[nfb-db] My trip to Seattle for the Washington deaf blind citizens meeting.

[maurice mines]

Hello, I just wanted to drop everyone a line letting you know how a trip to Seattle Washington went on, this was to attend the Washington state deaf blind citizens general meeting.

I just would like to share some thoughts and asked a couple of questions of the group to gain some understanding of a couple of issues. One I found everyone to be very cordial. I found the volunteer interpreters to be extremely helpful at times. Now onto the first of my two questions, is it normal to have major problems toward applying people to find qualified medical interpreting? My next question takes on a potentially much larger issue, if one goes to the   website, www.deafblindpower.com ,  what do you think of the site? Also is there really a large problem with Helen Keller? Because if I’m reading the site right, the deaf blind coalition is advocating for a deaf  blind executive director? Any thoughts on this one? Also a lot of the updates on the site there’s some discussion about the US Department of Education as it relates to Helen Keller international, I know that there are always two sides to every story, is there another side to this story?

Aside from the things I’ve already mentioned, I noticed that the meeting were quite in-depth on Washington state
citizens internal operations. I really do think this is a good thing. In closing, it is a very good thing that I’m learning sign language, because before the afternoon session ended the battery on my Bluetooth system that allowed me to hear the voice interpreter using the PA system, the battery ran out. This of course left me with hearing that some pieces of the voice interpreter and reading what the interpreter was signing to me tactfully, of course since I am just learning I missed quite a few signs, but put together with what I could hear of what was going on I seem to keep it all straight in my mind. This also begins what I think is the in-depth education on current depth blindness issues at the Washington state level. I have already possibly, gotten approval to get preliminary approval to attend their October meeting.

I hope all is well with everyone on the list, and I will be reading your responses? Now here comes my signature file.

Sincerely Maurice mines.
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