[nfb-talk] slightly confused here

Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR) Bennett.Prows at HHS.GOV
Mon Jul 8 17:00:58 UTC 2013


Sheila,

Congratulations on the new NFB of Montana, and on  your presentation.  The speech was as others have said, excellent. We'll get fair wages for disabled workers, even faster with speeches like yours'.

/s/

Bennett Prows

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From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sheila Leigland
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 9:09 AM
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Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] slightly confused here

the other group is primarily interested in the summer orientation program held every summer for blind adults which lasts for aproximately four weeks. Those of us in the nfbmt wanted other issues worked on also.
On 7/8/2013 10:05 AM, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
> I'd guess so. I wonder if the left out group formed their own group to 
> advocate for state issues only or something like that.
> In VA, we have a cross disability group for state issues but I don't 
> know how involved nfb is in it if any. I know a few dual 
> hearing/vision impaired people are involved in it.
>
> Well, glad Montana is still with us.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Ray Foret jr
> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 8:27 AM
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] slightly confused here
>
>> From which remark, I gatehr that the group who did not want to do 
>> anything
> or very much with national took themselves out; or were taken out, 
> and, the group who wished a more heavy national involvement became the 
> NFB of Montana.  Would that be a fair summary.
>
> BTW, great speech the other day.  Spot on I'd say.
>
>
> Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the 
> blind built-in!
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray
> Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!
>
> On Jul 8, 2013, at 3:17 AM, Sheila Leigland <sleigland at bresnan.net>
> wrote:
>
>> hi we did have an affiliate however not all wanted to do a name 
>> change such as nfb of montana and didn't really want to get involved 
>> with national issues and only wanted to participate with national in 
>> a very limited way so there was reorginatioon.
>> On 7/3/2013 7:30 PM, Ray Foret jr wrote:
>>> Say, y'all, I find myself a little confused about something.
>>>
>>> This morning, the NFB board authorized a group of blind folks from 
>>> Montana to become the Montana affiliate of the NFB.  This leaves me 
>>> a little puzzled.  Was Montana not already an NFB affiliate?
>>>
>>> I guess maybe that it was but something happened and a new group had 
>>> to be formed.  OF course, that's just a guess on my part:  still, I 
>>> find myself a little puzzled by this.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the 
>>> blind built-in!
>>> Sincerely,
>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray
>>> Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!
>>>
>>>
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