[nabs-l] Possibility of Reorganizing the New York State Associationfor Blind Students

[Corbb O'Connor]

We're trying to get the Virginia group up and going -- I've been  
working on it for two years. What I am now trying, and something I  
would suggest to you, is to get a core group of students BEFORE  
working on organizational logistics, if possible. Have an informal  
group of blind folks get together when you can -- include high  
schoolers, college folks, and graduate students. I'm not saying that's  
easy -- but it might be easier than trying to divide up roles and  
assigning leadership right away.

Corbb

P.S. How many children in America are not taught how to read? If they  
are blind, the answer is 90 percent! To help, please consider  
purchasing a Louis Braille Commemorative Silver Dollar from the U.S.  
Mint: http://www.braille.org

On Sep 10, 2009, at 4:24 PM, Jess wrote:

Justin,
Have you tried to contact Carl Jacobson the president of the State  
Chapter?
The reason I ask is because  he might have an old copy of the old
constitution for the old student group. I actually also tried to get the
student group up and going again. But, I kind of gave up because I was
having a hard time finding four or five people to get the chapter up and
going again. In fact, I was supposed to have gone to Baltimore last  
March to
participate  in the training seminar they had but even though they had  
paid
for the plane ticket I would have had to for the cab to take me in two
places  from my home to the Albany International airport and back when I
returned from Baltimore and From the airport to the Jernigan Center in
Baltimore.  Are you on Facebook by chance?  Feel free to email me off  
list
at jessica.trask.reagan at gmail.com  if you would like about this topic.  
The
state of New York isn't my first attempt at starting to organize a  
student
affiliate for either of the national blindness organizations. I  
attempted to
try and organize a NABS affiliate for the American Council for the  
Blind in
Vermont and the didn't really work very well.
Jessica
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Young" <jty727 at gmail.com>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:50 PM
Subject: [nabs-l] Possibility of Reorganizing the New York State
Associationfor Blind Students


> Hello,
> My name is Justin Young and I'm a visually impaired Student in
> Rochester, New York.  In the process of the emails from NABS President
> Silverman I was informed that the New York State Division of NABS has
> been disorganized.  I was also told many reorganizational attempts
> were made.  Well, its important the Blind Students in the State of New
> York have a group just like the many other states.  This is why I'm
> writing this.  To any New Yorker on this list I think somehow the
> Division needs to be reorganized because its nice to have a
> organization to network with other Visually impaired people for
> suggestions/comments for example if they are facing problem and need
> advice on how to get it solved or different resources the other person
> has.  We are all each other's resource because as the poet Robert
> Frost once said "Two roads I verged in a Wood and I, I took the one
> less Traveled by."  Meaning no person is exactly alike and our
> decisions in life steer us to different areas of Study and just life
> in general.  So, I really hope the New Yorkers agree with me and I
> really hope the State of New York can join in.
> Thank you for your time in reading this and I hope to hear from any
> and all New Yorkers.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Justin T. Young
>
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