[nfb-talk] Convention

[T. Joseph Carter]

Oh there’s a wide range of people at national convention, some of 
which have absolutely no skills to speak of.  It’s kind of 
depressing, but at the same time it is a sign of hope to see them 
there, probably many of them being introduced for the first time to 
the concept that more and better are possible—even for them.

Joseph - kf7qzc


On Wed, Aug 03, 2011 at 10:50:25PM -0400, bookwormahb at earthlink.net wrote:
>Dave,
>Great points from personal experience! But given the philosophy of 
>independence, I'm kind of surprised you've seen individuals who need 
>help cutting meat.  I would think those people would be embarrassed 
>to be at a NFB convention with many independent blind people. I've 
>certainly seen many different types of people with a wide range of 
>interests at conventions. I have been to mainly state ones but one 
>part of a national one.  Yes there is certainly diversity.
>Ashley
>
>-----Original Message----- From: David Andrews
>Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 10:41 PM
>To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Convention
>
>John:
>
>I have been to quite a number of NFb conventions, and I will say that
>I have observed a wide range of persons and abilities.  I have seen
>some great travelers, and I have seen people who bring a sighted
>parent or friend because they don't travel alone.  I have seen people
>who went through buffet lines with little or no assistance, and I
>have had dinner with people who requested that the waiter or waitress
>cut their meat.  I suspect that the range of people and abilities is
>much greater than you think.
>
>Dave
>
>At 04:13 PM 8/2/2011, you wrote:
>>Well, I presume you're asking how I know that those who attend the 
>>conventions are the best of the best. And I'll admit its just 
>>speculation. But it just stands to reason. Of course, it wouldn't 
>>be a perfect correllation either.  But I'm sure the majority of 
>>people at the NFB conventions are those who have it together (for 
>>lack of a better term).
>>
>>I once got into a debate with someone from the ACB who questioned 
>>the 70% unemployment figure for blind people. He had done  a survey 
>>of ACB members and found that the unemployment rate was more like 
>>30 - 40%. But I pointed out that ACB members probably aren't 
>>average blind people. 30 - 40% of ACB members might be unemployed 
>>but that doesn't mean that 30 - 40% of all blind people are 
>>unemployed.
>>
>>NFB members probably aren't average either, especially those who 
>>attend conventions. So you probably couldn't get an accurate 
>>glimpse into the lives of the average blind person even if you 
>>expanded the voting to those not attending the convention. But it 
>>would help, IMO.
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>nfb-talk mailing list
>nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org
>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
>nfb-talk:
>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org/bookwormahb%40earthlink.net
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>nfb-talk mailing list
>nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org
>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nfb-talk:
>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org/carter.tjoseph%40gmail.com