[nabs-l] NFBMD Day in Annapolis (was re: latest on the Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act
Chris Nusbaum
dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
Wed Jan 18 17:24:33 UTC 2012
Hi Nate,
Thank you! Anil Lewis will also probably be there, so you could
ask him if you see him. Please let me know how Annapolis goes!
By the way, to everyone else on the list (so you know what we're
talking about,) the NFB of Maryland has a day in January, soon
after the Maryland General Assembly starts its session each year,
where we go to Annapolis and meet with our state legislators.
For anyone interested, I have attached the fact sheets for the
issues we are focusing on for this year's day in Annapolis.
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
----- Original Message -----
From: Nathan Clark <troubleclark at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:14:16 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] latest on the Fair Wages for Workers with
DisabilitiesAct
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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