[nabs-l] About the future of NABS and the NFB

Sat May 21 14:52:48 UTC 2011

Thanks,=20Kirt!=20I=20appreciate=20the=20kind=20words.=20=20To=20answer=20y=
our=20
question,=20I=20wasn't=20really=20introduced=20to=20the=20Federation=20
originally,=20my=20parents=20were.=20=20Therefore,=20I=20was=20a=20member=20=
of=20the=20
Federation=20with=20my=20parents=20and=20liked
a=20lot=20of=20what=20I=20heard.=20=20I=20went=20to=20one=20of=20the=20NFB=
=20sponsored=20
training=20center=20programs=20and=20learned=20a=20lot.=20=20Then=20recentl=
y=20I=20went=20
to=20the=20NFB=20LAW=20Program=20at=20the=20national=20center,=20the=20firs=
t=20program=20
I'd=20ever=20gone=20to=20at=20the=20Jernigan=20Institute.=20=20That=20progr=
am=20just=20
strengthened=20my=20belief=20in=20the=20Federation=20philosophy.=20=20But=20=
I=20still=20
felt=20that=20the=20views=20I=20was=20hearing=20were=20kind=20of=20extreme,=
=20so=20I=20
wanted=20to=20learn=20more=20about=20the=20philosophy=20of=20the=20NFB=20be=
fore=20I=20
totally=20threw=20my=20support=20behind=20them.=20=20After=20listening=20to=
=20some=20
stuff=20on=20nfb.org,=20I=20asked=20this=20list=20and=20the=20other=20list=
=20I'm=20on=20my=20
"what=20is=20Federationism?"=20question=20so=20I=20knew=20people's=20person=
al=20
feelings=20about=20Federationism.=20=20Once=20I=20read=20a=20lot=20of=20pos=
ts=20on=20this=20
subject=20and=20learned=20about=20the=20real=20NFB=20philosophy,=20I=20deci=
ded=20to=20
join=20the=20Federation=20as=20a=20total=20Federationist!!!!!=20Yea!!!!!=20=
So=20
really,=20my=20decision=20to=20join=20the=20Federation=20myself=20was=20mos=
tly=20
because=20of=20your=20insight!=20Thanks=20guys!!!

Chris

"A=20loss=20of=20sight,=20never=20a=20loss=20of=20vision!"=20(Camp=20Abilit=
ies=20motto)

---=20Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Kirt=20Manwaring=20<kirt.crazydude at gmail.com
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Fri,=2020=20May=202011=2014:21:25=20-0600
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20About=20the=20future=20of=20NABS=20and=20the=20=
NFB

Chris,
=20=20It's=20awesome=20you're=20on=20here.=20=20You're=20a=20case=20study=20=
of=20why=20it's=20
good
for=20students=20to=20get=20on=20board=20while=20they're=20young.=20=20Just=
=20out=20of
curiosity,=20how=20were=20you=20introduced=20to=20the=20Federation?

On=205/20/11,=20=C2ris=20Nusbaum=20<dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>=20wrote:
=20I=20agree=20completely,=20Kirt!=20Great=20points!

=20=20Chris

=20"A=20loss=20of=20sight,=20never=20a=20loss=20of=20vision!"=20(Camp=20Abi=
lities=20
motto)

=20---=20Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote

=20=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
=20From:=20Kirt=20Manwaring=20<kirt.crazydude at gmail.com
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Date=20sent:=20Thu,=2019=20May=202011=2019:57:10=20-0600
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20About=20the=20future=20of=20NABS=20and=20the=
=20NFB

