[Ohio-talk] Fw: article about Toledo chapter

[Mark McClain]

this is a good article we should try to get something like this done before 
the Wooster meeting. Crystal
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From: "Dr. Smith" <jwsmithnfb at verizon.net>
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> This is not a bad article so read on.
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> JW
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> From: "Barbara Pierce" <bbpierce at pobox.com>
> To: "'Dr. Smith'" <jwsmithnfb at verizon.net>
> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 8:09 AM
> Subject: FW: article about Toledo chapter
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Pare, John [mailto:JPare at nfb.org]
>> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 9:18 AM
>> To: Pierce, Barbara
>> Subject: FW: article about Toledo chapter
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>> FYI
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>> ________________________________
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>> From: Freeh, Jessica
>> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 9:11 AM
>> To: Pare, John; Danielsen, Chris
>> Subject: article about Toledo chapter
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>> The Blade <http://us.cisionpoint.com/OutletDetail.aspx?id=10331706> 
>> (Ohio
>> daily newspaper)
>> Effort is under way to restart local unit
>> Byline: Julie M. McKinnon
>> Publication Date :3/11/2009 12:00:00 AM
>> Mar. 11--Social workers can teach blind children and adults how to do 
>> tasks
>> such as cooking -- but only other blind people can be role models, 
>> provide
>> peer support, and be first-hand advocates.
>>
>> That is why Colleen Roth and other blind Toledo area residents are 
>> working
>> to reorganize a local chapter of the National Federation of the Blind.
>>
>> "We want to give people a positive attitude," said Ms. Roth of Northwood.
>> "When you talk to a blind person, it takes on a whole different thing."
>>
>> Residents of Lucas, Ottawa, and Wood counties are being sought to 
>> organize a
>> local chapter. The Toledo area had a federation chapter from the late 
>> 1940s
>> to 2007, when it disbanded because many members had died or moved from 
>> the
>> area, said Ms. Roth, a member since 1972 who now belongs to an at-large
>> state chapter.
>>
>> The federation has about a dozen chapters in Ohio with 300 members to 400
>> members, said JW Smith, president of the National Federation of the Blind 
>> of
>> Ohio.
>>
>> There a number of blind students at Bowling Green State University and 
>> the
>> University of Toledo who, along with local residents, would benefit from
>> having a local chapter, Mr. Smith said. The organization keeps up to date
>> with technology, is involved with legislation, and addresses other areas
>> concerning blind people, he said.
>>
>> "Exposure to that can only be helpful," Mr. Smith said.
>>
>> An organizing meeting for the Toledo area chapter will be held from 1 
>> p.m.
>> to 3 p.m. March 21 at the Ability Center of Greater Toledo, 5605 Monroe 
>> St.
>> Registration is required by calling Ms. Roth at 419-661-9171 or e-mailing
>> her at n8tnv at att.net.
>>
>> Federation members go to schools to talk with children, have 
>> informational
>> booths at health fairs, and do other activities to help educate people 
>> about
>> being blind, Ms. Roth said. Helping families of blind people, including
>> children, is another focus of the federation, she said.
>>
>> "There is a lot of need," Ms. Roth said. "You have a lot of people who 
>> lose
>> their eyesight and don't know what to do."
>>
>> She added: "It's OK to be blind. It's not a shame, and it's not a 
>> tragedy."
>>
>> Contact Julie M. McKinnon at:
>>
>> jmckinnon at theblade.com
>>
>> or 419-724-6087.
>>
>> Copyright C 2009 The Blade, Toledo, Ohio
>>
>> Publicity Value $697.44 USD
>> Jessica A. Freeh
>> Public Relations Specialist
>> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>> 1800 Johnson Street
>> Baltimore, Maryland  21230
>> Telephone:  (410) 659-9314, ext. 2348
>> E-mail:  jfreeh at nfb.org <mailto:jfreeh at nfb.org>
>>
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