[Nfbc-info] Darian Smith's NFB UTube video

[Darian Smith]

Thank you for sharing this with our Federation family in California.

 I honestly wanted to share my story because I hoped it might bring about something positive in the mind or heart of someone somehow.
 Many people tell us that we “can’t” do  a given thing, and we hear it so many times that we begin to believe it to be true.
 The NFB showed me that I didn’t need to believe that I “can’t”do a given thing just because I was blind. 
 Members of the movement  cared about and believed in me, and I will e never forget those folks.
 When I went through a period of vision loss, it was what I learned from my family in the movement that got me to realize that while  losing one’s vision is certainly a loss, it is most certainly not a defeat. 
 I am very thankful to those here in California  that have impacted my life,and have allowed me the chance to impact others. I don’t want to take up more of  this message to name them all, but I think they know just who they are.
  Thank you,and let’s go build the federation!
  
    
              
> On Feb 9, 2016, at 4:24 PM, Tim Elder via Nfbc-info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Go D!
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> I can't be prouder.
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>> On Feb 8, 2016, at 6:18 PM, Lisa Irving via Nfbc-info
> <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Watch Darian Smith's very inspireing NFB UTube video! 
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>> 
>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPP_lCQy_ME> Darian Smith's 
>> Empowering Story
>> 
>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPP_lCQy_ME> In this video, Darian 
>> shares how his ideas about blindness were changed through joining the 
>> NFB and going for training at one of our centers.
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>> You rock, Darian! 
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>> From,
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>> Lisa Irving
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Darian Smith
 President, National Federation of the Blind of California, Community Service Division. 
dsmithnfb at gmail.com
(415)215-9809
Personal Twitter: @goldengateace
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> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
> blindness is not what holds you back
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