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

[Chris Nusbaum]

I agree! That's why I chose the Federation!

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: "Larry D.  Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:12:01 -0500
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] why is it important to join an 
organization of theblind?

Also, there is power in numbers.  I was one of the folks who 
didn't want to
be political at all!  Well, I still don't have a job.  I still 
don't always
get the respect that I would hope I should recieve.  And, often, 
still don't
get taken seriously just because I happen to be blind.  After 
long
deliberation with myself and talking to folks with other 
organizations, I
chose the Federation.  Mostly, because we are accomplishing the 
most of any
of the other organizations.  If things have gotta change, then 
we're the
ones to do it!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
To: "NFB Talk List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>; "NFB Blind Talk list"
<blindtlk at nfbnet.org>; "NFB NABS list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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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