[nfb-talk] NFB beginnings

Tue Aug 8 14:41:04 UTC 2017

My city is about a half of a million people. There are around 700
blind people living here that are registered, but only around 50 are
more active.

On 8/8/17, mr. Chikodinaka Nickarandidum Oguledo via nfb-talk
<nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> call n f b. go to to a chapter meeting near u. 4 a list of chapters go
> to http://www.nfb.org or call 410-659-9314 ok? please go 2nfb
> conventions a list is on www.nfb.org/conventions or convention
> good luck on joyning the nfb live the life you want
> blindness is not what holds you back!
>
> On 8/8/17, Jack Heim via nfb-talk <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I don't intend this as a criticism of what you are saying, Star Gazer,
>> but I would very much encourage people to attend local chapter meetings.
>> I can't tell you how surprising it is for me, personally, to find myself
>> writing that. I used to think I had no reason to go to the local chapter
>> meetings because I'm not a blind person. I am a person who happens to be
>> blind. So why would I  want to hang out with other blind people? As it
>> turns out that attending the local chapter meetings has a lot to offer:
>>
>> 1. Energy: Everyone struggles with blindness from time to time. I have
>> found it refreshing to be around people who are as imperfect as I am and
>> yet deal with these problems every day. The strength I've seen in others
>> has made me stronger.
>>
>> 2. Mentoring: People who have recently lost their vision can benefit a
>> great deal just by being around others who havn't let their blindness
>> change their life significantly. I don't think you even have to take an
>> active mentoring role. Just talking about your job, your family, your
>> hobbies, how you exercise -- all those things show a newly blind person
>> that life can be pretty normal.
>>
>> 3. Information: I've learned a lot of adaptive techniques from my
>> friends at the local chapter. We compare guide dogs, guide dog schools,
>> canes, methods for learning braille, all kinds of things.
>>
>> 4. Socialization.: Honestly, it's just a really fun group of people. We
>> are planning on renting paddle boats a week from Saturday. I just know
>> with that group, it is going to be a blast.
>>
>> 5. Advocacy: First of all, there are important local issues your NFB
>> chapter might deal with. Secondly, the NFB's policies start at the base.
>> The people at your local NFB chapter are the ones who will be going to
>> the NFB convention and voting on resolutions.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 08/08/2017 08:23 AM, Star Gazer via nfb-talk 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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