[nfbwatlk] my opinion only

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
I found the report somewhat jargony too and I am not sure what some of it 
meant because I don't work at DSB.  I am a client, though, and I am 
concerned.
Thanks
Lauren
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Ellen" <gabias at telus.net>
To: "'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 11:22 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] my opinion only


> Mike,
> There have been a few questions and comments, but certainly not a flood of
> them. I think the near silence is *not*
> caused by lack of interest or lack of thought. I don't live in Washington,
> so my reaction may be due to lack of familiarity with the details of the 
> way
> the agency operates, but I find myself pondering the options and not 
> knowing
> how to react.
> It was difficult for me to understand exactly what was meant by some of 
> the
> language in her report, since it included some terms which sounded like
> in-house vocabulary (in other words, jargon) to me. I suggest there will 
> be
> more reaction on the list when members understand what the various 
> proposed
> options will mean on a practical level.
> It was encouraging to read that the residential component of the OTC will 
> be
> retained. The discussion of new ways to structure Independent Living and
> services to older blind people will have a great impact on staff, but it's
> hard to understand what it will mean from the point of view of a blind
> person in Oroville.
> It may be that the list isn't the best place for people to get their
> questions answered. It may also be that the whole thing is so 
> overwhelmingly
> confusing that most people did what I did when I read it. I thought "It
> sounds as if they're listening about the residential training, that's 
> great.
> I don't know enough about the other things mentioned in her report to have
> an informed opinion." I admit that isn't the best response, but people
> frequently respond to feeling overwhelmed with information they don't
> thoroughly understand by shutting down and hoping the more knowledgeable
> among us will summarize and analyze it.
> You provided a useful service to those on the list by sending the report.
> Don't be discouraged by the lack of instantaneous response. I'm sure 
> people
> are asking questions and figuring out where they stand. Sometimes 
> democracy
> works slowly, and sometimes imperfectly, but never doubt that members of 
> the
> NFBW are working toward developing the organization's position. My guess 
> is
> that chapter meetings make for a better give and take discussion than
> listservs.
>
> Mary Ellen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Mike Mello
> Sent: April 17, 2009 5:27 PM
> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] my opinion only
>
>
>
> Joanie, nothing is wrong what so ever with talking about cooking. However
> when I post information about changes to programs and services offered by
> the Department of Services for the Blind,
> and no-one says anything about that topic I start to wonder why that is.
> That is why I posted my question in hopes that when Lou Oma askes me in 
> the
> hallway at work (I am an employee of the
> department) what the NFBW feels about the changes that are going on I can
> have something to say other than well... "after asking you if you would 
> have
> any problem with me posting your
> director's updates on the listserv Not a single person said a damn 
> thing...
> so I guess We have no thought as a group." Thank you. Mike Mello
>
> On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:23:48 -0700, Joanie wrote:
>
>>Hi Mike Mello and all,
>>I probably should have ignored your message about people commenting on
>>thetopic of cooking. However, the Mariners have been discussed on this
> list,
>>so what's wrong occasionally with us talking about how we prepare food?
>>Besides, it's Friday.
>>Take care.
>
>
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> Michael J. Mello
>
> mike at mello.com
>
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