[nabs-l] SHARE WIDELY: National Federation of the Blind Is Seeking to Support DREAMers

Tue Sep 26 19:18:03 UTC 2017

Hello.
I have seen people try to learn English as a second language, and can 
safely say resources to do this as a blind individual are much less than 
most ESL learners, as much of the typical teaching style is in pictures. 
And while it isn't unique to DACA beneficiaries, it is a very large 
segment of ESL learners. Therefore, I believe the support is justified, 
and support the other views being voiced in this thread in their 
defense. I would also point out that many of the barriers are not merely 
democratic. their are often physical and societal barriers in the way as 
well, and i think a lot have help can be had without breaking our 
mission. Also, we are a minority. It makes sense to try and help others 
in said minority when they need it, and now, I'd say there's a need.

Jessica.

On 9/26/2017 1:01 PM, Joe Orozco via NABS-L wrote:
> Hello,
>
> @ Sarah:
>
> Forgive me. My intent was not to advance this idea that the NFB should
> wash its hands of the immigration problem altogether. As I previously
> wrote, if there are deficiencies in the bureaucratic application
> process owed to equal access, the NFB should absolutely get involved
> and eliminate those challenges. As to the issue of language
> proficiency, I would argue that is a problem that transcends the DACA
> debate. I agree learning English can be challenging, but that problem
> is not unique to DACA beneficiaries. The issue ought to be explored
> through a neutral lens that takes into account the difficulties in
> learning English itself and not through the polarizing view that DACA
> represents. While I can absolutely appreciate that the blindness
> community is as diverse as its broader counterpart, at some point it
> is worth asking ourselves if we are advocating for the blind
> individual or the blind individual who is also undocumented. It's that
> secondary step that could inhibit our ability to be effective at the
> first goal, and if we are not effective at meeting the basic needs of
> the blind individual, we are certainly not going to be great at
> meeting the unique needs of so many other segments of society that are
> independent of blindness.
>
> @ Roanna:
>
> No argument here. The discussion is important. Understanding the issue
> is important. Devoting resources to it? That's where I'm getting
> stuck. We do not have infinite staff, time, and money. If we could
> succeed at cracking the unemployment problem for all blind people, we
> might actually make it possible for DACA beneficiaries to enjoy a
> better life after they graduate college. Why is it that in 2017, a
> blind person's employment choices are either professional white collar
> or blind-friendly? There are broad segments of the employment sector
> we have not successfully penetrated despite advances in technology and
> NFB training. Maybe that is the piece of this initiative that is
> inhibiting my own ability to take a long view on this item. We want to
> analyze employment challenges for DACA beneficiaries when we barely
> understand the employment challenges for the rest of the community?
>
> @ Tyler:
>
> I never said our work should only concentrate on blind citizens. My
> position has always been to advocate for everyone, regardless of DACA
> eligibility.
>
> DACA did not inhibit a blind person's ability to make a living in the
> United States. An increasing number of states and local municipalities
> were already offering benefits to undocumented persons before DACA was
> ever enacted. Again I ask, what do you think the thousands of
> undocumented people were doing before 2012?
>
> No, I've already admitted learning English is not easy, but nor is it
> unique to DACA beneficiaries.
>
> I'm going to assume your example of picking up trash on the side of
> the street to earn money to pay for language courses was sarcasm. If I
> were a liberal, I would pounce on that point to ask what the harm is
> in trash collection as a profession? As a conservative, I would
> applaud the opportunity for blind people to be able to equally
> participate in that line of work as a means to get off government
> assistance and improve their lot in life.
>
> Will learning the language be costly? Yes, but, well, it's going to be
> costly for everyone. Should we extend unique advantages to someone
> just because they are undocumented?
>
> Again, no argument on the accessibility to the paperwork. If that is
> an issue, we should help. I'm not sure to whom that responsibility
> would fall. Local chapters? A division? Our legal counsel? I'm sure
> that could be sorted out.
>
> To a certain extent, we can agree this is not a black and white issue.
> For me though, the gray has everything to do with new arrivals in the
> country, and even challenges with learning the language, and little to
> do with the controversial policy issued by a former president
> interested in bypassing Congress.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Joe
>
>
> On 9/26/17, Littlefield, Tyler via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I want to address some of Joe's points, because they're worth discussion
>> here.
>>
>> While we do have a small scope and our work should apply to advocacy,
>> that does not mean that the NFB as an organization should be only
>> focused on blind people who are citizens; issues that affect blind
>> people within this country are our focus and should be. You say that
>> removal of DACA does not prevent those people from living the life they
>> want, but it most certanly does if that also revokes and puts into
>> question their legal status; as someone who was under DACA, they had the
>> chance for a future here that will not be provided them otherwise.
>>
>> Also although you brush over it, learning English for everyone is not an
>> easy job, and depending on your resources is not always going to be the
>> first thing people do. Those classes cost money--and I'm sure that you
>> have a way for them to raise it, perhaps by picking up trash on the
>> street or something else just as unlikely, but the reality is that those
>> classes are costly. If you're blind and new to the country, you're also
>> going to potentially run into access barriers, which again is where the
>> NFB can help.
>>
>> Finally and perhaps most importantly is your claim that filling out
>> these forms is straight-forward and accessible. I know many people who
>> have immigrated to the country, many of whom are sighted and speak
>> fairly good English and filling out these forms was certainly not a
>> cakewalk for them. If you want to add to that mix the fact that someone
>> who is blind from another country may not be exposed to screen-reading
>> software or have access to a system with a screen reader built in, or
>> may have been provided paper forms, or any of the above with the
>> combined note that they haven't taken the dive to become "more
>> employable" in your mind and learned English, this process is going to
>> be much more complex.
>>
>> These issues affect people in different ways, and stating that people
>> should do x for y to occur without looking at the underlying issues and
>> understanding that there may be barriers that prevent that is going to
>> cause problems. This is not a solution in black and white where there
>> exists only one way out.
>> On 9/26/2017 9:57 AM, Sarah via NABS-L wrote:
>>> Joe, perhaps the diversity of experiences that people are having with
>>> immigration is why the discussion needs to be had. If you found it easy to
>>> navigate the process and Miso did not, what were the differences in your
>>> two experiences? Were they language-based? Were they differences that
>>> actually did have to do with blindness, e.g. technology you were able to
>>> obtain that she was not, tech that did not support her language at the
>>> time, etc? Yes, learning English should be a goal for anyone entering this
>>> country. I am a language professor... You might be surprised how many
>>> emails I field from people who are seeking ways to teach English
>>> effectively to refugees, specifically to teach English reading skills. For
>>> some people, learning English is not an easy process, especially if they
>>> come from a country where blindness is treated as a condition that means
>>> you are cared for instead of employable. The NFB really does need to
>>> consider what impact blindness has on immigration and refugees; and I
>>> think that it will not be the same impact for each individual who enters
>>> this country. We have the potential to be able to work collaboratively
>>> with other agencies or simply to wash our hands and say it isn't our
>>> business. But it is our business.
>>>
>>>
>>> Rev. Sarah Blake LaRose
>>> http://www.sarahblakelarose.com
>>> Accessible instruction in Biblical languages
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joe Orozco
>>> via NABS-L
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 7:57 AM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Joe Orozco <jsoro620 at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] SHARE WIDELY: National Federation of the Blind Is
>>> Seeking to Support DREAMers
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Interesting points. Let me offer a few rebuttals for the sake of
>>> discussion. I realize my opposition will not change anything, but
>>> hopefully the discussion is of some thoughtful value.
>>>
>>> @ Ashley:
>>>
>>> First, state rehabilitation services are not denied to persons with no
>>> legal immigration status. DACA did not magically open these services.
>>>
>>> Second, language barriers can be a challenge to all persons, not just
>>> undocumented immigrants. Learning the English language ought to be a goal
>>> for everyone to achieve to be marketable in this employment industry.
>>>
>>> Third, what government services would blind DREAMers not be able to
>>> procure if DACA truly expired? Somehow we have gotten it into our heads
>>> that before DACA, life was truly dismal for undocumented blind persons.
>>> Yes, it was challenging, but what do we suppose blind immigrants were
>>> doing before DACA was enacted under Obama? What do we assume blind persons
>>> over the age of 31 are doing now? If things have truly been that critical,
>>> why have we as a blind movement not acknowledged the epidemic sooner?
>>>
>>> You wrote: "4. Dreamers may be denied other services their fellow dreamers
>>> can partake of."
>>>
>>> Forgive me. I'm an idiot. What did you mean by this point?
>>>
>>> @ Miso:
>>>
>>> My point was not so much that disability and immigration are two different
>>> issues. My point is that with limited capital, with limited resources, why
>>> are we pursuing a narrow scope and highly controversial advocacy issue
>>> when there is already an array of social justice organizations taking up
>>> the cause?
>>>
>>> To be clear, DACA is not what keeps a blind person from living the life
>>> they want. Their legal status is creating that prevention. DACA is, at
>>> best, a short-term cure for a long-term problem.
>>>
>>> Should there be collaboration between disability rights and immigration
>>> groups? Sure, but that should be part of a general outreach strategy, not
>>> a specific initiative. By your logic, what we really ought to be doing to
>>> help blind undocumented people is provide assistance navigating the
>>> immigration process, and that isn't really a part of our core mission.
>>> It's not our expertise, and nor should it be. Our objective is more
>>> collective.
>>>
>>> Could USCIS be more accommodating? I suppose that depends on your
>>> experience. I navigated the system more than a decade ago. I did so
>>> independently, without the need for legal counsel or immigration rights
>>> advocacy. I am by no means suggesting my experience should set the bar for
>>> everyone else's progress, but in terms of website accessibility and forms,
>>> I remember being quite surprised at how straightforward the application
>>> went. Regardless of my own experiences though, here is a place where the
>>> NFB could insert itself. Government resource accessibility ought to be
>>> equal for all, not because it affects a segment of society but because
>>> public resources from any agency are legally bound to be accessible.
>>>
>>> Anyway, I don't want to belabor the point if I am a minority of one.
>>> The initiative feels a little random to me, a little too much like the
>>> eager kid pushing for a place at a table where we do not have strategic
>>> advantage. If we want to help DACA beneficiaries, the best way to go about
>>> it is by ensuring the equal compensation of all blind workers. We should
>>> ensure equal access to the classroom and workplace for all blind students,
>>> employees and job applicants. Our community is already too small for us to
>>> believe that blind DACA beneficiaries are somehow at a unique
>>> disadvantage.
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/24/17, Miso Kwak via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> Thank you for asking.
>>>> For the sake of privacy, I will write without much personal details.
>>>> In my opinion, one issue is in navigating the process of receiving
>>>> accommodations when people with disabilities must work with U.S.
>>>> Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS.) Working with USCIS could
>>>> include applying for permanent residency, applying for citizenship,
>>>> and a range of other services.
>>>> Based on my personal experience, USCIS staff are not super
>>>> knowledgeable about how to execute accommodation for people with
>>>> disabilities.
>>>> Immigrant rights organizations are not well-equipped with knowledge on
>>>> requesting accommodations either based on my experience.
>>>> Similarly, most people in organizations like NFB are not knowledgeable
>>>> about immigration related procedures, and are unable to help when
>>>> their members seek help with immigration related matters.
>>>>
>>>> In regards to why disability and immigration are not separate issues,
>>>> many people come to U.S. for better medical care or simply better
>>>> opportunity as people with disabilities. In other words, for some
>>>> people, having a disability themselves or having a child with
>>>> disability is primary reason why they forgo the comfort of their
>>>> homeland and immigrate to the U.S. even when (in some cases) they risk
>>>> being undocumented because U.S. offers better medical care and
>>>> educational opportunities than their home country.
>>>>
>>>> On another note, I would like to note that NFB is not the only
>>>> disability rights advocacy organization that  is taking a stance on
>>>> DACA repeal.
