[CT-NFB] Letter for Amy Porter

Wed Dec 8 16:50:18 UTC 2021

Deb, Nathanael, and Jim.

Thank you for your feedback. I will give the other members a little more time to respond. Then I will make the recommended changes and send the letter.

Best Regards,

Maryanne Melley

President

National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut

860-212-5549

maryanne.melley at gmail.com

Together with love, hope, and determination, we transform dreams into reality

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Subject: Re: [CT-NFB] Letter for Amy Porter

Maryanne, 

This letter is very concise and gets to the point, which I think is very good. I agree with Nathanael and Deb. Also, I suggest another change to point 1, to say, we don’t want services for the blind lumped in with those of other disabilities, because the blind have specific needs that would not be met. 

Jim Y. McCollum 

Board Member and Legislative Coordinator 

National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut 

860-581-0430 

j.mccollum64 at comcast.net <mailto:j.mccollum64 at comcast.net> 

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On Dec 8, 2021, at 11:14 AM, Deb Reed <deb.reed57 at gmail.com <mailto:deb.reed57 at gmail.com> > wrote:

Thank you Maryanne for this  very thoughtfulVery thoughtful letter.
 Very good edit Nathanael.  In the sentence,”That is outrageous.“ Correct spelling of outrageous. In reference to Jolene Németh, you might soften criticism to say, although she is knowledgeable she is not a good instructor. I would replace the word “awful” with “ineffective”, in describing Jolene.

Deborah J. Reed

Central Chapter President

NFB of CT

Deb.reed57 at gmail.com <mailto:Deb.reed57 at gmail.com> 

860-378-5370

“Live the life you want, blindness is not what holds you back.” National Federation Of The Blind 

On Dec 8, 2021, at 10:58 AM, Nathanael T. Wales <ntwales at omsoft.com <mailto:ntwales at omsoft.com> > wrote:

Maryanne,

Thank you.  I have one suggestion that I think would strengthen our first point about not allowing BESB to be subsumed into the larger department.  Your first numbered point should remove the qualifier phrase “if there is to be one”.  You should edit it to:

1.	The new Director of BESB should be someone well versed in blind issues. They should only work with the blind. We do not want our services getting smaller and getting mixed in with other disabilities.

We absolutely want there to be a BESB and a director, and phrasing it this way will make that even clearer.  We may also want to add that we want someone with experience in best practices in the education and rehabilitation of the blind and the adjustment to blindness of blind seniors.

Thank you for the quick and thoughtful turnaround of this letter.  You’ve captured all of the concerns very well, and I hope my suggestion will make it all the better.

Nathanael

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Subject: [CT-NFB] Letter for Amy Porter

Hello Board Members,

Please review the attached letter for Amy Porter. Edit as you feel appropriate. I will then email it to her.

Thank you,

Maryanne Melley

President

National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut

860-212-5549

maryanne.melley at gmail.com <mailto:maryanne.melley at gmail.com> 

Together with love, hope, and determination, we transform dreams into reality

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