[nabs-l] NFB Statistics

[Harry Hogue]

Hello everyone,

 

I am writing because I am curious to know something.  We always hear about
the 70 percent unemployment rate, and that X number (93%?) of employed blind
people read and write Braille, etc.  I never see, however, where the facts
are obtained.  I have never seen a source, other than the NFB.  How does the
NFB get it's facts and figures, and what instrument do they use for
measurement?

 

I have always been taught never to take for truth what is said, just because
it is stated, and it occurred to me recently that anytime facts or figures
are mentioned there is never a source.  Has anyone else wondered this?  I do
not mean to say the NFB is wrong, or start any sort of debate; I am simply
quite honestly curious.

 

Wishing you all well,

 

Harry Hogue