[nfb-db] nadb

[Janice Toothman]

Hi Randy,
I want to say that I feel strongly that each DB person's circumstances 
are unique and perhaps changing over time.  We need to use the mode of 
language  communication that will allow us the ability to communicate 
and express ourselves with ease and without stress or undue hardship 
(e.g., eye strain). It is my personal feeling  that those DB, who  use 
tactile ASL are just as welcome in the NFB.  However, the we have to 
work on the larger NFB to accept the  deaf-blind in all our diversity.
Janice

On 8/5/2013 12:19 AM, Randall Pope wrote:
> Hi Scott and all,
>
> I welcome the opportunity to speak with you.  Just let me know when you will
> be in Baltimore.
>
> Janice, I'm sorry that I was not able to be in touch with you as I have a
> lot on my plate at the moment in rebuilding AADB, plus I'm with decline
> vision loss in the past two years. It's no fun, especially when I used ASL
> most of the time.  At the moment, I have been working on ASL tactile plus
> picking up on Pro Tactile.  It's not easy for me.   Nevertheless, I'm
> willing to free up some time with you if you want to try again.
>
> All, I'm sure that the SSP resolution was created with good intentions.
> However I see one or two provision that left me wondering if the DB division
> of the NFB really want to work with the ASL DB people.  As many may have
> read it, this probably the reasons why most on AADB-L did not responded.
>
> Being hard of hearing myself, I fully understand the plight that many of you
> gone through as DB people, including having some issues with DB people who
> use ASL as their native language.    At the same, I see that the DB people
> using ASL are having basically the very same issues with the HOH DB people.
> Keep in mind that the culturally ASL DB live in a different culture world
> than the hoh DB, similar to the English and Hispanic people, two different
> set of people living in two different cultures.  In a nutshell, it's simply
> a lack of understand of each other is the heart of the problem.
>
> Lastly, I would like to leave with you this thought:  "To understand a
> person, one must walk in his or her shoes."
>
> Randy Pope
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-db [mailto:nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Scott Davert
> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 4:36 AM
> To: NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-db] nadb
>
> Hello.
> AADB no longer has an official office, though they did have paid staff in
> the past, along with an office in Silver Springs. They have a newly
> appointed president, so it'll be interesting to see if he can pull the
> sambles the organization has been left in back together. I really hope the
> board and its membership can get back on their feet. I did post the
> resolution to the AADB membership mailing list, and there was not much of a
> reaction. in fact, those who replied simply criticized the grammar of the
> resolution instead of thinking that perhaps getting involved would be more
> productive. It's quite sad actually. I was hoping that this could be some
> sort of way that the NFB DB Devision and AADB could collaborate. I need to
> speak with Randy, the new president, on some other advocacy work he and I
> are doing, and will see if I can still get more than semantic type debates
> out of him in private.
>
> Take care,
> Scott
>
> On 7/22/13, Lydia Roth <lrroth55 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I just checked their site and they're now in Kensington, MD.
>>
>> The website is:
>>
>> www.aadb.org
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7/22/13, Lydia Roth <lrroth55 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I know some of the people in AADB.  Last I heard, the headquarters
>>> were in Silver Spring, MD.  Not sure if they're still there.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/22/13, Sheila Leigland <sleigland at bresnan.net> wrote:
>>>> hi is anyone familiar with the american association of deafblind? I
>>>> understand they are out of Oregon.
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> "For we walk by faith, not by sight"
>>> 2 Corinthians 5:7
>>>
>>
>> --
>> "For we walk by faith, not by sight"
>> 2 Corinthians 5:7
>>
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