[nabs-l] Revisiting idea of division for students with multipledisabilities

[Beth Taurasi]

The=20organization=20should=20be=20all=20walks=20of=20life,=20not=20just=20=
students.=20=20
Thanks.
Beth

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Darian=20via=20nabs-l=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To:=20Jahmal=20Lovato=20<jahmallovato at me.com>,National=20Association=20of=20=

Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Sun,=2013=20Jul=202014=2018:04:17=20-0700
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Revisiting=20idea=20of=20division=20for=20stude=
nts=20
with=20multipledisabilities

Hello=20again,
Upon=20further=20consideration=20I=20am=20wondering=20if=20such=20a=20
division/group=20would=20be=20as=20effective=20if=20limited=20to=20a=20stud=
ent=20
population?=20Would=20it=20have=20a=20greater=20voice=20if=20such=20a=20gro=
up=20was=20
composed=20of=20many=20others=20with=20multiple=20disabilities=20from=20oth=
er=20
walks=20of=20life?
If=20the=20focus=20is=20meant=20to=20be=20solely=20for=20multiply=20disable=
d=20students=20
then=20maybe=20the=20organizing=20needs=20to=20be=20within=20the=20structur=
e=20of=20the=20
national=20Association=20of=20blind=20students.=20Maybe=20a=20committee=20a=
s=20a=20
part=20of=20nabs=20would=20be=20a=20good=20start.=20If=20it=20=20were=20me,=
=20I=20would=20
contact=20the=20president=20of=20our=20National=20Student=20Division=20and/=
or=20a=20
member=20of=20our=20Student=20Division=20board=20of=20directors=20to=20gaug=
e=20
interest/prospects/possibilities.
We=20have=20a=20very=20good=20mix=20of=20returning=20veteran=20leadership,=
=20and=20
infusion=20of=20incoming=20energetic,=20enthusiastic=20and=20talented=20
individuals=20that=20round=20out=20the=202014-2015=20board.=20=20I=20encour=
age=20you=20
or=20anyone=20with=20any=20ideas=20that=20might=20even=20possibly=20serve=20=
to=20
benefit=20students=20around=20the=20country=20to=20get=20to=20know=20these=
=20folks.=20=20
As=20well,=20I=20know=20that=20each=20and=20every=20member=20of=20the=20boa=
rd=20wants=20to=20
and=20will=20make=20good=20on=20their=20word=20to=20work=20with=20and=20get=
=20to=20know=20
you.=20=20So,=20sounds=20like=20a=20great=20opportunity=20to=20work=20toget=
her=20and=20
see=20what=20comes=20of=20it.=20=20=20Darian


=20On=20Jul=2013,=202014,=20at=205:36=20PM,=20Jahmal=20Lovato=20via=20nabs-=
l=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>=20wrote:

=20Hello,
=20I=20myself=20don=E2=80=99t=20have=20multiple=20disabilities,=20just=20bl=
indness,=20but=20
I=E2=80=99d=20be=20more=20than=20happy=20to=20help=20such=20a=20division=20=
out=20and=20advocate=20
for=20those=20people.
=20Some=20of=20my=20close=20close=20friends=20are=20multiply=20disabled,=20=
and=20I=20have=20
a=20heart=20for=20that=20kind=20of=20advocacy.
=20If=20anything=20happens,=20let=20me=20know.
=20Jahmal

=20On=20Jul=2013,=202014,=20at=205:58=20PM,=20Anjelina=20via=20nabs-l=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>=20wrote:

=20Good=20evening=20all,=20I=20hope=20everyone=20is=20doing=20well=20after=
=20
convention.=20A=20few=20months=20ago=20there=20was=20a=20thread=20about=20s=
tarting=20a=20
division=20or=20group=20of=20students=20who=20are=20interested=20in=20advoc=
ating=20
for=20people=20with=20multiple=20disabilities,=20whether=20they=20be=20
intellectual,=20physical,=20or=20mental.=20Is=20there=20still=20interest?=20=
I'm=20
still=20interested=20but=20was=20wondering=20if=20there=20are=20members=20w=
ho=20would=20
like=20to=20have=20a=20conference=20call=20to=20further=20discuss=20ideas.=
=20Thank=20
you=20for=20any=20responses.

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