[sopvid] Re: SOPVID Membership Discussion

From: Reginald Oduor <rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxx>
To: sopvid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 20:35:43 +0300
Dear Colleagues

Victor's counsel on the matter of elligibility for membership is
opportune, considering that he actually facilitated the registration
of our society. If we totally remove minimum qualifications for
membership, we might unintentionally convert ourselves into a
grassroots organisation, and then the false accusation that we seek to
rival the Kenya Union of the Blind would finally be true.

Juma, you said you thought SOPVID membership required one to have the
minimum of a first degree. I have looked through our constitution, but
found no such provision.

If my memory serves me right, during the formation of the society we
took the view that we wanted to encourage professional excellence, but
also took cognisance of the fact that we needed to mentor
non-professionals, thus the provision for associate membership.
Consequently, in practice, we have operated on the basis that our aim
is professional excellence, but we also welcome people with
post-secondary training of any kind among us.

We also noted that SOPVID is not a typical professional association,
because such an association is usually made up of people with
professional qualifications in one area. To such bodies are the
Institution of Engineers of Kenya and the Law Society of Kenya. In our
case we decided to form one professional body for all of us to make
our voice more audible. Thus in addition to SOPVID, we must
individually join the professional societies relevant to our areas of
training to further sharpen our professional skills and refine our
professional profiles.

Let the dialogue continue!


-- 
Reginald M.J. Oduor, Ph.D.
Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Nairobi
(http://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/oduor_reginald)
Editor-in-Chief, Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical
Association of Kenya (http://ajol.info/index.php/tp/index)
Chairman, Society of Professionals with Visual Disabilities (SOPVID)
Vice-Chairman, Kenya Society for the Blind
P.O. Box 41693-00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Email: rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxx OR rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxxxx
Tel.: 254 20 2160951
Mob.: 254 722 625555
Skype: reginald.oduor



