[Nfbwv-talk] Cabell-Wayne Association for the Blind

[Jack Yahnke]

Good job, Charlene.  Thanks.

Jack

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Smyth, Charlene R" <Charlene.R.Smyth at wv.gov>
To: "NFB of West Virginia Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 3:05 PM
Subject: [Nfbwv-talk] Cabell-Wayne Association for the Blind


> Greetings Fellow Federationists,
>
>
>
> As many of you are aware, some of us went to Huntington on Monday, March
> 4, to meet with Paul Slone, executive director of the Cabell-Wayne
> Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, in an effort to
> exchange and share information with one another so that we can be a
> resource to one another as we serve and mentor the blind of West
> Virginia.  NFBWV members in attendance were myself, Vice-President Ed
> McDonald, Secretary Karen McDonald, Members at Large Board Member Andy
> Baughman, Huntington Area Chapter President Brad Hodges, Huntington Area
> Chapter Vice-President Mary Ann Saunders, and Harrison County Chapter
> Secretary Sandy Cain.  Also in attendance, at our request, was Patty
> Fitzpatrick, president of the board of directors for the Cabell-Wayne
> Association for the Blind.
>
>
>
> As we want to build a more positive rapport with the Cabell-Wayne
> Association for the Blind, we made it clear at the start of the meeting
> that we weren't there to try to take over or to force our beliefs and
> philosophy on them but to share information and to let them know that we
> want to serve as a resource for them and their consumers.
>
>
>
> Paul gave us a better understanding of their budget, what services they
> provide, the structure under which transportation needs are met, how the
> provision of computer equipment and adaptive software and related
> training is made, and so forth.
>
>
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> In exchange, the NFBWV explained how we, as blind people, could mentor
> their consumers by volunteering to accompany them as they utilize public
> transportation for the first time, as they travel with a long white cane
> on the streets of Huntington, as well as perform all of the other
> day-to-day activities of a blind person.  We can offer valuable
> information in regards to adaptive software and technology in regards to
> computer training the Cabell-Wayne Association for the Blind offers
> their consumers.  WE will have them put on the mailing list to receive
> our national publications of the Braille Monitor and Future Reflections.
> Our Scholarship Committee will provide them with information regarding
> the NFBWV scholarship and the national scholarships available to college
> students so that they can include this with the list of scholarship
> resources they provide to prospective college students.  The Huntington
> Area Chapter has invited the Cabell-Wayne Association for the Blind to
> send a representative to be part of the seminar they are conducting in
> May and the Cabell-Wayne Association has accepted.
>
>
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> We were given a tour of their facility and we were glad of the
> opportunity to meet all of the employees and hopefully, to have had a
> positive impact in regards to being examples of independent and
> competent blind people.
>
>
>
> This is just an outline of what took place at this meeting and I invite
> comments from some of the others who attended the meeting.
>
>
>
> Charlene Smyth
>
> NFBWV President
>
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