[Nfb-or] OCB

[don nepple]

hi whwhose is frum the nfbo.  thate is too bade that linda does not like us you know we could give here a lot of good help thanks don frum idaho.
 
> From: tamara.8024 at comcast.net
> To: nfb-or at nfbnet.org
> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:13:09 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-or] OCB
> 
> Mike,
> 
> This is true. However, the way the board is structured and the way it
> relates to the agency gives them little ability to intervene in problems
> within the agency. They deal only with Linda Mock, the agency director.
> She tells them, as far as I can tell, what they want to here, and that's
> that. She shows no interest in actually directing the agency, so problems
> have propagated and become endemic.
> 
> The Board is five members strong (as I recall -- I notice they are no longer
> listed on the agency's website), so the NFB and ACB reps do not a majority
> make.
> 
> Tami Smith-Kinney
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-or-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-or-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 8:46 PM
> To: NFB of Oregon mailing list
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-or] OCB
> 
> The Board of Directors (Commissioners) has a NFB of Oregon and a Oregon 
> Council of the Blind rep.
> 
> Mike
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "alena roberts" <alena.roberts2282 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Oregon mailing list" <nfb-or at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 8:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-or] OCB
> 
> 
> Jeff,
> 
> I think that is some great insight. The commission for the blind is
> for us, so we should have a say in how it's run and how we're served.
> Who do you think would be the best person to contact about getting the
> visually impaired community more involved, and how many people should
> we have backing this idea before we go to the commission? I would
> really be interested in participating in whatever way I can.
> 
> -- 
> Alena Roberts
> Blog: http://www.blindgal.com/
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