[Nfbk] NFB Philosophy

[Cathy]

Hey Scott,

I appreciate your positive response. Don't feel bad. Wee can always use a
little uproar on the list. Many of us know this lady and know how she
carries on. YOU ARE THE MAN.

Cathy
-----Original Message-----
From: nfbk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbk-bounces at nfbnet.org]On Behalf Of
Scott Spaulding
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 9:47 PM
To: NFB of Kentucky Internet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Nfbk] NFB Philosophy


Hi everyone,
   The person who left this message is a friend of mine. I try to explain
our beliefs & such with her, but she's the type of person that if you don't
believe the same as she does then your wrong. I apologize for the uproar
this caused & I gave her the GL talking bulliten board line to try to keep
from giving her anyone's direct number.


On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 9:01 AM, Nickie Pearl <njp at insightbb.com> wrote:

  Obviously, if someone has a medical condition that can be deadly, sure,
they may want to take the steps to let people know.  If your only issue is
blindness , I do not see the need.  I would not wear one.  To each their own
but as a whole blind people don't need them.
  I've been in situations with Migraines in the ER where the doc asks me to
follow his finger with my eyes...I simply say "I'm blind and can not see
your finger"  The doc will move on to a different type of test.
  The person who left the message on our bulletin board, means well but is
not blind and is not around the NFB enough to get it.  I've thought alot
about her message over the past few days and after calming down I believe
she may advocate in a different way then us.  I know our blindness is
different than her issues and if she is so concerned about what we are doing
or not doing, I invite her to join us more than once a year and really find
out what the NFB is all about.

  Thank You!
  NIckie
  -----Original Message----- From: Cathy

  Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 2:22 PM

  To: NFB of Kentucky Internet Mailing List

  Subject: [Nfbk] NFB Philosophy


  Good Afternoon All,

  I had the opportunity to listen to a message that was left on the NFB of
  Greater Louisville Talking Bulletin board. The lady who left the message
is
  disabled, but not a member of our organization. She ranted on about what
she
  thought was wrong with the NFB and what we needed to do to correct our
  mistakes. It was clear to me after listening to her message and having a
  telephone conversation with her, she really doesn't have a clue about what
  NFB stands for. Nevertheless, one proposal she presented really got my
  attention. She believes that blind people should wear medic alert
bracelets.
  When I questioned her as to why she thought this would be beneficial, she
  commented, and I paraphrase, well we might get up off the stretcher or ER
  bed and run into a wall, or we wouldn't know what was available to us.
  Obviously if someone has a medical condition that is life-threatening, or
  may present itself in such a way that medical personnel may misinterpret
the
  symptoms, one should wear a medic alert bracelet. Blindness is NOT one of
  those conditions. The blind people I know aren't going to leap out of a
bed
  and run into a wall. This is exactly the kind of negative attitudes that
we
  must continue of fight. I want to hear your comments.

  Cathy


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