idea of community service/ voluntarism and  
>>> if involvement both  as individuals and as members of the NFB can 
>>> somehow help
>>> those public servants on the “Hill”   gain an understanding of our true
>>> capacity and what we need to get to our ultimate end goal?
>>>   thoughts?
>>>   Darian
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>>
>> --
>> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
>> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
>> (513) 607-6053
>


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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053

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