[NFBCS] not Enough!

[Curtis Chong]

Hello Peter:

 

If the NFB in Computer Science isn't doing enough, please help if you feel
so inclined. If BITS is more your cup of tea, I do not disrespect nor
criticize your personal choice.

 

Cordially,

 

Curtis Chong

 

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Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 8:30 PM
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Cc: Peter <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
Subject: [NFBCS] not Enough!

 

Good evening,

 

If you asked me holding an annual meeting and a seminar now and then is not
enough to justify continued membership in this organization. The Blindness
Information and Technology Specialists, (BITS) the ACB's equivalent
can run circles around the NFBCS any day unless something changes. For
starters unlike the NFBCS BITS has it's own 

Website: https://bits-acb.org

 

                This is just for starters. They have numerous
technology-related discussion groups, produce a number of technology-related
podcasts, and conduct online classes teaching such subjects like learning
Microsoft 365 a course that was very well-done. They're preparing to offer a
6-month course on HTML, Markdown, Website design and management and the use
of Word Press. They plan to offer a Python course later this year And they
do all that for $10.00 annual membership dues. The rest comes from donations
and funds raised via the BITS Store. Where's the NFBCS Store? They do all of
that with fewer resources than what the NFB and the NFBCS have at their
disposal. .

 

                If the NFBCS wishes to grow it needs to increase its
offerings to members and conduct activities making it worth one's
participation. It's our hope that the NFBCS will elect leadership that will
take serious actions to increase this organization's footprint in the blind
community and to make it an organization all can be proud to be a member of.
All the best.

 

Peter Donahue

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