>>>>
>>>> National Council on Independent Living expressed its stance on this
>>>> article:
>>>> http://www.advocacymonitor.com/ncil-condemns-the-decision-to-end-daca/
>>>>
>>>> Miso
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 9/24/17, Sarah via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> Miso, please explain more about your immigration process. (You may do
>>>>> so privately if you wish.) This is something that I for one would
>>>>> like to understand more about. How was this impacted by your
>>>>> blindness and what do immigration organizations need to know? I think
>>>>> that what you say here is extremely valuable, and while I agree thhat
>>>>> educating other organizations will take a long time I also think it
>>>>> is part of what we need to do. I work with other organizations that
>>>>> support immigrant rights in various ways, and I would like to educate
>>>>> them as much as possible.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Rev. Sarah Blake LaRose
>>>>> http://www.sarahblakelarose.com
>>>>> Accessible instruction in Biblical languages
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Miso
>>>>> Kwak via NABS-L
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2017 6:35 PM
>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Cc: Miso Kwak <misokwak12 at gmail.com>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] SHARE WIDELY: National Federation of the Blind
>>>>> Is Seeking to Support DREAMers
>>>>>
>>>>> Joe and others who may share his sentiments, I would like to preface
>>>>> this email by saying that I am neither an expert, nor deeply involved
>>>>> in NFB leadership.
>>>>> However, I am also a naturalized citizen, who self-identify as a 1.5
>>>>> generation immigrant.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, for those who argue that disability and immigration are two
>>>>> completely separate issues, I am here as one of many living
>>>>> counterexamples to that argument.
>>>>>
>>>>> If NFB or any other organization for that matter claims to be a
>>>>> consumer organization promoting the blind to live the lives they
>>>>> want, I think it is the organization's responsibility to stand with
>>>>> blind people who are affected by such major policy as DACA repeal.
>>>>> Bluntly speaking, regardless of one's view on whether DACA should be
>>>>> allowed or not, it is fact that with the repeal of DACA, blind people
>>>>> who are DACA recepients cannot live the lives they want, figuratively
>>>>> and literally.
>>>>>
>>>>> My personal belief is that organizations serving the blind and
>>>>> immigrant rights organizations must collaborate in order to meet the
>>>>> needs of blind immigrants. Immigrant rights organization are not
>>>>> often equipped well enough to understand and serve people with not
>>>>> just blindness but any other disabilities. My personal experience of
>>>>> going through the naturalization process is one evidence.
>>>>> Similarly, organizations that are solely dedicated to serving people
>>>>> with disabilities are often poorly equipped with the ability and
>>>>> sensitivity to serve immigrants (whether the immigration was legal or
>>>>> not)
>>>>>
>>>>> I am afraid it may take too long to see collaboration between
>>>>> disability focused organization and immigrant rights organization,
>>>>> but I believe NFB's effort to learn more about the blind people
>>>>> affected by the repeal of DACA is a necessary first step forward.
>>>>>
>>>>> Miso Kwak
>>>>>
>>>>> On 9/24/17, Ashley Bramlett via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>> Joe,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll try to be nonpartisan here. The DACA is a major thing impacting
>>>>>> all those immigrants in it.
>>>>>> I would guess it may impact blind  people more in the following ways:
>>>>>> 1. It may impact their ability to receive state vocational rehab
>>>>>> services that we all get or can get.
>>>>>> 2. Unemployment among any immigrant population is hindered by  the
>>>>>> language
>>>>>>
>>>>>> barriers. I  have seen it firsthand.
>>>>>> While most people can go out and grab low wage jobs, blind people
>>>>>> are excluded from these service sector jobs which require little
>>>>>> language skills. Immigrants including dreamers partake in these jobs
>>>>>> such as housekeeping staff at hotels, cleaning facilities in public
>>>>>> areas such as our colleges and universities, painting houses, and of
>>>>>> course lawn services.
