[nfb-talk] [Blindtlk] Refusal To Use A Cane

[Larry D. Keeler]

Sounds more like a personality issue than a blindness issue!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
To: <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Daniel Carr" <danlcarr at www.carrtronics.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] [Blindtlk] Refusal To Use A Cane


> Good afternoon Buddy and everyone,
>
>    While we don't want to push folks away with "Strong-arm" tactics it has
> also been said that the NFB is made up of individuals who know their 
> limits
> and base decisions on what they will tolerate in a particular environment 
> or
> situation on those limits. What may seem to be "Strong-arm" to one person
> could very well be a"Protective mechanism" to some one else when dealing
> with  specific matters involving others. To us it's far better not to have
> someone that continues to refuse to learn blindness skills visit us in our
> home than to have them come only to have World War III break out and 
> someone
> end up in jail or something like that! Anyone that has been around the
> organization who knows us knows that there is a sad history to the 
> comments
> I made above.
>
>    Thoughts of the 2001 National Convention still haunt us to this day. We
> almost had a repeat of that event last summer were it not for this guy's
> quick thinking concerning a roomming invite for the national convention. 
> The
> tone of our conversations leading up to the convention and several other
> aspects of this invite matched those of one of the persons we let stay 
> with
> us in 2001 and the red flags went flying! This time the reg flags weren't
> ignored. We thanked the individual that invited us to room with them and
> made our own reservation and the convention went without a problem.
>
>    Several chapter members have contacted this individual and expressed
> their concern to them about this matter. I'm ready to celebrate Christmas
> and let this one ride until the new year when we'll be holding our 2013
> elections. For all we know the matter may all ready have been taken care 
> of
> and there'll be no need to worry. For the record we've had many
> federationists and others stay with us over the years. They've all used
> travel aids and have various degrees of profficiency with them and other
> blindness skills. As I said we know our limits and will choose our company
> accordingly. Now to get ready for Christmas Vespers From Davidson College
> and to enjoy a delicious plate of spaghetti.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
>
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