=20Darian=20and=20all,
=20=20=20I=20think=20sometimes=20we=20underestimate=20the=20role=20of=20vis=
sion
=20teachers.
=20(call=20them=20what=20you=20want-TVIs,=20teachers=20of=20blind=20student=
s,
=20itinerate
=20teachers,=20whatever)=20=20These=20are=20usually=20the=20people=20who=20=
give=20blind
=20students,=20and=20their=20parents,=20first=20impressions=20about=20blind=
ness
=20and
=20thus=20they=20have=20a=20huge=20influence=20on=20whatever=20expectations=
=20a
=20student=20or
=20parent=20develops=20about=20what=20is=20possible=20as=20a=20blind=20pers=
on.=20=20I
=20think=20we
=20need=20to=20put=20a=20lot=20more=20energy=20in=20to=20sincerely=20dialog=
uing=20with
=20these
=20teachers,=20especially=20the=20reasonable=20ones=20who=20don't=20agree=20=
with=20us
=20(I'm
=20not=20saying=20all=20teachers=20who=20disagree=20with=20us=20are=20reaso=
nable),=20to
=20improve=20our=20image=20and=20the=20way=20we're=20presented=20to=20stude=
nts.
=20Because=20my
=20state=20affiliate=20is=20pretty=20good=20at=20this,=20my=20TVI,=20althou=
gh=20she
=20disagreed
=20with=20a=20lot=20of=20what=20the=20NFB=20does,=20didn't=20discourage=20m=
e=20from=20
coming
=20to
=20my=20own=20opinions=20and=20getting=20as=20much=20firsthand=20experience=
=20with=20
the
=20Federation=20as=20I=20could.=20=20Even=20those=20blindness=20professiona=
ls=20who
=20disagree=20with=20us=20can,=20if=20we=20present=20ourselves=20in=20a=20c=
ivil=20and
=20courteous
=20manner,=20direct=20students=20to=20our=20organization.=20=20It=20happene=
d=20with
=20me.
=20=20=20Warmest=20regards,
=20Kirt

=20On=205/19/11,=20Darian=20Smith=20<dsmithnfb at gmail.com>=20wrote:
=20=20You=20know,=20one=20thing=20that=20I=20would=20like=20to=20add=20to=20=
this=20discussion
=20is
=20=20the=20following=20=20"what=20ideas=20would=20you=20=20suggest=20to=20=
improve=20what
=20you=20may
=20=20think=20needs=20improving?"
=20=20=20=20I=20think=20it's=20=20really=20easy=20for=20all=20of=20us=20to=
=20get=20into=20the=20=20
habit
=20of
=20=20mentioning=20what=20isn't=20happening.=20=20Sometimes,=20it's=20=20no=
t=20so=20much=20
a
=20matter
=20=20=20that=20no=20one=20is=20aware=20of=20an=20issue=20(sometimes,=20on=
=20the=20other=20
hand,
=20this
=20=20in=20fact=20may=20be=20the=20case),=20but=20suggestions=20on=20how=20=
to=20improve=20are
=20also
=20=20very=20valuable.=20=20=20Remember,=20we=20never=20roll=20out=20of=20b=
ed=20with=20the
=20answers!
=20=20=20=20Best,
=20=20=20=20Darian

=20=20On=205/19/11,=20Jorge=20Paez=20<computertechjorgepaez at gmail.com>=20wr=
ote:
=20=20=09I=20don't=20think=20we're=20doing=20enough=20with=20the
=20middleschool/elementary
=20=20population.
=20=20We=20need=20to=20get=20the=20message=20out=20faster,
=20=20to=20the=20younger=20kids.

=20=20On=20May=2019,=202011,=20at=209:00=20PM,=20dsmithnfb at gmail.com=20wrot=
e:

=20=20Let's=20bring=20this=20conversation=20fourth.=20=20What=20do=20people=
=20think
=20about=20this
=20=20question?

=20=20Sent=20from=20my=20iPhone

=20=20On=20May=2019,=202011,=20at=205:39=20PM,=20"Tina=20Hansen"=20<th404 at c=
omcast.net
=20wrote:

=20=20I=20wanted=20to=20know=20what=20people=20felt=20about=20the=20future=
=20of=20the=20NFB,
=20and
=20=20whether=20or=20not=20we're=20doing=20anything=20to=20address=20how=20=
to
=20communicate=20our
=20=20message=20in=20a=20way=20that=20will=20reach=20people=20through=20new=

=20technologies.
=20=20Thanks.

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