[rehab] Blind Counselor Releases Memoir About College Experiences

[Dick Davis]

Dave,

I am sure this is a wonderful book, written by a wonderful person, but I
think someone should actually read it before we advertise it on one of our
listservs, as that implies Federation endorsement.  If we don't endorse it,
and the posting is just for people's information, we should say so.  

Not too long ago there was another book that was advertised on this
listserv.  The author even promised to give some of the profits from its
sale to the Federation.  But when I read the excerpts posted on the author's
website, they were awful. 

The author's suggestions resembled the ones in the AFB's guide to personal
management that came out in the 1970's.  We've used those kinds of examples
in our banquet speeches, so we need to be careful about appearing to endorse
them.  It will undermine people's confidence in us as an organization.

These are my opinions, and I offer them as such. People are welcome to agree
or disagree with them, but I think we should at least think about these
things.  No criticism of you or the good work you do is implied.  

Dick Davis

-----Original Message-----
From: rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Carmella D Broome (by way of David Andrews<dandrews at visi.com>)
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 9:42 PM
To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
Subject: [rehab] Blind Counselor Releases Memoir About College Experiences

I have been asked to circulate the following:

David Andrews

Blind Counselor Releases Memoir About College Experiences

Professional counselor and author Carmella Broome, who has been 
legally blind since birth,  is beginning  the new year by launching 
her first book. "Carmella's Quest: Taking on College Sight Unseen" is 
a memoir about her first year at a small  Christian college in 
upstate South Carolina. Carmella's book is published by Red Letter 
Press of Columbia SC.  For more information, to find out 
about  accessible formats,  or to order the book, please visit
http://carmellasquest.livejournal.com/
or email carmellasquest at hotmail.com or RedLetterPress at gmail.com.

Carmella Broome, Ed.S., LPC, LMFT/I
Crossroads Counseling Center
<http://www.solutionsforlife.org>www.solutionsforlife.org


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