[nagdu] NAC

[Marianne Denning]

I have read some things from the 90's but I hope we all have changed
over time.  That is why I am looking for current information.

Michael, you may be correct.  I will ask someone with sight to look at
the website and see what they can find out.  It really does say
something if an organization like NAC has a website that is not
accessible.

On 7/12/15, Michael Hingson via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> To add to this, the very fact that we cannot find information on the NAC
> site should tell you a lot. I believe it is not just that the site may not
> be JAWS accessible, but the information is simply not there.
>
> Nac's history is not to accredit good agencies and not to add value to good
> agencies, or even bad ones. You will have to check Monitors from the 70s
> and
> 80s to get more information. I recently read an article in the Feb. 1986
> Monitor and used portions of it in the resolution we passed Thursday
> concerning Leader Dogs.  There is lots of stuff out there that shows what
> Nac is and the lack of value it represents.
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Michael Hingson
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray via
> nagdu
> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 11:02 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Cc: Cindy Ray
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] NAC
>
> NAC accredits agencies mainly because it keeps their coffers filled. They
> accredit them even though there have been things that happened there that
> would cause no one else to accredit. When we went "NAC tracking", they
> would
> not let our representatives into their meetings to dialog with them because
> they didn't want to hear what they have to say. You may have to dig back
> further in the Monitors and the like to get information on the website.
> Cindy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marianne Denning
> via nagdu
> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:57 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Cc: Marianne Denning
> Subject: [nagdu] NAC
>
> I knew that NFB has been aposed to NAC for many years but haven't heard
> much
> about it until this year.  I decided to do some research on the subject.  I
> went to the NAC website and tried to find the list of members but their
> website is not accessible to JAWS.  I am running the most recent release of
> JAWS.  So that didn't get me very far.  I then read the most recent article
> in the Braille Monitor from 2009.  It was an excellent article and gave me
> good information.  I would like to know how many members NAC has at this
> time.  According to the article, the last membership count was from 2003
> and
> there were only 40 NAC members.  There are over 440 agencies throughout the
> U.S. serving the blind in 2009.  If anyone can provide this information I
> would appreciate it.  I found it interesting that, at the time of the
> writing of the article, Ohio and Florida had the most NAC accredited
> organizations.  I believe some organizations in Ohio have not renewed their
> accreditation.  I also believe CARF has an accreditation for organizations
> that provide services to blind people.  Has NFB looked at this
> accreditation?
>
> I have worked for an organization that was NAC accredited and it did a fair
> job of providing services to blind people and an excellent job on hiring
> qualified blind people in all areas.  I don't believe the NAC accreditation
> is responsible for either service delivery or employment.
>
> Sorry about this long email and I hope someone can provide the information
> I
> am seeking.
>
> --
> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
> (513) 607-6053
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-- 
Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053