[Nfbc-info] meat the blind month

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

Hi Ken,
Jerry McNernie is very receptive to disability and blindness issues. When I 
attended a fund raising reception for him about two years ago here in Fresno 
I spoke with him and he was very interested and concerned about 
accessibility.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Volonte" <kenvolonte at comcast.net>
To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 4:26 AM
Subject: [Nfbc-info] meat the blind month


> Hi Listers.
> The San Joaquin Chapter, NFBC was well represented this month.  Jennifer 
> Boylan participated in a couple of health fairs and got a White Cane 
> Safety Day proclamation from City Hall.  Last night, my wife Velvet and I 
> attended a fund raising reception for our congressman, Jerry McNernie, 
> where we got to talk to him, actually to the whole reception about the 
> problems of accessibility for the blind.  The congressman has already cast 
> a yes vote for the Electronic Accessibility Act, and is waiting to see 
> legislation dealing with appliances.
>
>    This is how we made sure that people met the blind, by showing up and 
> participating.  I didn't know that there would be an opportunity to 
> address the public at large during this reception, but I was there and I 
> knew what I wanted to talk to the congressman about.  So show up. Take an 
> active part in your town's affairs.  Everybody in town knows who I am, how 
> I think and where I live.
>
>    Once in a doctor's office, Velvet and I were asked about our passion 
> for politics.  When we see a problem, we're not quiet about it.  With me, 
> it's problems relating to blindness.  With Velvet, it's problems with 
> inaccessible buildings.  To some extent, our concerns are dictated by our 
> bodies, but we are patiently persistent, and over time, things get better. 
> In no small part, my political sense has been engendered by my membership 
> in the NFBC.  As I've said before about our chapter, we're small, but 
> we're mighty.
>
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