[nabs-l] latest on the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act

[Joshua Lester]

Awesome!
Thanks, Nathan.
Blessings, Joshua

On 1/18/12, Nathan Clark <troubleclark at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Chris and Josh,
> I am going to Annapolis Day on Thursday and I will ask Sharon Maneki
> and ask her what is up with it.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Nathan Clark
>
> On 1/18/12, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
>> Thanks, Chris.
>> We all need to be in the know, about this.
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 1/18/12, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Joshua,
>>>
>>> I haven't heard any other news on the Fair Wages for Workers with
>>> Disabilities Act since the last email about it was sent to all
>>> the lists.  We'll probably hear more about it after Washington
>>> Seminar.  In the mean time, I'd keep track of the NFB Web site
>>> (there's a "what's new" section right on the homepage with NFB
>>> news" and the Braille Monitor.
>>>
>>> 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
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:57:56 -0600
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] why is it important to join an organization
>>> of theblind?
>>>
>>> That was my point.
>>> Thanks, Aubrie, for shedding more light on it.
>>> BTW, speaking of civil rights for the blind, can someone start a
>>> thread, on the latest on the Fair Wages Act?
>>> That is one reason, why people should join the organizations, for
>>> legislative benefits.
>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>
>>> On 1/16/12, Aubrie Lucas <aubielynn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>  Haven't minorities trying to achieve goals often banded
>>> together? (NAACP,
>>>  NAWSA, for examples.)
>>>
>>>  -----Original Message-----
>>>  From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>>>  Of Chris Nusbaum
>>>  Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 4:37 PM
>>>  To: NFB Talk List; NFB Blind Talk list; NFB NABS list
>>>  Subject: [nabs-l] why is it important to join an organization of
>>> the blind?
>>>
>>>  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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