[nabs-l] A story

[Rhonda Cruz]

hi abby.  you  did a great job. for helping that young man out.. I
hope you have a great time at convention.

On 7/3/16, Derek Manners via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hey Abby, welcome to convention. I don't think there's anything else to do
> without knowing the whole story. But thank you for being a beacon for this
> young man. I'm sure it meant a lot to him.
>
> Best regards
> Derek Manners
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jul 2, 2016, at 8:07 PM, Abby Bolling via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>> I am currently at NFB convention, and have spent some time in the exhibit
>> hall.
>> I won't  mention any names here to protect the privacy of this person.
>> I was approached by a young man who was having a hard time.
>> I stood and talked with him for a while. He had been to an NFB center
>> before, but was unable to finish the curriculum. Since he had been pulled
>> from the program, he has been told "You can't do, — something — because
>> your blind."
>> He could not understand why he was feeling so confused in this
>> environment.  I was able to figure out that he has been told he can't do
>> something, but then came to convention, and is seeing all these blind
>> people being all kinds of independent.
>> He then asked me if there was something wrong with him , which I said
>> absolutely not. I depressed to him that he can be independent, he has all
>> the tools to become self-sufficient and independent, he just needs to
>> learn how to use these tools.
>> He asked to visit the Blind Inc. table which I took him too.  but I am
>> wondering if there was anything else I should have said or done  for him?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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