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

Sat Apr 19 05:20:08 UTC 2014

Well said Rox.  --  Cheri

In a message dated 4/17/2014 7:31:31 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
pawpower4me at gmail.com writes:

The issues happening at HK are typical of issues happening in blindness  
and other agencies across the country.  This includes lack of  representation 
by the population they serve in middle, upper, and executive  positions, and 
on the governing board.  
this needs to change, not just at HKNC, but at NIB and other agencies  
serving blind and Deafblind people.  
Like many agencies, HKNC advocates for the inclusion of the population  
they serve, but when the rubber meets the road, they, themselves stand in the  
way of that inclusion by keeping people will disabilities out of positions 
of  authority.  Hopefully this will change, and I have reason to think, that  
at least at HKNC, progress is being made in this area.  

Rox and the kitchen Bitches:   
Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
_Pawpower4me at gmail.com_ (mailto:Pawpower4me at gmail.com) 
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On Apr 17, 2014, at 8:22 AM, "Darlene Laibl-Crowe" <_dlaiblcrowe at att.net_ 
(mailto:dlaiblcrowe at att.net) >  wrote:

Well  said, Marsha!  I know from experience HKNC is a great source of  
resources and are solely focused ont eh needs of the Deaf Blind; even their  
representatives are open and willing to do all they can to support the Deaf  
Blind community of each state.  I agree with Marsha, if you know of  someone 
who is qualified, then by all means, suggest to them to apply for  the 
position! 
Darlene 

From: nfb-db [mailto:nfb-db-bounces at nfbnet.org]  On Behalf Of Marsha Drenth
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014  8:52 AM
To: NFB Deaf-Blind Division Mailing  List
Subject: Re: [nfb-db] My trip to Seattle for the Washington  deaf blind 
citizens meeting.

Hello,

I am on several email lists for the helen keller national  center. first 
HKNC is looking for an executive director. the position has  been open for a 
while. Many people think that this position should be filled  with a 
deafblind person with the right qualifications. I know that HKNC is  in the process 
of finding that person. With that said, many people "think"  that HKNC has 
in the past discriminated against the deafblind in their  ability to work at 
HKNC, those people say this is due to many different  reasons. If you all 
know anyone who is qualified to be the director, they  are deafblind, then 
they need to apply. This is all I know. Further I am  only giving the opinions 
of those who are on the several email lists I am  on, not mine. 

Marsha drenth   

Sent with my IPhone  

Please note that this email communication has been sent  using my iPhone. 
As such, I may have used dictation and had made attempts to  mitigate errors. 
Please do not be hesitant to ask for clarification as  necessary. 

On Apr 15, 2014, at 12:07  AM, maurice mines <_kd0iko at icloud.com_ 
(mailto:kd0iko at icloud.com) >  wrote:

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_ 
(http://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.
Student  accessibility aid.
Voicemail phone, 360-524-0791.
School/work email  address, _Maurice.mines at PCC.edu_ 
(mailto:Maurice.mines at PCC.edu) .
Amateur  radio call sign, kd0iko.
Note I'm using Dragon dictate version 3 for  the Mac to dictate the 
contents of this document, or email.
Please  excuse any errors as they may be the result of the software, or the 
 dictation  process.

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