[nfb-talk] why is it important to join an organization of theblind?

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi Ken,

I have read Why I am a Federationist (or, more accurately, 
listened to it,) and found it to be a very informative and 
inspiring recording.  In fact, that recording is what got me 
thinking about this topic, which
eventually inspired me to pose the question here.  As to the 
other recording, is it available on the NFB Web site? If not, are 
there any other places I can listen to it online? I would be 
interested in hearing that recording, but just haven't found it 
so far!

Chris
"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The 
real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and 
opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical 
nuisance."
-- Kenneth Jernigan

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Chrane" <kenneth.chrane at verizon.net
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:36:44 -0500
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] why is it important to join an 
organization of theblind?

Hi Chris, please read Why I'm A Federationist, By Kenneth 
Jernigan, which is
in The January 2012 of the Braille Monitor, and read Why the 
National
Federation of the Blind, recorded around 1970, by Kenneth 
Jernigan.

Ken Chrane


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
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Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 8:36 PM
Subject: [nfb-talk] why is it important to join an organization 
of the
blind?


 Fellow Federationists,

 As I have become more and more active in the blind community and 
have met
 more and more blind people, I notice that a lot of blind people 
are not
 affiliated with any organization of the blind, for one reason or 
another.
 Some say they are put off by the political arguments between the 
NFB and
 ACB; some say they don't want to be "tied" to one organization; 
some say
 they don't agree with either organization's philosophy and don't 
want to
 identify themselves with either organization and their 
philosophy, and
 there are other reasons as well.  I try to explain to them the 
value of
 the Federation in my life, and how joining an organization of 
the blind
 connects you with a diverse network of resources, who can help 
answer
 almost any question they would have related to blindness.  I 
also try to
 explain to them that if they had any problems, being a part of 
an
 organization would help them with their advocacy efforts; the 
more people
 you have advocating, the more effective the advocacy is.  But 
they still
 don't want to be affiliated with an organization.  So I want to 
get your
 thoughts on these questions; why do you think it is important to 
be a
 member of an organization of the blind? Of what benefit/value is 
an
 organization to its members, and to blind people at large? Some 
people
 have said to me, "Sighted people don't have any organizations 
dedicated to
 their concerns as sighted people; why should I join an 
organization
 dedicated to blindness?" Still others have said, "Don't you
 (Federationists) want to be equal with sighted people? If so, 
then why do
 we (blind people) need to be organized in some kind of 
organization
 exclusively of and for the blind and people associated with the 
blind?"
 These are some interesting questions; what would your responses 
be to
 those people? I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this!
 Thanks,

 Chris

 "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The 
real
 problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
exists.  If a
 blind person has the proper training and opportunity, blindness 
can be
 reduced to a mere physical nuisance."
 -- Kenneth Jernigan

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