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<p>I have been in and out of NFB since 1977, and I'm not remotely
close to the inner workings as I maybe was in the 1980s--which was
not in the inner circles. From what I know and remember, in the
days of Jacobus tenBroek we may have been more connected with
activists in other disability groups than we were later, and that
we now may be restoring that old spirit. I don't know whether our
folks would think it right to take an official stand on the
services in question here, but I suppose it might, since there are
blind people who will be affected and their blindness would to
some degree affect the impact to them, maybe worsening it. <br>
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<p>Reading the message about the rally and Justin's follow-up, I see
a question about what role our organization should play, but I see
no sign that NFB will try to dictate any8thing on this matter. We
historically have had mixed dealings with other disability groups,
and it was fashionable among some of their folks to complain about
our tendency to separate ourselves. They made some fair points, I
think, but I think Ken Jernigan was right to worry about our being
swallowed up by a large, amorphous coalition. Among other things,
it was quite common in my early NFB days, and this remains way
more true than it should, that people often blended disabilities
in their mind so that blind people had inflicted on us "services"
that were designed to meet other needs. (People think blindness
means I need an elevator or a "handicapped" bathroom or a
wheelchair. This sort of thing, though with different
particulars, has happened to people with other disabilities that
I've known.) If I understand Justin's message correctly, I think
he's asking a fair question about what the role of our
organization should be concerning the rally.</p>
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<p>I have no problem with spreading the word on this rally. My
impression is that we're working reasonably well with other
disability outfits, including the Bay State Council, by the way.
I will have a problem only if we assert a greater knowledge of
other disabilities than we have, if some other group claims that
its disability allows it to know more about blindness than it does
or can, or if other disability activists take the view that we
must follow their lead simply because we also are folks with
disabilities. I won't worry unless I see any of those three
things happening, and right now, I don't.</p>
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<p>I've written long, and maybe I should simply have gone to bed.
It's just that for a very long time, in or out of NFB, I've had to
consider how we can work with others on common issues while
retaining our focus on the one that caused us to organize, and
also how to be true to the basic philosophy that we should bring
both to common and to separate endeavors. If people see this as
too general or abstract, or too windy, they may be right, but I
hope not.</p>
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<p>Take care!</p>
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<p>Al</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/10/25 19:07, Jeanette Kutash via
Massachusetts-NFB wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Justin,
I don’t think NFB stance is the point. The point is that
necessary services that are given to people so that they can
stay out of nursing homes and continue to live independent
lives will be seriously limited. It’s the equivalent of
taking away your technology that perhaps you got assist with
funding and saying, survive anyway. I would be disappointed
if people who understanbd these services would allow NFB to
dictate such basic human rights that go along with getting
the assist so they can live at home.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Just
my thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jeanette
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
Massachusetts-NFB
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:massachusetts-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org"><massachusetts-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org></a> <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Justin Salisbury via Massachusetts-NFB<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 10, 2025 6:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NFB of Massachusetts E-mail List
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org"><massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Justin Salisbury
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu"><PRESIDENT@alumni.ecu.edu></a>; Nora Nagle
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nnagle@aol.com"><nnagle@aol.com></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massachusetts-NFB] Upcoming PCA
rally on March 12<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hi
all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Does
the NFB of Massachusetts have any stance on Personal Care
Attendants? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I
cannot recall a time that I heard an NFB entity getting
involved in something like this, so the idea is very new to
me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Happy
Spring,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Justin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Justin
MH Salisbury, MEd, NOMC, NCRTB<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">English
Pronouns: He/Him/His<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Email:
<a href="mailto:President@Alumni.ECU.edu"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#0563C1">President@Alumni.ECU.edu</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">ResearchGate: <a
href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury&source=gmail-imap&ust=1727538746000000&usg=AOvVaw3uZJqqJkT2wSVxJDa9dD7W"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">LinkedIn: <a
href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury&source=gmail-imap&ust=1727538746000000&usg=AOvVaw0XtyTG9WXXQ8TWe6UeU4Nz"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span lang="EN"
style="color:#0563C1">https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">ORCID:
<a href="https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1786-2786"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1786-2786</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Until
the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the
hunter.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Chinua
Achebe</span><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
Massachusetts-NFB <<a
href="mailto:massachusetts-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">massachusetts-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nora Nagle via Massachusetts-NFB<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 10, 2025 1:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a
href="mailto:massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Nora Nagle <<a
href="mailto:nnagle@aol.com" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">nnagle@aol.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massachusetts-NFB] Upcoming PCA rally
on March 12<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There will be a rally at the State House
on Wednesday, March 12 in opposition to proposed limitations
on the Personal Care Attendant (PCA) program. If you can,
please come to support the disability community! Details
below:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"
style="text-align:center;line-height:45.0pt"><strong><i><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020">Rally
for PCA Services!</span></i></strong><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:45.0pt"><strong><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020">Last
year</span></strong><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020"> the
governor’s budget proposal would have cut 6,000 people
from the PCA program. The community battled back and the
cuts were taken off the table by the legislature. </span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"
style="text-align:center;line-height:45.0pt"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020"> </span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:45.0pt"><strong><u><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020">This
year’s budget</span></u></strong><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020"> spares
the program— a reason to cheer—but it includes language
that would result in people <strong><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">not </span></strong>getting
services or PCAs not being able to get needed pay raises
because of an artificial and indefinite cap that would be
placed on spending on the PCA program starting in16 months
(<u>July 1, 2026</u>). </span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"
style="text-align:center;line-height:45.0pt"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020"><br>
<strong><i><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Rally
for PCA Services</span></i></strong><br>
<strong><i><u><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">March 12, 1:00 pm</span></u></i></strong><br>
<strong><i><span
style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">State
House, Boston, Bowdoin Street Entrance</span></i></strong><br>
</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:45.0pt"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020">We
will rally outside and then visit the governor’s office to
state our concerns about PCA services being restricted in
16 months.For information contact BCIL at </span><u><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:blue">617-338-6665</span></u><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202020"> or
email <a href="mailto:contactBCIL@bostoncil.org"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:#007C89">contactBCIL@bostoncil.org</span></a>. <br>
This rally is supported by BCIL and 1199SEIU and all
members of the disability and PCA communities are welcome!<br>
ASL interpreters have been confirmed.</span><span
style="font-size:13.5pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:45.0pt"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nora Nagle<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p>
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