[nfbwatlk] OTC students at WCB conventions

[Cindy Bennett]

I too am unconcerned with who goes to what convention. But I think an
interesting wrench is being thrown in to DSB's current policy of not
financially or otherwise supporting employees to attend consumer
organization conventions when they are an officer. It is one thing for
a rehab teacher or counselor to have these constraints, but what if
the next director is blind and is active enough in a consumer
organization to have an officer position? People of director positions
in the agencies are kind of expected to come to our conventions. Keiko
has come to past conventions so that is why I thought the prospect
interesting when paralleled with DSB's current policy which we
resolved that we do not agree with last year.

Cindy

On 9/7/14, Cindy Bennett <clb5590 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm all for doing something Friday night, but as it stands, we already
> have the board meeting and resolutions that night. Maybe Saturday
> lunch? I've always thought it interesting that both board and
> resolutions are at dinner and after dinner time on Friday evening.
>
> Cindy
>
> On 9/7/14, debby phillips via nfbwatlk <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> My concern is not so much whether Julie gets to go to
>> conventions, or whatever.  I just don't want WCB to have undue
>> influence without NFBW having influence with those students, too.
>> Julie probably ought to step down from office, but knowing Julie,
>> it won't occur to her to do that.  My concern is with OTC, what
>> it will be like, etc.  And I think that we need to do everything
>> we can to attract young people to NFB.  I'm not young anymore,
>> (though people at CCB liked hanging out with me and were
>> surprised when I told them how old I am).  But I'd like to work
>> with anyone who might be dealing with young folks.  And I think
>> we need to do some things at our convention that would be
>> exciting for them.  Just my thoughts.  Also, we should be looking
>> at kids at WSSB who are close to graduating and invite them to
>> the convention.  See if the school or someone could help with
>> some of their convention costs.  Maybe have a pizza party on
>> Friday night, unless there's something else already planned.
>> Peace,    Debby
>>
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> Cindy Bennett
> Graduate Student, University of Washington
> Human Centered Design and Engineering
>
> Treasurer of the Greater Seattle Chapter and of the National
> Federation of the Blind of Washington
> Affiliates of the National Federation of the Blind
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-- 
Cindy Bennett
Graduate Student, University of Washington
Human Centered Design and Engineering

Treasurer of the Greater Seattle Chapter and of the National
Federation of the Blind of Washington
Affiliates of the National Federation of the Blind

clb5590 at gmail.com