[Ohio-talk] Fw: article about Toledo chapter

[Dr. Smith]

I agree.

JW

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From: "Mark McClain" <mcmcclain at charter.net>
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> this is a good article we should try to get something like this done 
> before the Wooster meeting. Crystal
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>> This is not a bad article so read on.
>>
>> 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
>>>
>>> FYI
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>>
>>> From: Freeh, Jessica
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 9:11 AM
>>> To: Pare, John; Danielsen, Chris
>>> Subject: article about Toledo chapter
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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