[Nfbc-info] gumption

Tue Jan 19 02:51:03 UTC 2016

Lisa,
I admire your moxi!  Your story reminds me of my own, and yes the NFB believed in me and for someone who was written off as only having a sixty iq I earned a BA and an MA in counseling,  I worked as a counselor at a domestic violence shelter and a rape crisis counselor.  When I couldn't get the social worker position for the county only because I could not drive I went to IRS where I retired as a Management Analyst and was awarded the Albert Gallatin award the highest honorary award for the Dpt of the Treasury.

Wishing you great success!
Deanna Bates
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>    1. Come join us for the next Deafblind division conference	call
>       (Angela Fowler)
>    2. NFB Gumption (Lisa Irving)
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> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 09:59:16 -0800
> From: "Angela Fowler" <fowlers at syix.com>
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> Hello folks,
> 
>                 This is just a friendly reminder that our next Deafblind
> division conference call will be tonight, January 17 at 7 PM, giving us
> plenty of time to celebrate the Broncos' thrashing of the Steelers. The call
> in info is as follows:
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> conference line: (712) 432-0385
> 
> Access code: 958093
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>  
> 
>                 We will share our usual tips, tricks and wisdom. I would
> also like to discuss ways of making our meetings accessible to those who are
> totally deaf, as I realize I have to this point been remiss in this. 
> 
>                 So come on down tonight at 7, learn, share, and have a good
> time.
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> Thanks, and go Broncos,
> 
> Angela
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> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 03:37:59 -0800
> From: "Lisa Irving" <peacefulwoman89 at cox.net>
> To: <Nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Nfbc-info] NFB Gumption
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> Hello, 
> 
>  
> 
> Long before I revived the NFBC San Diego Chapter I understood the value of
> persistence, flexibility and determination. I've learned how to turn
> adversity into opportunity. I also discovered that all of my determination
> hasn't magically made all of my challenges in life evaporate.  I wish. What
> I can say is this, never lower your standards even when individuals and
> organizations bend your hand back. Below is the abbreviated version of a six
> year journey.   
> 
>  
> 
> Some of you know that my marriage   ended as a result of violence. I ended
> up moving into a sketchy area because of the decent public transportation
> and mostly because I could afford the rent. For more than two thousand
> nights I listened to mice scurry inside the ceiling of my apartment, I
> trapped almost 40 mice; my apartment was sprayed for roaches at least 24
> times. This doesn't include the layers of powdered poison. In addition, drug
> deals were done in the alley, near the dumpsters where I emptied my trash,
> behind the apartment complex. Moreover, every evening when I took my guide
> dog out I feared becoming a drive-by-shooting statistic. Notwithstanding, I
> was tired of going toe-to-toe with management to get major repairs done.
> Meanwhile, I was compelled to press upward. 
> 
>  
> 
> During the six year time-span I sought out safe and affordable housing.
> Money hasn't been the only major hurdle to identifying housing
> opportunities. Access to housing lists, online applications, other paperwork
> and housing websites   have been huge barriers. During all of this time I
> reconstructed my life. In reconstructing my life I chose a new career path
> in the area of public mental health. Learning new things also includes
> learning how inaccessible fillable workbooks can be; how non-inclusive local
> and national mental health trainings can be and how inflexible employers can
> be when it comes to the pesky requirement to drive. That's the downside of
> my life. Now, here's the upside. 
> 
>  
> 
> These days I don't view my  life as a pathetic country song. My lifelong
> friend and her husband co-signed for my affordable housing apartment. Yes,
> my income is too low for this particular affordable housing program. Lol.
> I'm trying to work out some glitches volunteering for a major mental health
> organization.  I reside  further away from fast food; that's good news. I am
> making progress building relationships with women in my faith community.
> Perhaps you're wondering where I got my gumption? Here's the concise answer.
> My mother; she believed in me when the "professionals didn't. My faith; it
> has been my cornerstone. And notwithstanding, the National Federation of the
> Blind.               Specifically, my mentor, the Braille Monitor and
> leadership opportunities.  
> 
> 
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