[nabs-l] why is it important to join an organization of theblind?

[Chris Nusbaum]

I totally agree! Great points!

Chris

"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The 
real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and 
opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical 
nuisance."
-- Kenneth Jernigan

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
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Date sent: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:50:33 -0600
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] why is it important to join an organization 
of theblind?

Funny that someone of another race, didn't ask African Americans 
this
question, when they organized, for Civil Rights.
Blind people are working together, for the equality, they 
deserve.
I'm proud of our organization, and I'm standing with everyone 
else!
The benefits of being in an organization like this, (for me,) are 
as follows.
#1.  Conventions give us the opportunity to meet other blind 
people,
and we can be enspired by their successes.
#2.  Advocacy!
#3.  If we have questions, we can always go to someone, within 
the
organization, that can help us.
I've always said, that ever since, 2009, (when I first joined the
NFB,) it has been like a second family.
Blessings, Joshua

On 1/16/12, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
 Fellow Federationists,

 As I have become more and more active in the blind community and
 have met more and more blind people, I notice that a lot of 
blind
 people are not affiliated with any organization of the blind, 
for
 one reason or another.  Some say they are put off by the
 political arguments between the NFB and ACB; some say they don't
 want to be "tied" to one organization; some say they don't agree
 with either organization's philosophy and don't want to identify
 themselves with either organization and their philosophy, and
 there are other reasons as well.  I try to explain to them the
 value of the Federation in my life, and how joining an
 organization of the blind connects you with a diverse network of
 resources, who can help answer almost any question they would
 have related to blindness.  I also try to explain to them that 
if
 they had any problems, being a part of an organization would 
help
 them with their advocacy efforts; the more people you have
 advocating, the more effective the advocacy is.  But they still
 don't want to be affiliated with an organization.  So I want to
 get your thoughts on these questions; why do you think it is
 important to be a member of an organization of the blind? Of 
what
 benefit/value is an organization to its members, and to blind
 people at large? Some people have said to me, "Sighted people
 don't have any organizations dedicated to their concerns as
 sighted people; why should I join an organization dedicated to
 blindness?" Still others have said, "Don't you (Federationists)
 want to be equal with sighted people? If so, then why do we
 (blind people) need to be organized in some kind of organization
 exclusively of and for the blind and people associated with the
 blind?" These are some interesting questions; what would your
 responses be to those people? I look forward to hearing your
 thoughts on this!
 Thanks,

 Chris

 "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The
 real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that
 exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and
 opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical
 nuisance."
 -- Kenneth Jernigan

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