[NFBF-Tampa] Caring for our NFB family

[Tampa Bay President]

Good afternoon everyone,

I apologize for the delayed response. Thank you for your concern and
bringing this to my attention. I have reached out through the proper
channels of our standard operating procedures in this circumstance. I am
awaiting a response but will keep you posted as I have more information.
Best,

On Tue, May 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM Barbara Gaw via NFBF-Tampa <
nfbf-tampa at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 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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