[nfb-talk] NFB beginnings

Tue Aug 8 18:28:53 UTC 2017

				Registered? What does this mean exactly? 
And, what do you mean by active? I'm active, just not in blindness related
stuff. I may do it at some point, though now I am doing other things

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From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of adrijana
prokopenko via nfb-talk
Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 10:41 AM
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Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] NFB beginnings

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
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>>> 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
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>>>> 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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