[rehab] February "Braille monitor"

[Husseini, Sahar]

Don't get discouraged; do what you can with what you have.  Change starts when someone with courage decides to challenge what is acceptable.

Sahar Husseini, NCLB, NCUEB, CVRCB, MSW
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-----Original Message-----
From: rehab [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of adrijana prokopenko via rehab
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 11:03 AM
To: Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List
Cc: adrijana prokopenko
Subject: Re: [rehab] February "Braille monitor"

Probably so, thanks.

On 2/1/16, Husseini, Sahar via rehab <rehab at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Adrijana, please try not to take that harsh treatment to heart.  I 
> know this is easier said than done, but there are some prejudiced 
> people out there, no matter where you go.  They are not the ones that 
> matter.  Close-minded people don't change the world.  It is the 
> open-minded people that can rock the world because they are willing to 
> change what they do.  They are willing to challenge the status quo.  
> Keep doing what you can; every person makes a difference.  Try not to 
> let narrow-minded people discourage you.  Prejudice says "don't confuse me with the facts; I've already made up my mind."
> Change can take a long time, but it does come if we work together.  
> Take care.
>
> Sahar Husseini, NCLB, NCUEB, CVRCB, MSW Orientation Counselor
> (402) 471-8144
> Like us on Facebook
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rehab [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of adrijana
> prokopenko via rehab
> Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2016 6:44 AM
> To: rehab
> Cc: adrijana prokopenko
> Subject: [rehab] February "Braille monitor"
>
>  Hi all,
>
>  It seems like the February "Braille monitor" went out a few days earlier
> for those of us who recceive it by email. This issue was extremely
> comprahensive with regards to the work of the NFB and since I live in a
> different country than the US, I would also want to somehow put my own bit
> of things into the NFB. I am sure there are some very openminded people out
> there that receive us just as anyone else, but I am afraid to say that I
> have also experienced some harsh treatment online just because I live in a
> different country. If you think you can somehow help me improve this and
> make NFB members more comfortable when it comes to interacting with us, I
> would be glad to hear from you. I am sure there are some people here or
> others you know of that have traveled to different places and interact a lot
> with people from different parts of the world and could truly help the rest.
> If you would like to email me, my email address is:
> adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com
>
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