[Nfbnet-members-list] An Article about NAC
Marion Gwizdala
blind411 at verizon.net
Wed Jan 20 22:13:58 UTC 2016
Dear fellow Federationists,
For the past few years, the
National Accreditation Council for Blind and Low
Vision Services (NAC) has not been given much
attention by the National Federation of the Blind
because of its irrelevance in the field of work
with the blind. So few rehabilitation agencies
for the blind are NAC accredited, it seemed as if
NAC was simply dying a slow death and we would
read its obituary soon. In the past year or so,
some have attempted to resuscitate NAC, bringing
on a new Executive Director Bill Robinson
- and trying to get a few more agencies
accredited by its worthless standards, as
evidenced by the accreditation of Leader dogs for
the Blind, a measure that is the subject of a
resolution written by Marion Gwizdala and Michael
Hingson, president and vice president
respectively of the National Association of Guide
dog Users which was passed during the 2015 NFB convention.
Here is an article that is a
must-read for anyone wishing to learn more about
NAC and its history. More will appear in the
February issue of The Braille Monitor, so stay tuned!
<http://www.tbo.com/news/politics/accrediting-agency-unneeded-say-advocates-for-the-blind-20160115/>http://www.tbo.com/news/politics/accrediting-agency-unneeded-say-advocates-for-the-blind-20160115/
Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala
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