[Ohio-talk] Comment on an error that was posted to this list

[Colleen Roth]

Hello Everyone,
I think it is important to be careful about what we post on this list.
Public criticism is not always the best way to deal with a situation.
Sometimes we think something is accurate but we do not always know about the whole picture.
I appreciate Deborah's post. It was a very good idea to have someone contact the appropriate person.
Colleen Roth,
President
At Large Chapter;



----- Original Message -----
From: Kaiti Shelton <kaiti.shelton at gmail.com>
To: "'Ationfb of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thursday, Aug 8, 2013 10:09:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Comment on an error that was posted to this list

>
>
> I think it is important to note since convention is coming up in a matter of
> weeks now that one of the major points of convention is to address concerns
> or to see what we as an organization can do to fix these problems.  There
> are several things regarding blindness that are not perfect, but we can
> never address the concerns an NFB member might have about them if those
> concerns are not brought to our attention and the attention of the person
> representing the thing or organization with the problem in question.  In
> fact, convention gives us the opportunity not to just share information
> amongst other members to make sure our concerns are valid, but it also gives
> us the chance to ask speakers about these issues directly.  It happened last
> year with the speaker from BSVI and the state Voc Rehab program, as well as
> with a few other speakers if I remember correctly.  I would encourage you to
> not shy away from speakers you don't like.  Listen to what they have to say,
> then if you feel there is a problem that needs to be addressed ask them
> about it.  That is the only way to start things in motion and get things
> fixed.  
> 
> Personally as someone who has grown up with CABOVEI and who has served in a
> volunteer capacity for a number of years there, I think they do a pretty
> good job of hiring blind people for their industries program.  CABOVEI seems
> to have a very positive philosophy on blindness and believes that if given
> the proper training blind people can be independent.  That is why they have
> their industries program, and why their employees in it have not been paid
> subminimum wages for well over a decade.  It is also why some of the people
> in the industries program have chosen to participate in some of the other
> programs CABOVEI offers.  I know a few participate in the music program, where
> they are taught leisure skills including playing the guitar, singing, and
> how to play other musical instruments.  
>       
> Kaiti Shelton
> University of Dayton---2016
> Music Therapy Major, Psychology Minor, Clarinet
> Ohio Association of Blind Students, Secretary
> NFB Community Service Group, Service Project Committee Chair
> Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma, Usher Coordinator
> UD Music Therapy Club
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Deborah
> Kendrick
> Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 11:49 AM
> To: 'Ationfb of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] Comment on an error that was posted to this list
> 
> Greetings everyone,
> I was troubled to read Vince Fugate's comment yesterday.  He said that he
> opted not to attend convention last year because CABOVEI director, John
> Mitchell was speaking, and that he, Vince, disapproved of CABOVEI's policy not
> to hire blind forepeople.  
> It troubled me, so I asked John about it.  Here is his reply:  
> 
> "I have no idea what this person is talking about.  Was he a former employee
> in our Industries Program?  We don't have Forman positions, actually we only
> have one supervisor for the whole IP, Clarence Brooks who is legally blind
> and has worked for CABOVEI since 1979."
> Sometimes, when we read a comment on a list, we assume that it is rooted in
> fact.  I wanted to set this record straight. 
> Deborah
> 
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