[Cccnfbw] A Germ of an Idea

Mon Nov 16 00:05:04 UTC 2009

No argument with you, Bob.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Sellers" <robertsellers500 at comcast.net>
To: "'Clark County Chapter, NFB of Washington List'" <cccnfbw at nfbnet.org>
Date: Sunday, Nov 15, 2009 15:38:39
Subject: Re: [Cccnfbw] A Germ of an Idea

>
>
> 
> Mike,
> 
> What I find either fascinating or discourageing, is that, I've been in this
> organization 40 years. Your comments about "braking out of the mold" could
> have been made and was made  when I joined and it is still  an accurate
> depiction of peoples attitude today. One might ask "What has changed over
> all these years from the Federation, when it comes to societies attitude ?was
> I think Don's comments are 'right on'.     
> Legislation can make an attempt at  a level playing field for the blind.
> But, it is up to each one of us to shape, change or modify attitudes of
> individuals. That is why, I believe, it is as important as possible, as many
> blind people have the Federation philosophy.   
> 
> Bob
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cccnfbw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:cccnfbw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 10:59 PM
> To: cccnfbw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Cccnfbw] A Germ of an Idea
> 
> Don:
> 
> I agree about musicians; being o" is not a bad thing. I was thinking more in
> terms that many hams regard blind persons as miraculous persons, wondrously
> gifted in music, who have overcome overwhelming odds to be, well, normal,
> that is, we wouldn't be regarded as extraordinary were we sighted. I
> sometimes get the impression that we are regarded almost more as mascots
> than as real, flesh-and-blood human beings. As fantastic a musician as he
> was, I think Sparky fell into that category in the eyes of many. All I mean
> to say is that we must break out of that role.
> 
> Mike
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Mitchell" <donmi at comcast.net>
> To: "Clark County Chapter, NFB of Washington List" <cccnfbw at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Saturday, Nov 14, 2009 18:55:44
> Subject: Re: [Cccnfbw] A Germ of an Idea
> 
> >
> >
> > I would enjoy being more involved in the ham club. I ran one of the
> monthly 
> > ARES nets for more then 10 years. Since they are on Tuesday nights I am no
> 
> > longer available for that.
> > 
> > I understand your sentiment, Mike, about musicians, but all three of us to
> 
> > one degree or another are musicians. I will not deny what I am just
> because 
> > I am blind. Our society needs to give up there stereotypes we don't. We
> are 
> > human and should be able to express any things that bring us joy and
> perhaps 
> > joy to others.
> > 
> > Don
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Les Fitzpatrick" <lesfitz at comcast.net>
> > To: "'Clark County Chapter, NFB of Washington List'" <cccnfbw at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 4:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Cccnfbw] A Germ of an Idea
> > 
> > 
> > > Hey Mike I like it. I've been trying to go to radio but somehow there's
> > > always something going on but hopefully that will change because I like
> to
> > > go to radio club.
> > >
> > >
> > > please visit my website http://www.lfitz.ws
> > > Les Fitzpatrick
> > > instructor at the School of Piano Technology for the Blind
> > > President Clark County Chapter National Federation of the Blind
> > > Ham Call K5FPT
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cccnfbw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:cccnfbw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> > > Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> > > Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 4:21 PM
> > > To: cccnfbw at nfbnet.org
> > > Subject: [Cccnfbw] A Germ of an Idea
> > >
> > > Hi, all.
> > >
> > > It occurs to me that since there three of us in the chapter with amateur
> > > radio licenses (Les, Don and myself), it might be fun and, perhaps,
> > > beneficial for us to make our presence known unobtrusively in the ham 
> > > radio
> > > community around here to inject a modicum of NFB philosophy into the
> > > thinking of the local hams re the disabled. I've started going to the 
> > > Clark
> > > County Amateur Radio Club meetings as regularly as my schedule allows
> and 
> > > I
> > > would urge Don and Les to do likewise. I've put my hat in the ring for a
> > > CCARC office also. Let's put our thinking-caps on to project an image of
> 
> > > the
> > > blind as something more than musicians (and I'm not knocking them) to
> our
> > > fellow hams.
> > >
> > > Just a thought.
> > >
> > > DE Mike K7UIJ
> > >
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