>>>>>> Blind people who cannot fluently read and write english are more
>>>>>> negatively
>>>>>>
>>>>>> impacted. When an immigrant I know tried to take ESL classes at
>>>>>> Northern virginia community college, it is my understanding he could
>>>>>> not follow the class due to the visual nature of it such as pictures
>>>>>> in workbooks. And, of
>>>>>>
>>>>>> course Nova is terrible at accomodations and failed to help this
>>>>>> student with special needs succeed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 3. Blind Dreamers may also have a harder time securing other
>>>>>> government services.
>>>>>> 4. Dreamers may be denied other services their fellow dreamers can
>>>>>> partake of.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm glad NFB is taking this up.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes it is true we are vastly underemployed in general. It is true we
>>>>>> have a
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ways to go in that area for all Americans.
>>>>>> I think a huge hindrance to employment is accessibility of software.
>>>>>> I've seen it firsthand. I'm hoping NFB will make headway in advocacy
>>>>>> for accessibility sooner than later.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Its also true that none of the NFB national resolutions spoke of
>>>>>> this issue.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> However, I believe the resolutions were written prior to Mr. Trump's
>>>>>> decision.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Its something to ask the national office if you are still curious.
>>>>>> I'm a naturalized citizen too, and I definitely understand your
>>>>>> concerns.
>>>>>> As a naturalized citizen, I want to be a first class citizen and
>>>>>> earn my way
>>>>>>
>>>>>> including participating in the workforce but so far many barriers
>>>>>> have hindered me such as attitudes of employers and accessibility of
>>>>>> third party
>>>>>>
>>>>>> software.
>>>>>> However, Dreamers have unique needs and challenges which I, as a
>>>>>> naturalized
>>>>>>
>>>>>> citizen growing up here in American public schools, do not have.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Good questions.
>>>>>> I look forward to the outcome of such studies NFB conducts.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ashley
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Joe via NABS-L
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2017 7:06 PM
>>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>>> Cc: Joe
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] SHARE WIDELY: National Federation of the Blind
>>>>>> Is Seeking to Support DREAMers
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This post has been gnawing at me for over a week. Maybe someone can
>>>>>> help me understand our rationale in getting involved in an issue
>>>>>> that is clearly partisan.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My understanding is that the NFB seeks to enable all blind
>>>>>> individuals to live the life they want, irrespective of immigration
>>>>>> status. No argument here. I appreciate the work we do to provide
>>>>>> equal opportunities for everyone--regardless of their legal status,
>>>>>> which ought not to be any of our business anyway, and regardless of
>>>>>> their membership in our organization.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But now we're talking about devoting already limited resources to
>>>>>> better inform policymakers about the administration's decision to
>>>>>> rescind the DACA program. I don't understand how this became a
>>>>>> priority.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why are we suddenly interested in providing assistance to
>>>>>> beneficiaries of the DACA program? If we are doing our work
>>>>>> correctly, then one could argue the affected blind beneficiaries are
>>>>>> already being served.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why would we collect statistical analyses on the unemployment rate
>>>>>> of the blind before and after the DACA program when we barely have a
>>>>>> handle on the unemployment rate among the majority of blind Americans?
>>>>>> If the general statistics are accurate, then the unemployment rate
>>>>>> among the blind is somewhere in the neighborhood of 75%. I don't
>>>>>> understand why our limited resources would not be devoted to solving
>>>>>> for the employment needs of all blind Americans as opposed to the
>>>>>> needs of the few. The fact we are largely excluded from the vast
>>>>>> majority of minimum wage jobs accessible to the rest of the
>>>>>> population should be of greater concern than the consequences of a
>>>>>> program that was legally and constitutionally controversial to start.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The DACA program is not likely to result in mass deportations and
>>>>>> other grim predictions forecasted by one side of the highly
>>>>>> polarizing issue. The point is part of a larger debate on immigration
>>>>>> reform.
