[nfbcs] Inconsistent Philosophy

[David Andrews]

Peter:

I would say a few things here, you seem to imply that local 
inconsistency is a NFB problem.  It is an organizational problem, any 
organization could have it, it is not the NFB's fault, it is human 
nature.  Secondly, you did not step back from the NFB, you were 
thrown out. Finally, this thread is not appropriate for this list. 
Please stop trying to use our lists to be critical of the NFB. We 
aren't perfect, but this isn't the correct venue or way to accomplish change.

David Andrews, List Owner

At 02:53 PM 8/13/2018, you wrote:
>Hello Denise and everyone,
>
>         All of this discussion is causing me to bring up one of the 
> issues that caused us to step back from the NFB. That is the 
> inconsistancies members often experienced between what they hear at 
> national conventions and that at local chapter meetings. NFB 
> members be they blind individuals, parents of blind children, and 
> blindness professionals spend thousands of dollars to attend the 
> national convention and hear the message that "The blind can do 
> anything the sighted can in school with the right technology." If 
> the NFB was consistent across all federation entities whether you 
> participate in discussions hosted on the NFB's mailing lists, 
> attend the national convention or a local chapter meeting the 
> message must be the same "The blind can do anything the sighted can 
> in school with the right technology."
>
>         If we had blind children who attended the national 
> convention be told something like "Blind people can become guide 
> dog trainers" They better be hearing that same message at local 
> chapter meetings and other NFB gatherings.
>
>         Inconsistencies in the organization's message heard at the 
> national convention and that heard at local chapter meetings had 
> better be the same or we wouldn't appreciate someone in the local 
> chapter who may have also attended the national convention 
> undermining the message our blind friends and children were given 
> at a national convention or an NFB training center a message we 
> spent thousands of dollars for our blind children to hear.
>
>         The one strength of our business network is that the ideals 
> taught and the message heard at local gatherings in our case 
> they're called info sessions and at our major conferences is 
> consistent at all levels "You can be successful and achieve your 
> wildest dream." Likewise no matter if an NFB List like this, a 
> local chapter meeting or the national convention blind kids, 
> students, their parents, and blindness professionals need to hear 
> the same message "A blind person can use Microsoft Excel to perform 
> the same exercises and job tasks done by their sighted peers."
>
>Peter Donahue
>
>
>
>
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