On 2/21/14, karim sidi <karimsidi4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2/21/14, kamau victor <citrov.amuka@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi: if we propose a constitutional amendment to include all who may want
>> to
>>
>> join, then we may wish to re-look at our objectives and see if we want to
>> generalize them. If we resolve to change the constitution---because it
>> would
>>
>> be nothing short of an amendment, then we must call a meeting specially
>> for
>>
>> that purpose in compliance with the society's constitution and rules, at
>> which we may then effect the amendment. However, my humble advice is that
>> we
>>
>> must keep the substratum of the society always before our
>> eyes?----hands?----minds.
>>
>> V.M. Kamau Esq. Advocate
>> P.O. Box 242-00202 KNH
>> Nairobi.
>> Tel: +254-715819722
>> Email: citrov.amuka@xxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Fiat Justitia Ruat Coelum
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Reginald Oduor" <rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <sopvid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 9:39 AM
>> Subject: [sopvid] Re: SOPVID Membership
>>
>>
>>> Hello Mr. Juma
>>>
>>> Your inquiry is timely, and I want to make the following preliminary
>>> response:
>>> 1. SOPVID was founded primarily to promote professional excellence
>>> among professionals with visual disabilities.
>>> 2. At the moment, the constitution of the society provides for two
>>> types of membership:
>>> (a) Full membership, for full professionals with visual disabilities.
>>> (b) Associate membership, for students with visual disabilities and
>>> for friends and relatives of members.
>>>
>>> 3. In our most recent AGM held in July 2013, some members felt we
>>> should debate this issue anew, with a view to exploring the
>>> possibility of allowing full membership to anyone who desires it.
>>>
>>> I guess we can start this discussion here, and conclude it during our
>>> next AGM. What do people think?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Reginald M.J. Oduor, Ph.D.
>>> Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Nairobi
>>> (http://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/oduor_reginald)
>>> Editor-in-Chief, Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical
>>> Association of Kenya (http://ajol.info/index.php/tp/index)
>>> Chairman, Society of Professionals with Visual Disabilities (SOPVID)
>>> Vice-Chairman, Kenya Society for the Blind
>>> P.O. Box 41693-00100
>>> Nairobi, Kenya
>>> Email: rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxx OR rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Tel.: 254 20 2160951
>>> Mob.: 254 722 625555
>>> Skype: reginald.oduor
>>>
>>> On 2/20/14, Antony Mwakha Juma <antonyjumah@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Hi Reginald Oduor and my dear colleagues who were present when we
>>>> formed
>>>> our
>>>> society, i think Reginald has said it all, regarding the question of
>>>> the
>>>> name and the use of "disability" and "visual impairment". for I
>>>> remember
>>>> very well that we had a hot debate on this issue before we unanimously,
>>>> for
>>>> those who were there settle for the current name. however, something
>>>> else
>>>>
>>>> i
>>>> am noticing is the admission of members.
>>>> I need to be reminded here Reginald, Celestina, Jimmy and Mute and
>>>> those
>>>> who
>>>> were there during the formation of SOPVID. I thought we had put a
>>>> category
>>>> of our membership for both persons with disability and those who were
>>>> joining us as "friends" of the society, who were sighted persons.
>>>> if my memory has not elapsed, unless this was change in one of those
>>>> meetings i did not attend, the SOPVID society was for professionals
>>>> mostly
>>>> those with a minimum of the first degree and above.
>>>> forgive me if i am offending anyone, but I think we need to put things
>>>> straight here. what are the qualifications of our membership so that
>>>> its
>>>> clear when one wants to join. if it is for everyone with visual
>>>> disability,
>>>> then, the word "professional" should be deleted from the name of the
>>>> society
>>>> to read say: "SOCIETY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY".
>>>> Please don't mistake me and think that i am againest anyone joining our
>>>> society, but I am sure that our law professionals as Victor and Mute
>>>> may
>>>> advice accordingly, this issue of membership in an organization or
>>>> society
>>>> if not carefully handled may bring friction at a future date.
>>>>
>>>> JAM.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: sopvid-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sopvid-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>>> On
>>>> Behalf Of Reginald Oduor
>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 3:44 PM
>>>> To: sopvid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [sopvid] SOPVID's name
>>>>
>>>> Hello Joseph Epuu
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks for your suggestion.
>>>>
>>>> However, as we were forming the society over ten years ago, we
>>>> thoroughly debated the issue and arrived at the present name. Indeed,
>>>> both "impairment" and "disability" denote a limitation. I actually
>>>> think that each of us must come to terms with our limitation
>>>> (disability/impairment/blindness/partial blindness), for then we shall
>>>> be more confident as we interact with the world.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Warm regards
>>>> --
>>>> Reginald M.J. Oduor, Ph.D.
>>>> Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Nairobi
>>>> (http://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/oduor_reginald)
>>>> Editor-in-Chief, Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical
>>>> Association of Kenya (http://ajol.info/index.php/tp/index)
>>>> Chairman, Society of Professionals with Visual Disabilities (SOPVID)
>>>> Vice-Chairman, Kenya Society for the Blind
>>>> P.O. Box 41693-00100
>>>> Nairobi, Kenya
>>>> Email: rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxx OR rmjoduor@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Tel.: 254 20 2160951
>>>> Mob.: 254 722 625555
>>>> Skype: reginald.oduor
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2/19/14, Epuu Elim <elimpuu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> Dear members of the society,
>>>>>
>>>>> indeed, I'm quite exuberated  for da cordial hospitality demonstrated
>>>>> by sopvid to me. I know i will be on top on technological issues
>>>>> related to visual imparement. Colleagues! i wish to propose amendment
>>>>> to our name only if it is workable.Suppose we call ourselves a society
>>>>> of professionals with visual imparement.Disability denote incapability
>>>>> and incapacitation,yet we are equally capable professionals equal to
>>>>> the task.
>>>>> Technologically, i am still disabled. It is my humble request to the
>>>>> society to fully empower me technologically to be able to read with
>>>>> others on the same script.
>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>> Epuu Joseph Elim.
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