[sopvid] Re: SOPVID's name
- From: "Antony Mwakha Juma" <antonyjumah@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <sopvid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:50:52 +0300
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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