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

Nathan Clark troubleclark at gmail.com
Fri Jan 20 16:04:21 UTC 2012 

Dear Chris and Josh,

The Fair Wages issue was never discussed at Annapolis Day and I didn't
ask anyone about it. We were so busy trying to work on the current
issues that I kind of forgot about the wage issue.

In short, everyone was put into groups of four or five and we went
around to 20 or so offices and talked to the senators and other people
who worked in the individual offices.

I was put into a group that had Mark Riccabono as the leader, what a
group leader. During one of the last visits Mark had the idea that I
should do the talking to one of the senators. Well I kind of messed it
up and kind of got some of the facts about one of the bills wrong.
This mistake on my part became the group joke and I was frequently
reminded about this mistake for the rest of the night.

Overall, all of the senators we saw were very supportive of the bills.
However, some groups faced lots of opposition and rejection. Some
groups had it so bad that the senators didn't even listen to them and
stated that they had very little interest in helping the NFB of
Maryland. One guy said something like, "I have five other appointments
and tasks to do and I can't listen to you right now."

I hope this helps you understand what when on yesterday.
Sincerely,
Nathan Clark

On 1/18/12, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
> 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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