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<div>Since the concept of purpose seems to be too vague as I have already articulated it, allow me to offer an example:</div>
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<div>The purpose of a public school is not to preach religion. Many of us who are or have been involved in public schools certainly believe in religion, but it is not the purpose of public schools to preach religion, and it is not appropriate there. Public
schools do not necessarily believe that religion is bad; it is simply not the purpose.<br>
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If every single one of our members chooses to help this baby privately in pursuit of vision acquisition surgery, that's great. It should not be an organizational effort, though.</div>
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On Jul 15, 2013, at 10:32 PM, "Justin Salisbury" <<a href="mailto:PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu">PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div>Are we really helping this baby?</div>
<div>If he gets the medical procedure, they can either succeed or fail. In one case, negative misperceptions about blindness will be very detrimental to his success. </div>
<div>If we educate him, his parents, and the public properly about blindness, he will be better off in either case with the procedure. </div>
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<div>The real problem of blindness is not the lack of eyesight; it is the lack of information and misperceptions which exist. With the proper training and opportunity, blind people can lead normal, productive lives.<br>
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When I say that I am not making a moral claim against helping this baby gain his sight, I mean it.</div>
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<div>The National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut exists to play other roles in society. This is not one of them.</div>
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On Jul 15, 2013, at 10:19 PM, "Edward" <<a href="mailto:personal.edward@gmail.com">personal.edward@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p><span lang="en-us"><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">I don't find anything wrong with trying to help another human being. The child is blind, so it was placed on a list of blind individuals, in order to see if there are resources available, donations,
or otherwise. Why is this an issue? What if it was your child, or yourself needing help? Would you care about what banner is providing that help, and where it's located? A baby needs assistants, how in the world can anyone turn this into a philosophical
debate for the purposes of denying this child a slight chance of help from someone on the list. I don't care if someone came from another country, it's common decency to try to help if we can, and if you can't, then that’s ok. If asking for help on the list
isn't going to hurt you, Why not just ignore the request and go about your business. I'm disgusted over this conversation. If you wont help, then let others that can do so without having to feel like they are going against nfb philosophy.
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<p><span lang="en-us"><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial">Edward</font></span> </p>
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<span lang="en-us"><b><font size="1" face="Tahoma">From: </font></b> <font size="1" face="Tahoma">
Ct-nfb [</font></span><a href="mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org"><span lang="en-us"><u><font color="#0000FF" size="1" face="Tahoma">mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</font></u></span></a><span lang="en-us"><font size="1" face="Tahoma">] </font><b>
<font size="1" face="Tahoma">On Behalf Of</font></b> <font size="1" face="Tahoma">
Trevor Attenberg</font></span> <br>
<span lang="en-us"><b><font size="1" face="Tahoma">Sent: </font></b> <font size="1" face="Tahoma">
Monday, July 15, 2013 9:35 PM</font></span> <br>
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'NFB of Connecticut Mailing List'</font></span> <br>
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[Ct-nfb] Blind Babies and Our Purpose</font></span> <br>
<span lang="en-us"><b><font size="1" face="Tahoma">When: </font></b> <font size="1" face="Tahoma">
Monday, July 15, 2013 9:30 PM-10:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).</font><b></b></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><b><font size="1" face="Tahoma">Where: </font></b> <font size="1" face="Tahoma">
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<p><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Sorry I didn’t respond to the latest message. I concur with Justin though. The last message Justin sent was the NFB’s most basic statement of philosophy, and it really says it all. While the NFB does open its
doors to those overseas—we have people from other countries visit our centers and receive training from us—our local resource expenditures are for our local benefit, and our philosophical message is clearly laid out for all members to follow. As we care for
this family, I can see that this discussion is contentious; but I agree what we’ve done with our campaign here has strayed too far from our core values if you will. It’s not a good picture, and it’s not what we do as a federation. The messageis already off
the mark, and we’re misappropriating our list use. I think if we’re going to continue to pursue the goal of getting the child avisa for the purpose of saving or restoring sight, we should not be doing it under the banner of National Federation of the Blind.</font></span></p>
<p><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Best,</font></span> <br>
<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">TrevorA </font></span></p>
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<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 9:09 PM</font></span>
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<p><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Justin,</font></span> <br>
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<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Oh man you are so on it it's insane. I think this story did open the door on that which was good that there is different levels of blindness,problesm etc. I get people asking my sister is she mental or have mental
issues because she can see somethings,has a cane,eyes move funny,moves too adn she always responds she's blind and then they'll be oh om. So there needs to be so much more information and education this si why my friend at News12 will do teh stories adn if
you have any do pass them on so he can do them.</font></span></p>
<p><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Thank you somuch for beign on it Justin Elizabeth</font></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">In a message dated 7/15/2013 8:59:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
<a href="mailto:PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu">PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu</a> writes:</font></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">The real problem of blindness is not the lack of eyesight. It is the lack of information and misunderstanding which exist.</font></span></p>
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<p><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">On Jul 15, 2013, at 8:57 PM, "Sandee Kush" <<a href="mailto:slkush93@att.net">slkush93@att.net</a>> wrote:</font></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Justin, who are you speaking for with the "we". Did you speak with Dr. Mauer personally about this issue?</font></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">If asking for humane and supportive treatment for a baby, a baby from another country, has the power to set us back so far that we need to start over again, the NFB must not be very strong.</font></span></p>
<p><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Also, well I really won't take the time to debate many of your generalized statements. I will say, that I do not want it to represent my voice nor do other members I have spoken to.</font></span></p>
<p><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Thank you Joyce for sharing those important facts and an international perspective.
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<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Sent:Monday, July 15, 2013 7:57 PM</font></span>
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<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Justin ,</font></span> <br>
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<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">I agree with the Federation regarding what you said in your email, but this child lives in India and is a native of India.</font></span></p>
<p><span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial"> </font></span> <br>
<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">I don't know if you have had the opportunity to ever had gone to India and experienced first hand the blind people in India, but I have.</font></span></p>
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<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">There is 14.5 million blind people in India andthe opportunity for the blind in India is far from what yu can imagine. They are not taught to travel independently nor do they have the opportunity to even have
a cane. There isn't much opportunity for training of jobs. </font></span></p>
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<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">While I was there I had the chance of visiting some of the much better schools for the blind. Some examples I can give is a school in Mumbai that had over 500 students living at the school and I visited their
computer lab. They had 8 computers in there to train these 500 students on.</font></span></p>
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<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">While I was there I had to get special peermission which was made ahead of time to my arrival to travel with my guide dog. I could not go in public tourist areas with her, but I was invited to the Capital in New
Deli to have an appointment with the Department of rehabilitation for the government in India.</font></span></p>
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<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Mind you I was only allowed to visit the blind schools that the India government allowed me to visit along with members of the U.S. Embassy.</font></span></p>
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<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">I totally understand the desperation of this Mother ofthis little boy seeking medical attention in the USA to save her child's sight.</font></span></p>
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<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">I never had the chance to visit blind people that live in the villages that are cared for by their family for all of their life.</font></span></p>
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<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">Joyce Kane</font></span> <br>
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<span lang="en-us"><font size="2" face="Arial">In a message dated 7/15/2013 1:24:46 P.M. Eastern DaylightTime,
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