[nabs-l] On-line "get a job" seminar

Tue Apr 21 01:42:26 UTC 2009

Pete,

Let me play devil's advocate here for a moment.  A person could find the
funds to get themselves to convention, or, they could find the funds to
raise for the March for Independence.  Which should they do if funds are
tight all around?  It's not a question specifically for you.  Actually, it's
a question I've pondered in general.

Joe Orozco

"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the
crowd."--Max Lucado 

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter Donahue
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 8:44 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] On-line "get a job" seminar

Good evening everyone,

    I have repeatedly told several accounts of how I was able 
to attend a national convention having to deal with a number of 
extenuating circumstances. I have also seen several other 
members do the same. There's the lady that left a hospital on a 
Saturday afternoon after having her gallbladder removed and a 
hernia repaired and that same evening board a flight to Dallas 
for last year's national convention. Both her and I were out on 
the march the following Wednesday with many others. I know 
because I traveled with her. And we did it without a single 
cent of assistance from anyone.

    There was also the gentleman who was encouraged by members 
of his chapter to attend a national convention in 1984 during 
the June chapter meeting. That gentleman got busy and found the 
cash to put him in Phoenix. 
And it was a good thing he rose to the challenge as he and his 
wife celebrated their 24th Wedding Anniversary last month.

    There were several members that gave birth during the 
national convention. And for a few others the national 
convention was the last stop on their road of life. We've seen 
countless cases in which members who thought they couldn't 
afford to attend the national convention rise to the challenge 
and come to experience this life-changing event and they're 
glad they did. They set the example for others to follow. The 
assistance is there, but you must first believe you can attend 
and find a way to get there. There are too many examples of 
members who due to extenuating circumstances thought they 
couldn't attend the national convention but when they began to 
believe they could be there they made it happen and had their 
lives changed forever.

 Webinars are great, but a total immersion experience is the 
gold standard! 
Would you want someone to just tell you how to use a cane 
online, or meet successful blind role models who can actually 
show you how to use a cane at an NFB event? Would you want 
someone to just explain how they do their job over the Net, or 
have one or more blind persons walk you through what they do 
and show you the alternative techniques they use during an NFB 
employment seminar at the national convention?My advice to all 
of you is to find a way to be with us in Detroit this summer 
and get the total immersion experience; not just half of the 
program. This advice comes from someone who has constructed Web 
sites and other Internet resources for numerous NFB affiliates. 
Mary and I hope to see many of you in Detroit.

Peter Donahue

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Reed" <jim275_2 at yahoo.com>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 2:42 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] On-line "get a job" seminar

Hello,
Many peole keep mentioning that there will be an employment 
seminar at the 
national convention. They seem to be missing the point of a web 
seminar. Not 
all (do I dare say most?) blind people will be unable to go to 
the national 
convention due to schedule conflicts, family commitments, 
financial issues, 
or they simply have no interest in going to Detroit in mid-summer.

I'm sure a web seminar would run counter to the NFB's stratagy 
of offering 
the employment seminar as an attraction drawing people to the national 
convention; to that I say "so what?". What a web seminar would 
do is provide 
everyone access to the necisary information; not just those who 
can afford 
to attend the convention.

Unfourtunatly, I have no skills or knowledge in disability law, 
nor do I 
have any knowledge on how to put on a web seminar. Hopefully 
someone with 
more knowledge or experience within these realms will take this 
idea and run 
with it. I would be willing to help, but I'm afraid I would be 
of little 
use.

Jim

"Ignorance killed the cat; curiosity was framed."

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