[nfb-talk] NFB beginnings

Jack Heim john at johnheim.com
Tue Aug 8 14:30:09 UTC 2017


How big of a city do you live in? I live in a city of about a half a 
million and the local NFB chapter has about 20 people who attend 
meetings regularly. A typical meeting has maybe 7 to 10 people in 
attendance.  So unless you live in a huge city, it might be difficult to 
bring a large group together. I think if you got 3 or 4 people at your 
first meeting you should consider that a huge success.

On 08/08/2017 09:00 AM, adrijana prokopenko via nfb-talk wrote:
> Yes, I found a few, but they are all over the country. Usually only
> totally blind people tend to agree a bit more than the rest. The ones
> that want to join are working people, which makes it hard to get
> together because their lifestyle is also busy, as they have to rely on
> others for help after work and it is not always easy to find help.
> Sometimes we talk on skype about all this, but for now it is just an
> idea.
> 
> On 8/8/17, Star Gazer via nfb-talk <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 			Hi. Have you found others that agree with you? Do
>> they want to get involved and make the sort of changes you do? Can they in
>> the sense that do they have commitments and/or lifestyles that would make
>> what you are proposing difficult?
>> At this point in my life, meetings are the last thing I want to do. That
>> will probably change, but now my focus is on my kids and husband.
>> Your first step is finding others that are agree with you and then finding
>> ways they can get involved that work for them.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of adrijana
>> prokopenko via nfb-talk
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 9:10 AM
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: adrijana prokopenko <adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] NFB beginnings
>>
>> I live in a small country and the blind people are all scattered around.
>> There is a state blindness association, but I think time came for us to do
>> something different. it proves hard because for many transportation and
>> financial matters are a problem to keep meeting others more often.
>>
>> On 8/8/17, Star Gazer via nfb-talk <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 			I haven't read NFB's book.
>>> Some you may enjoy are My Eyes Have A Cold Nose And Meet My Girls.
>>> Both involve dog users, but the take-away at least for me is that like
>>> with all things, those who have the will and the support network and
>>> the good timing to be born at the right time can do just about
>>> anything. Get enough of those people together and change happens.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Ringlein, Ellen via nfb-talk
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 8:24 AM
>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Ringlein, Ellen <ERinglein at nfb.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] NFB beginnings
>>>
>>> Adrijana,
>>>
>>> You may find it interesting to read part or all of the book Walking
>>> Alone and Marching Together, which covers the first fifty years of NFB
>> history.
>>> Here are link to the book online.
>>>
>>> HTML version:
>>> https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/books/books1/wamtc.htm
>>>
>>> Audio version
>>> https://nfb.org/WAMT
>>>
>>> Cordially,
>>>
>>> Ellen
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> adrijana prokopenko via nfb-talk
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 5:19 AM
>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>>> Cc: adrijana prokopenko
>>> Subject: [nfb-talk] NFB beginnings
>>>
>>>   Hi all,
>>>
>>>   Wondering if anyone here has ever been in contact with the NFB
>>> founders or anyone else who was greatly involved since the
>>> Federation's beginnings and how it all started? I found the basics on
>>> the NFB site, but I am getting to wonder what things were like then
>>> for the blind on a daily basis, how it was that they could meet and
>>> hold meetings and make arrangements of all kinds at that time when
>>> orientation and mobility and other blindness skills were not much
>>> known or taught to the blind. I am sure that the founders and others
>>> who were involved have already proved themselves and their abilities,
>>> but I guess it is always nice to hear stories of all kinds that may
>>> lead someone somewhere. Not everywhere in the world the blind have
>>> equal opportunities and I hope it would be of help to some of us.
>>>
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