[Vabs] Good Luck to the Richmond bound

[pajohns1 at vt.edu]

Corbb,

        I hope a large group attends Richmond, and maybe some state-specific 
threads will start to be generated on this list.  Somewhat related, where is 
state this year?  I haven't been on the nfb-v web site in a while, but 
suspect it is posted there.

patrick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Corbb O'Connor" <corbbo at gmail.com>
To: "Virginia Association of Blind Students list" <vabs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Vabs] Good Luck to the Richmond bound


> Hi Patrick and all,
>
> Patrick, thanks for your comments. I'm sorry to hear about the 
> perceptions about the NFB among the blind students you spoke to. The  goal 
> of the meeting in Richmond is not to hash out differences among  the ACB 
> and NFB or formulate policy -- I'm merely hoping to get a  group of blind 
> students together to talk about life as students in  Virginia...a social 
> gathering of sorts. I'm sorry to hear that you  won't be joining us, but 
> please do know that you're always welcome at  future events.
>
> As of yet, I'm not sure if we have any students "Richmond bound," a 
> phrase that I do like! If anybody is planning to attend, and I hope  some 
> of you are, please do make sure to get in touch with me.
>
> Thanks,
> Corbb
>
>
> On May 5, 2009, at 7:05 AM, <pajohns1 at vt.edu> <pajohns1 at vt.edu> wrote:
>
> List,
>
>        Good luck to those bound for Richmond on Saturday.  Initially  I 
> had indicated plans to attend, but have since decided not too.   There are 
> only a handful of blind students K-12 through college here  in the western 
> part of the Commonwealth, and the few I've met desire  no association with 
> the NFB, and have an equally low opinion of the ACB.
>        To climb atop a soapbox for a moment I find the perceptions of  the 
> NFB as in your face militants and the ACB's easy come easy go  attitude as 
> distressing.  I've read a few historical pieces on why the  two groups 
> split and frankly find the split as productive as a pair of  squabbiling 
> siblings.
>        I'm off my soapbox now.
>
> Regardless, I hope the meeting is productive.  I'd like to see blind 
> youth of Virginia have a strong voice regardless if it is through the 
> NFB, ACB, or a third enitity.
>
> Patrick
> @Virginia Tech
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