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Hi Heather,<br>
I agree with Marsha. If you speak to the State Affiliate President
and inform him/her that you are interested in forming a DB committee
with the hope of becoming a DB division and would like their support
or someone you could communicate with from their office. <br>
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Once your group has stepped up to the plate and made it
known-possibly at this upcoming convention; then other interested DB
people may contact you.<br>
Janice<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/3/2014 9:29 AM, Marsha Drenth via
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<div>Heather,</div>
<div>The point of contact person, would be the person who would
head up the effort to form the db group within your state. This
DB group does not have anything to do with any chapter, but is
dealt with by the state affiliate people, like the president and
the board. Granted if there is drama on the state level, that is
a whole another conversation. You should talk directly with your
stat president, not the chapter one. If you want a DB group, get
all the DB people together, aside from the chapter, talk about
what needs to be done, and do it. Of course depending on your
state constitution, depends on if you need to pay dues to a
chapter or can pay those same dues through a state affiliate
division, of course something that can be worked out later or
figured out later. Its fairly easy, it just needs someone who is
willing to be the leader. Like I said forget about the chapter,
forget about the drama, worry about the DB people. Talk with
your state president, although at this point you might want to
wait, as I know your state convention is coming up. And the
president and or state board positions might change. If there
are 10 Deafblind people, in the austin area who are interested
in a deafblind nfb state affiliate division, you have the
people, you just need the lead person, and people who would like
to get involved. Don't wait for the state president or board to
approach you, you approach them, someone approach them. People
do not know the issues until we, deafblind people, bring it to
their eyes, no pun intended. If there are 10 deafblind persons
in the austin area, imagine how many other deafblind persons are
around the state who need someone to speak for them, who could
use the information, who could use an empathy ear, again no pun
intended. This is not an Austin thing, this is a Texas issue.
Like I said forget the drama, do not even go through the
chapter, go right to the state president. </div>
<div>Just my two cents, <br>
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Marsha drenth
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On Nov 3, 2014, at 6:28 AM, heather albright via nfb-db <<a
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Yes I am kind of a member of
the Austin chapter! But it has problems and I did not
want to be caught up with them! Our deaf blind devision
here is lacking to say the lease! I asked a couple of
friends if they would be a contact. But like me they
don't want to be part of the drama here! I think at least
ten of us are here at least who are are db or want to work
in that field in Austin! If we could form our own chapter,
maybe! But, than that would require us to be involved in
some other sorted drama; by the current NFB chapter!
Heather </font></div>
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [nfb-db] Texas
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Heather, I don't know the answer to your question, but do
you live in Texas? I'm wondering if we have a DB contact in
Texas. re you a member of the NFB? Do you have a home
chapter? Who is your Texas Affiliate President? Cathy<br>
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