[nabs-l] I Was One of Them

[Peter Donahue]

Good afternoon everyone,

    Now here's the real bombshell!The things I've written come from an X ACB 
Member. I was a member for a short while in 1975. There was an organization 
called "The Blind Leadership Club" that was eventually absorbed in to the 
ACB at the same time I joined. It along with some other organizations of the 
blind in Massachusetts became the Bay State Council of the Blind in 1976. 
Much of the meeting time was taken up with such matters as where the next 
pot party would be, where would we go on the next field trip, engaging in 
discussions concerning the big bad NFB and that tyrant Kenneth Jernigan, you 
get the idea. They were uninterested in assisting one of their members who 
was dealing with guide dog discrimination by a hospital, (A situation that 
almost cost the blind person in question his life), developing orientation 
and adjustment programs and centers similar to ours, or supporting this or 
that legislation that would benefit the blind of Massachusetts and the 
nation.

    Just as we were reminded earlier this week the ACB didn't tolerate its 
members spending meeting time and organizational resources on illegal and 
unproductive activities. When the antics of the BLC were reported to the 
national leadership nothing was done to stop them. It's the same old same 
old we've heard over and over again.

 I decided I had better things to do with my time than to spend it in such a 
rag-tag outfit like that. I joined the NFB in 1976 and have been a member 
ever since. All three of us are members of our local chapter. Mary and I are 
life-time members of the National Association to Promote the Use of Braille 
along with several other national divisions and committees. Cindy Garcia is 
our chapter vice-president. It moves us to think that the little 
three-year-old we used to play with in 1989 when we first moved to San 
Antonio presided over our May Meeting last Saturday and did a great job. 
Classical Spotlight will be on in an hour so I need to wind it up. All the 
best for a safe and fun holiday weekend.

Peter Donahue

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aziza C" <daydreamingncolor at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] negative traffic


Joesiph,
We aren't ignoring history, just moving on. At least, that's my
intention. I have no intention of pretnending things didn't happen,
but I do intend to get over it, and not blame new people for things
older members did.
Aziza

On 5/20/09, T. Joseph Carter <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com> wrote:
> You know what, it's not worth my time to dredge up the past you and
> Aziza are so hell bent on ignoring, specifically because you have
> stated intention of doing so.
>
> I wish you both success.  No really, I mean that.  I don't have any
> expectation that you will be successful, but looking back at my own
> messages from last summer, it was something to strive for then.  Do
> not let my belief that others are too set against it keep you from
> making the effort.
>
> Joseph
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 01:05:48PM -0400, Ashley  Bramlett wrote:
>> Where is the proof the ACB president really said these things?  I'd like
>> to read up on it.  It just doesn't sound right.
>
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