[Ohio-talk] Buckeye Update

Fri Aug 15 21:42:06 UTC 2014

That is terrible.

On 8/15/14, Dawn via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> About  Braille  and the B SV I  well  I just ment a gal a couple months
> back
> off  a sight called the blind community.  Her name is Amy  and we hit it
> off
> real well she has been talking to a cpoiunslor  called Monica  at  the B S
> V
> I  same one I have  anyways   I am totally upset with  them because of my
> own training with them and the sight center  Amy called me today and told
> me
> a lot of things  about her visit with Monica   it was very upsetting  she
> told Amy  as they told me  that she shouldn't worry about learning braille
> that she needs to focus on new technology   and some other things I really
> don't want to get in,  but the thing she told her that really got to me  is
> Monicia  gave her a phamplet  from the A C B  and she told amy to look it
> over   that she wasn't or didn't understand why  she was so N F B pro  she
> really don't agree with the N F B   that Amy needed to try to use the
> seventeen hundred dollar machine that she took to  Amy house  and Amy told
> her  that she couldn't use the machine because she has very little vision
> Monica told her just try it and read over the pahamplet  wow  Amy told me
> she likes the n F B  that they sent her a free cane  and Monica told Amy
> she would havd to buy her own  the whole visit was very upsetting  I just
> don't understand why she whould put the N F B down  and talk about another
> one I have Amy loving the N F B  and she plans on joining our chapter  if
> and when we get one in Toledo  but she may just join the at large chapter
> now  so Braille is not important  as they told me   this is just bull  and
> the N F B isn't that great .  this is bull also if it wasn't for Barbara
> Perce  I wouldn't be  like I am today   the pep talk she gave me on the
> phone when I went blind almost ten years ago made such a big difference  I
> love the N F B
> Awn Lanting  from Toledo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eric
> Duffy via Ohio-talk
> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 12:51 PM
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] Buckeye Update
>
> National Federation of the Blind Of Ohio Friday, August 15, 2014
>
> Third place goes to the dogs. Well I guess I should say to the Dog Users.
> You might, of course know, that I am referring to the fact that the Ohio
> Association of Guide Dog Users is the third organization to turn in its
> membership list. I would have put money on Loraine County coming in third
> after talking with the president yesterday, but that just goes to show you
> that you never know what's going to happen in this outfit.
>
> On Tuesday afternoon, Deborah Kendrick was a panelist at the state-wide
> meeting for BSVI Counselors. The topic was Braille. BSVI asked for a
> presentation, because Deborah and I have been talking about how important
> it
> is that BSVI clients have the opportunity to learn Braille should they
> choose to do so. We believe that it should be a given that Braille will be
> a
> part of the training provided by the agency unless the consumer opts out.
> Braille is a skill that counselors should encourage consumers to master to
> whatever degree is possible. For some individuals we might be talking about
> no more than functional literacy. Others might become highly literate and
> proficient in Braille. This is a song we're going to have to keep playing
> until it gets stuck in the heads of BSVI staff. Deborah represented us
> well,
> and I thank her for that.
>
> I then talked about why counselors should attend the conventions of
> consumer
> organizations. The fact that we had to present these topics at all tells me
> that we have a long way to go in our efforts to educate the Vocational
> Rehabilitation Agency and the Public as a whole. What other group has to
> keep waving the literacy banner? Counselors understand the need to
> participate in meetings of Trade organizations. Why must we offer carrots,
> candy, and apples to motivate them to get involved with organizations of
> the
> blind?
>
> I remind you to get your newsletter articles and other information to
> Barbara Pierce as soon as you possibly can. Today is the deadline for
> submitting this information, but the window of opportunity will be opened
> for a while longer. We are working on the convention issue, so it will be
> out in early September if not before.
>
> We made $515 from our ticket sales for the cash drawing. remember that
> Susan
> Day was the winner of the $500 prize. We are a little more than a month
> away
> from our Board of Directors meeting in Columbus on September 20. The
> meeting
> will be at our convention hotel which is the Holiday Inn, Worthington 7007
> North High Street. You are invited to attend and participate in the
> meeting.
>
> I hope all chapters and divisions are hard at work on their annual reports,
> and that this year's Gavel Award competition is going to be a spirited one.
> Get those reports in to JW.
>
> We must gather high quality auction items for the Not-So-Silent Auction
> that
> will take place on the Friday evening of convention. Let me know what you
> are contributing, and I will be glad to include it in a future update. I
> certainly hope to have some good reports by the time of the fall board
> meeting.
>
> I remind all chapter presidents that on Monday evening at 8:00 PM., we will
> have a conference call for those who are interested in at least exploring
> the possibility of bringing a BELL Program to your area of the state next
> summer.Remember this is an exploration discussion only at this point.
> Please
> use our usual conference call line. (605) 475-4875. Access code 201909
> followed by the pound sign.
>
> I will write again next week. As I said a few paragraphs ago, there is
> still
> much to be done in order to teach others what we already know in the
> National Federation of the Blind. The National Federation of the Blind
> knows
> that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future.
> Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low
> expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can
> live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
>
>
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053