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

Sat Jan 21 22:05:27 UTC 2012

Wow, what a day! Thank you for the update!

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: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:04:21 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] latest on the Fair Wages for Workers with 
DisabilitiesAct

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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