[NFBF-Tampa] Caring for our NFB family

[Barbara Gaw]

Good afternoon,
I’m sending this email to everyone because I think we should all be part of this conversation.
Ineko, I apologize for not ever, bothering to ask why you had quit coming to the meetings. Maybe you told others, or maybe you kept it to yourself. Still, I should have reached out to you. I had wondered why we didn’t see you at the meetings, but I’m sorry I never asked.
Now I would like to ask the leaders of our NFB chapter if what Ineko’s friend has told her is true. I am aware that there is a deaf, blind division as a part of the NFB, but that doesn’t solve the problem of how we can have people who are deaf, blind attend our meeting and be able to participate in person. Is it true that we can’t afford an interpreter for the two hours that we meet once a month? How can we feel comfortable having social outings if we exclude people due to accessibility issues? Has anybody ever bothered to find out how much that would cost?
The bottom line to be is, if we say the pledge every week about how we want to advance and raise up our lives to be what we want them to be. How can we exclude other members of our group for lack of accessibility?

 If we are truly to be stronger together, then that means everybody.
Barbara Gaw

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