[nabs-l] H.B. 2834: Closing the Door on the FutureofBlind Children

[Antonio Guimaraes]

the below message is not meant entirely as criticism, and not pointed at 
anyone is specific. Just wanted to make that clear.

I do however think that the Oregon affiliate and others should look for the 
spotlight, not wait for it to find them.

Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Antonio Guimaraes" <aguimaraes at nbp.org>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] H.B. 2834: Closing the Door on the FutureofBlind 
Children


> You can't get the spotlight?
>
> Where is a position from NFB National Office? Why not encourage the blind 
> of the nation to flood legislative, and governor's offices with letters 
> and phone calls? what about journalists, wouldn't they be interested in a 
> story like this one?
>
> Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 2:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] H.B. 2834: Closing the Door on the Future ofBlind 
> Children
>
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>> State sovereignty.  They don't have to have the school if they can 
>> provide the services.  Of course, the services are inadequate already, 
>> and they've just been cut even further.
>>
>> This is a land grab.  There is a back-room deal brewing here between 
>> special interests and lawmakers.  We can't seem to get the spotlight to 
>> stay on these people long enough to make them accountable.
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>> On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 09:59:15PM -0600, clinton waterbury wrote:
>>> Wow...  How can they do this in the name of money?  It seems like the 
>>> future of the blind already rests in the hands of rehab councelers in 
>>> some cases, and this bill would open up the door for the future of the 
>>> blind in general, only it would be in the hands of the legeslature.  If 
>>> I were one of the students or parents of the students at the Origon 
>>> school for the blind I would be highly ticked off at the whole thing, 
>>> and would take to the federal level, and there would be a hell of a 
>>> fight.
>>
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