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

[Kenneth Chrane]

Dick Mormum of The Jacobus Tenbroek Library may know where you can get a 
copy.

I mean Ed Mormum.

Ken Chrane


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] why is it important to join an organization of 
theblind?


> 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
> 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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