>>>>>> Congress should enact legislation the way it should have done when
>>>>>> the legislative measure was originally proposed under President Bush
>>>>>> in 2007, and to be fair, a bipartisan effort is underway to provide
>>>>>> at least a three-year reprieve to the affected community. Given the
>>>>>> convoluted and hotly contested nature of the overarching dialogue on
>>>>>> the matter, why would the NFB spend its limited political capital
>>>>>> appearing to take sides on this issue?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Looking through this year's resolutions, I see no mention of
>>>>>> devoting resources to beneficiaries of the DACA program. How do we
>>>>>> go about deciding outreach efforts in situations where our mission
>>>>>> was not directed by the objectives agreed to by our convention?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To me, the step feels like an opportunistic means of snagging
>>>>>> attention on an issue that is already steeped in controversy. We are
>>>>>> already fighting an uphill battle on employment equality for those
>>>>>> individuals working in sheltered environments. We already face
>>>>>> educational and employment disparities among highly qualified blind
>>>>>> permanent residents and citizens, born and naturalized.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But, perhaps I am missing something. I'm willing to be educated. As
>>>>>> a naturalized citizen, I understand the benefits of something like
>>>>>> DACA to get ahead in this country. For that, there are other
>>>>>> immigration rights consumer groups. We can trust them to take up the
>>>>>> cry for fair treatment. We can trust them to help undocumented
>>>>>> individuals find and keep a place in our society. I would like to
>>>>>> think we place our trust in the NFB to make that society more
>>>>>> accessible.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Joe
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From: NFBNet-Members-List
>>>>>> [mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>>>>> On
>>>>>> Behalf Of President, National Federation of the Blind via
>>>>>> NFBNet-Members-List
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2017 9:07 AM
>>>>>> To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] SHARE WIDELY: National Federation of
>>>>>> the Blind Is Seeking to Support DREAMers
>>>>>> Importance: High
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> National Federation of the Blind Is Seeking to Support DREAMers
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As the principal vehicle for collective action for the blind in the
>>>>>> United States, the National Federation of the Blind is committed to
>>>>>> enabling all blind people, irrespective of immigration status, to
>>>>>> live the lives we want.
>>>>>> To better inform our current and future advocacy and policy
>>>>>> strategies, the National Federation of the Blind is collecting the
>>>>>> following information to better understand the impact of the
>>>>>> administration's recent decision to rescind the Deferred Action for
>>>>>> Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program among the blind in the United
>>>>>> States.
>>>>>> The information collected will be used to:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1. Identify DREAMers who are blind in order to better understand the
>>>>>> impact on blind people and help inform the National Federation of
>>>>>> the Blind regarding ways the organization can best provide assistance.
>>>>>> 2. Develop an aggregate summary of the blind people in the United
>>>>>> States who participate in the DACA program, which can be shared with
>>>>>> government officials, advocates, and other interested parties.
>>>>>> 3. Develop statistical analyses on the unemployment rate among the
>>>>>> blind before and after the establishment of the DACA program.
>>>>>> 4. Highlight general narratives of blind people living the lives
>>>>>> they want because of the DACA program.
>>>>>> 5. Coordinate a community of blind DACA recipients in order to
>>>>>> maximize the resources available.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you or someone you know is blind and receives DACA benefits,
>>>>>> please complete the National Federation of the Blind DACA form at
>>>>>> the below links (available in Spanish and English), or share this
>>>>>> information with them. If you know of a DREAMer who does not have
>>>>>> internet access, we would appreciate your helping them complete the
>>>>>> form.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Spanish NFB DACA form: https://nfb.org/daca-es English NFB DACA form:
>>>>>> https://nfb.org/daca
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Together with love, hope, and determination, the National Federation
>>>>>> of the Blind transforms dreams into reality. Through this effort we
>>>>>> seek to support the hopes and dreams of blind people seeking to be
>>>>>> fully contributing members of our nation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mark A. Riccobono, President
>>>>>> 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
>>>>>> (410) 659-9314 | Officeofthepresident at nfb.org
>>>>>> Twitter: @Riccobono
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and
>>>>>> friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind.
>>>>>> Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they
>>>>>> want.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>> Miso Kwak
>>>>> University of California, Los Angeles | 2017 Psychology B.A. |
>>>>> Education Studies Minor | Disability Studies Minor
>>>>> (909) 660-1897
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