[CT-NFB] Letter for Amy Porter

[Veronica Alston]

On Wed, Dec 8, 2021 at 12:12 PM rmirdi at aol.com <rmirdi at aol.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>  Thank you Maryanne for the very good letter. I like Nathaniel’s edit it
> is very good. I think the letter gets our concerns across very well. It
> should be made clear that they should have more than one instructor for
> each skill for the whole state. Stay safe and well.
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> Sincerely,
>  Becky Ireland
>   rmirdi at aol.com
> Cell: 860-384-8451
> “Whenever we are impressed with what a non-human animal does its simply
> because weunderestimated its intelligence.” - Neil  deGrasse Tyson
>
> On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 11:14 AM, Deb Reed <deb.reed57 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> 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.
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> Deborah J. Reed
> Central Chapter President
> NFB of CT
> 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
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> On Dec 8, 2021, at 10:58 AM, Nathanael T. Wales <ntwales at omsoft.com>
> wrote:
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> Maryanne,
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> 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:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Nathanael
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> *From:* CT-NFB [mailto:ct-nfb-bounces at nfbnet.org] *On Behalf Of *Maryanne
> Melley via CT-NFB
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 08, 2021 10:29 AM
> *To:* erival at comcast.net; marysilverfox at gmail.com; 'NFB of Connecticut
> Mailing List'; rmirdi at aol.com; j.mccollum64 at comcast.net;
> deb.reed57 at gmail.com; veronicalalston at gmail.com; bmartin1998 at gmail.com
> *Cc:* maryanne.melley at gmail.com
> *Subject:* [CT-NFB] Letter for Amy Porter
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> Hello Board Members,
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> Please review the attached letter for Amy Porter. Edit as you feel
> appropriate. I will then email it to her.
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> Thank you,
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> Maryanne Melley
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> President
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> National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut
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> 860-212-5549
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> maryanne.melley at gmail.com
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> Together with love, hope, and determination, we transform dreams into
> reality
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> Hi everyone, I think the letter is precise and very clear about the wants.
Needs and treatment of the blind population.
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