[Ohio-talk] Akron presentation recap

[Richard Payne]

Dave, this was wonderful, and our chapters should be reaching out to the
local government. Thanks great work.


Richard Payne,  President
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
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Subject: [Ohio-talk] Akron presentation recap

Just thought I'd share this, yesterday afternoon Andra Stover and I
addressed our Summit County Council. After speaking with a Council Member a
few weeks ago, we had been asked to come in and talk about our new NFB
Chapter. I started with some info about how our chapter has grown since its
formation last summer, and a description of the NFB, our mission to advance
the social and economic equality, security and opportunity for the blind in
the Akron area, and how we achieve it, touching on scholarships and training
programs, advocacy and legislation. Andra then spoke about her experience in
Washington and the legislative issues the NFB championed there, such as
GAIN, ATAA and DEA, and for Columbus we named the primary initiatives,
including the rights of blind parents, guide dogs and accessible
meds/prescriptions, and stressed their importance. We ended by asking the
eleven members of Council and the County Executive, to take with them into
their districts and the community, the information we presented plus our
contact info and NFB handouts we provided. This very positive experience
ended with thanks and the Council President stating that he learned a lot of
things he did not know, and their promise of support. Andra was great. I was
okay. Ariat (Andra's guide dog) was the star, and probably helped hold their
attention. We were told later that many of the Council Members were very
focused on us when we spoke, nodding along at certain points. Time well
spent.

Dave Bertsch
Greater Akron


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