[nfbwatlk] FW: Question About Bus Signage

Sat Apr 28 11:22:04 CDT 2007

Hello Carl, Thank you for your response.

I should clear something up that I said as I did not mean to
offend anyone.  25 years, even 50 years ago there was a great
desire by the blind to work; to become productive, independent
people with a full and meaningful lives.  However, there was not
the technology or transportation to support this, let alone the
number of employers who would hire blind people.  As we all know,
the number of successfully employed blind persons has grown over
the last 25 years, although no where near what is should be.

With the continued development of technology, opportunities in
education, additional training programs, improved transportation
and the willingness of employers, more and more blind people will
become employed and have the opportunity for production normal
lives.

Carl, you are correct. Issues faced by the older blind are just
as important as the younger blind.  We just need to make things
better all around, for all ages and whenever we see the chance
for improvement or revamping, we should seize the opportunity.
Take care and have a wonderful weekend. 

Wanda

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 10:24 AM
To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: Question About Bus Signage

Hi Wanda,

Very good post.  But there is one teeny weenie little nit I would
like to 

pick.  25 years ago we blind folk did have a high expectation of
finding jobs and 

leading full, productive, normal lives.

But I agree with you that any issue which affects the blind is
worthy of 

discussion.

We need to guard against pooh-poohing or brushing aside others
concerns 

merely because they are not ours, or are not the sexy issue of
the day.

In our struggle for independence, opportunity, dignity and
equality, 

everything we do to move toward those goals is of value.

While it's true that we are a small population, and all of the
important 

issues can't be placed on the front burner, nonetheless,
attention to the 

little details are still the surest way to solving the larger
problems.

In our efforts to improve the percentage of working blind, is it
more 

important to develop the technical equipment that will allow us
to be 

competitive, or to develop more reliable, efficient, accessible 

transportation, or develop more effective training programs for
the newly 

blind?

And as important as employment opportunity is to those of us
wanting to 

work, what about the importance of issues faced by the older
blind?

The challenges are so vast that at times I feel like I'm trying
to move a 

mountain by using a soup bowl and a teaspoon.

But if enough of us charge the mountain armed with our bowls and
spoons 

we'll see the day that we have turned that huge mound into a
level playing 

field.

So find the spot that you feel is most important and dig in.
Just keep on 

shoveling.

Carl Jarvis

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Hello Carl, Thank you for your response.
I should clear something up that I said as I did not mean to offend anyone.  25 years, even 50 years ago there was a great desire by the blind to work; to become productive, independent people with a full and meaningful lives.  However, there was not the technology or transportation to support this, let alone the number of employers who would hire blind people.  As we all know, the number of successfully employed blind persons has grown over the last 25 years, although no where near what is should be.
With the continued development of technology, opportunities in education, additional training programs, improved transportation and the willingness of employers, more and more blind people will become employed and have the opportunity for production normal lives.

Carl, you are correct. Issues faced by the older blind are just as important as the younger blind.  We just need to make things better all around, for all ages and whenever we see the chance for improvement or revamping, we should seize the opportunity.   Take care and have a wonderful weekend.
Wanda

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 10:24 AM
To:
NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: Question About Bus Signage

Hi Wanda,
Very good post.  But there is one teeny weenie little nit I would like to
pick.  25 years ago we blind folk did have a high expectation of finding jobs and
leading full, productive, normal lives.
But I agree with you that any issue which affects the blind is worthy of
discussion.
We need to guard against pooh-poohing or brushing aside others concerns
merely because they are not ours, or are not the sexy issue of the day.
In our struggle for independence, opportunity, dignity and equality,
everything we do to move toward those goals is of value.
While it's true that we are a small population, and all of the important
issues can't be placed on the front burner, nonetheless, attention to the
little details are still the surest way to solving the larger problems.
In our efforts to improve the percentage of working blind, is it more
important to develop the technical equipment that will allow us to be
competitive, or to develop more reliable, efficient, accessible
transportation, or develop more effective training programs for the newly
blind?
And as important as employment opportunity is to those of us wanting to
work, what about the importance of issues faced by the older blind?
The challenges are so vast that at times I feel like I'm trying to move a
mountain by using a soup bowl and a teaspoon.
But if enough of us charge the mountain armed with our bowls and spoons
we'll see the day that we have turned that huge mound into a level playing
field.
So find the spot that you feel is most important and dig in.  Just keep on
shoveling.

Carl Jarvis

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