[Nfbf-l] Important: Submitted for your Approval --ProposedConstitutional Amendment.

[David Clarke]

Dear Mr. Evens,

I absolutely agree that the organizations (in fact, any on the list) have
the right to set their own rules (as long as in writing and voted on by the
membership).  I just question the wisdom, since the goals of the
organizations are really similar.    Maybe some day I can convince people
involved in the Blind/Visually impaired community to get together... or at
least work together.

Dave

On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 2:36 PM, David Evans <drevans at bellsouth.net> wrote:

>
> Dear Mr.Clark,
>
> These other organizations have nothing to do with the NFB or ACB.
> As a private membership organization, the NFB as well as the ACB, have the
> right to place restrictions upon their membership, as do other
> organizations, such as the Lion's, J.C.'s, Masons, etc, etc.
> You will not find Democrats holding office in the Republican party and
> vicea versa.
> They have opposing philosophy and approaches to just about everything.
>  The same holds with the NFB and the ACB.
> The two organizations just do not see eye to eye or agree on a lot of
> things, logic not withstanding.
> By the way, its a nice list and I think I will save in a flolder,
>
> Thanks,.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Clarke" <dbclarke99 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Important: Submitted for your Approval
> --ProposedConstitutional Amendment.
>
>
>  >
>>
>>> "As per policy, no member of the ACB can hold office or be a committee
>>> chair in the NFB at any level.  They can be a rank and file member, but
>>> as
>>> long as they are a ACB member, they can not hold an office."
>>>
>>>
>>
>>  I am constantly confused by this reasoning and the "us vs them"
>>> mentality.
>>>  Has nothing changed since the 1960s?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Below is a partial list of the organizations in the United States that
>> service the Blind and visually-impaired  (I have left
>> out ophthalmology organizations and removed Canadian Organizations).
>>
>> American Council of the Blind
>>
>> American Foundation for the Blind
>>
>> American Macular Degeneration Foundation
>>
>> American Printing House for the Blind
>>
>> Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually
>> Impaired
>>
>> The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalomology
>>
>> Blind Veterans Association
>>
>> ElderWeb (National Resources for Seniors)
>>
>> EyeCare America - National Eye Care Project (For Seniors)
>>
>> Foundation Fighting Blindness
>>
>> Foundation For Blind Children
>>
>> Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.
>>
>> Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults
>>
>> Jewish Braille Institute of America
>>
>> Jewish Guild For The Blind
>>
>> Lighthouse Central Florida
>>
>> The Macula Foundation, Inc.
>>
>> Macular Degeneration Foundation
>>
>> Macular Degeneration Partnership
>>
>> Macular Degeneration Research
>>
>> Macular Degeneration Support
>>
>> National Alliance of Blind Students
>>
>> National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
>>
>> National Association For Visually Handicapped
>>
>> National Eye Institute
>>
>> National Federation of the Blind
>>
>> National Industries for the Blind
>>
>> The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
>> (NICHY)
>>
>> National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
>>
>> National Organization for Rare Disorders
>>
>> Northwest Association for Blind Athletes
>>
>> Ocular Nutrition Society
>>
>> Pilot Dogs, Inc.
>>
>> Prevent Blindness America
>>
>> Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
>>
>> Research to Prevent Blindness
>>
>> The Seeing Eye, Inc.
>>
>> The Statler Center
>>
>> United States Association of Blind Athletes
>>
>> Can someone name any OTHER of these organizations prohibiting boards on
>> two
>> of these organizations, other than ACB(FCB) and NFB(NFBF)?   This list
>> doesn't even include Lions, for some reason.
>>
>> Again, this "us vs them" attitude in an age where the blind and
>> visually-impaired could use a lot of help baffles me.  There is no choice
>> of loyalty involved.
>>
>> Dave Clarke
>>
>>
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