[nabs-l] young professionals division?

Fri Jun 14 04:16:21 UTC 2013

Separate division; but remember, I am a grad student and 34; how should I be
included, or should I just simply not bother?  

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ashley Bramlett
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 10:50 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] young professionals division?

greg,
I agree. Young professionals have different challenges and interests than
students.
Inclusion in the workplace, access to technology and securing accomodations
are just some issues that come to mind.
So I think a separate division would be better for this purpose than
expanding nabs.
Mentoring is a great idea  and the groups can work together on some stuff,
but yet I believe you need a separate division to meet and attract young
professionals.

I won't be at convention, but those of you expressing interest, I hope you
gather and further discuss it.

Ashley

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Aikens
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 10:29 PM
To: jsoro620 at gmail.com ; National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] young professionals division?

I agree that young professionals have different challenges and interests
than most of your student population.  That doesn't mean we can't still act
as mentors and have a good relationship with NABS, I just think there is
enough of a difference in need and purpose to make a separate group better
for all involved.

I'm also not sure that a full blown division would really be necessary, but
maybe so.  I like the idea of opportunities to network and mentor one
another.  I really like the sense of camaraderie I see in older generations
of NFBers who have worked together for decades.

Anybody interested in doing a brown bag lunch at convention this year to
brainstorm and talk about what this might look like?  I know convention time
is busy, so if lunch doesn't work, maybe another format would be better.

I really like this idea and if others do too, I would love to keep the
conversation going.  Those of you who are interested and will be at
convention, let's get together.

-Greg

On Jun 13, 2013, at 8:36 PM, "Joe" <jsoro620 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I see the rationale for expanding NABS, but one, it would make the 
> scope of the organization that much broader than it already is, and 
> two, NABS still has to get in the weeds of the philosophy 
> fundamentals: training centers, disability offices, the importance of 
> self-advocacy, etc. When I think of a professional organization, I'm 
> thinking concrete items like accessibility in the workplace, a measure 
> of mentorship for people working in similar fields such as federal 
> employees, and yes, a means of enabling otherwise busy professionals 
> to lend a hand with advocacy. I'm a busy guy but still like signing 
> petitions and calling up congress people in favor of or in protest to 
> some measure or another. Having opened this can of worms, I want to be 
> clear that I'm not saying the NFB should dramatically change itself to 
> meet every unique need of a young professional, but to an extend there 
> needs to be a cool factor that overrides a person's sense of apathy. I 
> get up at
> 4:00
> in the morning to be at my office by 6:00. I get home more or less 
> around 5:00, and I need something to make me want to go to a chapter
meeting.
> Yes,
> it's only once a month, but you active chapter members know there is a 
> lot more activity than just the one gathering. Yes, there are dozens 
> of divisions that cater to specific interests, hence my opposition to 
> most divisions in general, but having too many choices makes people 
> like me not want to participate in any of it. If I don't make it to 
> the national convention and can't make Washington Seminar, where does 
> that leave people like me? Perhaps an alternative organization, but 
> being burned out on the Federation does not mean I think the 
> organization is a bad one. Anyway, enough babble from me. If I express 
> these sentiments at all, it is because I think NABS could be in the 
> position to generate some possibilities. Maybe a happy hour for 
> professionals next year in Washington? It'd be a start.
>
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Wasif, 
> Zunaira
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 2:37 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] young professionals division?
>
> Maybe NABS should simply be extended to  include young professionals 
> as well as students.  We can all be in the same division.  That way 
> mentoring can take place with ease.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Greg 
> Aikens
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 1:08 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] young professionals division?
>
> I would also be interested in having a place to network with other 
> young professionals.
>
>
> On Jun 13, 2013, at 10:13 AM, "Stephanie H. DeLuca" 
> <sjhhirst at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi, I was reading through the NABS digest, and someone had mentioned 
>> an NFB young professionals division ..... that it doesn't exist lol 
>> Is this something people would be interested in?  Perhaps we can put 
>> it on the agenda for the NABS meeting at National Convention. ~ 
>> Stephanie
>>
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