[Ct-nfb] My Response to Cris
Barbara Blejewski
barbara.blejewski at sbcglobal.net
Mon Mar 11 16:42:07 UTC 2013
Hi Cris,
I am responding to your recent email on the NFB of Connecticut listserv concerning the topics of alleged unethical usage of members contact information and conflict of interest by the Presiden. First,your statement pertaining to registering people with ITN is not and has never been the Volunteer Coordinator's responsibility . The Executive Director is responsible for registration of individuals who are interested in receiving transportation from ITN. I am aware of the job duties which are specified in the job description because I am also a Volunteer Coordinator with The Independent Transportation Network of Northcentral Connecticut. Based upon the above-mentioned facts, there is no conflict of interest on the part of the President or me. . I also didn't realize sharing information with fellow Federationists in northcentral Connecticut constituted unethical behavior. Denial of access to information about available alternative transportation is unethical because it is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Civil Rights Act. Since most of the towns in northcentral Connecticut are rural, it is imperative that visually impaired/blind individuals and seniors who reside there have access to information about alternative transportation in order to live independently.
Furthermore, had you been subjected to both the wrongful and harmful alligations which you previously mentioned,including defamation of character, I'm sure you would have demanded an apology in writing. We, the members of the NFB of Connecticut need to be a strong organization by solving problems rather than causing them.
Sincerely,
Barbara Blejewski
Board Member
Hi Cris,
I am responding to your recent email on the NFB of Connecticut listserv concerning the topics of alleged unethical usage of members contact information and conflict of interest by the Presiden. First,your statement pertaining to registering people with ITN is not and has never been the Volunteer Coordinator's responsibility . The Executive Director is responsible for registration of individuals who are interested in receiving transportation from ITN. I am aware of the job duties which are specified in the job description because I am also a Volunteer Coordinator with The Independent Transportation Network of Northcentral Connecticut. Based upon the above-mentioned facts, there is no conflict of interest on the part of the President or me. . I also didn't realize sharing information with fellow Federationists in northcentral Connecticut constituted unethical behavior. Denial of access to information about available alternative transportation is unethical because it is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Civil Rights Act. Since most of the towns in northcentral Connecticut are rural, it is imperative that visually impaired/blind individuals and seniors who reside there have access to information about alternative transportation in order to live independently.
Furthermore, had you been subjected to both the wrongful and harmful alligations which you previously mentioned,including defamation of character, I'm sure you would have demanded an apology in writing. We, the members of the NFB of Connecticut need to be a strong organization by solving problems rather than causing them.
Sincerely,
Barbara Blejewski
Board Member
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