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<DIV>Heather, Marsha and Janice are right. You don't need a chapter.
But you do need people who are DB or will work to help the DB. In the Fl.
nfb db constitution only the president and vice of the division have to
be deaf blind. I believe we do have to pay dues to the state
affiliate if we are not in a chapter. The DB division gets to write their
own bi-laws. We have some members on our division who are not
disabled. Just get interested people together and your deaf blind
friends.</DIV>
<DIV>Blessings,</DIV>
<DIV>Cheri Fields</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 11/3/2014 1:02:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
nfb-db@nfbnet.org writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>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><BR>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 nfb-db
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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><BR>Marsha drenth
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<DIV><BR>On Nov 3, 2014, at 6:28 AM, heather albright via nfb-db <<A
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 02, 2014
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [nfb-db] Texas DB</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>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?
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