[Nfb-editors] Blueprint to a basic newsletter

[Joe Orozco]

Mike, 

Fair enough.  I thought it would be worth at least exploring.  Again, I am
talking about an article every blue moon as opposed to something like a
regular column.  When it comes to financial education, there is more than
one way to increase your capital, but people are more likely to listen if
the information is received from a trusted source.  My employer's
educational model relies on dispensing information through shelters,
clinics, libraries, housing counseling services and other familiar
establishments, because we know the average consumer is not going to pick up
a brochure on their own and start reading.  Some things like identity
protection, proper use of credit cards, and basic banking are fundamental
issues that do not lend themselves to bias, and I would think the
information is important when things like telephone bill statements are not
always easy to decipher in Braille, let alone in print.  Unfortunately, your
argument about integrating the blind into society could work both ways.
Theoretically, if that were true, we would give more exposure to everyday
activities in hopes that people will take more advantage of the various
services out there, but I suppose this is another issue where we can agree
to disagree.

Best,

Joe

"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing