[stylist] just wanted to share, from yesterday's chapter meeting

[James Canaday M.A. N6YR]

he's always been a very cool kid, loves gadgets so he likes me.  I 
have lots of gadgets.
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 05:21 PM 3/1/2009, you wrote:
>That's great, Jim. What a cool kid!
>
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>Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 2:46 PM
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>Subject: [stylist] just wanted to share, from yesterday's chapter meeting
>
>Dear friends,
>yesterday afternoon was our monthly chapter meeting, delayed one week from
>the usual saturday because of Kansas University basketball.
>
>five of our members were out being ill or caring for ill loved one!  so only
>three of us adult members were present and I as vice president presided.
>one of the members, Bob, is a father of an eight-year-old boy who is totally
>blind named Luther.  Bob brought books and toys for Luther, but he ignored
>them.  instead, he sat up at the table and participated like the rest of us.
>Once he said "NFB isn't really for Kids, though, like me, is it?"  to which
>I replied that he is as much a part of NFB as I am.  he later talked about
>JAWS on his computer, and participated in our discussion of the "braille
>invasion" for the last saturday of April.  that event, we will spread out
>across Lawrence and publicly read braille, either aloud, or silently, armed
>with brochures to hand out including those on the Louis Braille coin.  he
>was talking about sighted people and their responses to seeing him reading
>Braille.
>
>This was delightful.  never once did Luther pick up a book or a toy, he was
>too busy taking part in the meeting.  I just wanted to share this very
>gratifying event with you all.  I think Luther has learned to be a
>Federationist.  he and his parents and sister attended the convention in
>Dallas last summer.
>jc
>
>Jim Canaday M.A.
>Lawrence, KS
>
>
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