[accesscomp] International Association of Visually Impaired Technologists
- From: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tektalk discussion" <tektalkdiscussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 07:24:17 -0700
fyi. Bob I certainly do agree that there is a significant problem in the
blind
community where most of us don't know what the others are up against. I
don't know what its like to be blind while living in a rural area or small
town. Really, all I know about is what its like to be a blind computer nerd
in a university town. And that led me to start the International Association
of Visually Impaired Technologists because existing organizations for the
blind weren't serving our needs. No criticism intended to the ACB or the NFB
but their priorities just aren't our priorities.
I think its just human nature to assume that your experience is applicable
to everyone. But it may be a worse problem for blind people because on the
average, blind people don't get around as much as sighted people.
PS: For those interested in the International Association of Visually
Impaired Technologists see http://www.iavit.org/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ann Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mitch Pomerantz" <mitch.pomerantz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <acb-l@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 6:11 AM
Subject: Re: [acb-l] Employment or, "Against the Odds"
> Hi all,
>
> thanks, Mitch for helping to clarify this subject. Perhaps ACB might
> start a series of webinars on the actual state of agency employment and
> other informational topics? Perhaps Accessible World might help with
> this? I think it is well worth our while as an advocacy group to network
> with these agencies in order to exchange information, encourage agency
> participation, not administration, but participation in helping all of us
> to improve our lives. I'm always for networking and for inrformation
> acquisition. Knowledge is power, folks.
>
> Ann P.
>
> --
> AAnn K. Parsons
> Portal Tutoring
> Email: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Web Site: http://www.portaltutoring.info
> Skype: Putertutor
>
> "All that is gold does not glitter,
> Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT
>
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Robert Acosta, President
Helping Hands for the Blind
Email: boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx
Web Site: www.helpinghands4theblind.org
You can assist Helping Hands for the Blind by donating your used computers to
us. If you have a blind friend in need of a computer, please mail us at the
above address.
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