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

[Nefertiti Matos Olivares]

Heya:

Proud New York City resident here who knows of many blind students
throughout the 5 Burroughs and Long Island who might be willing to
give your idea a try.

First question is: How would we go about meeting up and the like when
we lead such involved lives and you live upstate?

Feel free to E-mail off list.

Nef

On 9/10/09, Corbb O'Connor <corbbo at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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