OK.
----- Original Message -----
From: bob jaco
To: Adaptive technology information and support.
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [ATI] MO Connect Call: My Declaration of Candidacy
Sorry I was not on the Connect call tonight. We are having apartment
inspections Wednesday, so we had friends help us clean and go over our
apartment for cleanliness with a fine-toothed comb, and make sure everything in
our apartment works as it should. We should have no problems now.
I hope the Connect was positive and I will try to call Friday.
----- Original Message -----
From: Anne Murphy
To: scccb mailing list
Cc: Adaptive technology information and support. ; mo list serve
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 12:27 AM
Subject: [ATI] MO Connect Call: My Declaration of Candidacy
Hello Fellow MCB members:
AS you have read previously I am running for one of the three board of
directors positions available this year.
Just so you all know more about me:
I am a native born St. Louisan. I went to JFK High School....a St. Louis
question.LOL. I attended Rockhurst in KC and received a BA in 1986. I
worked part time as a social worker with the developmentally disabled while
earning my master of social work degree from Saint Louis University. My most
recent job was a Manager of the Assessment Department at BJC Behavioral Health.
This was an outpatient Mental Health facility for chronically mentally ill
adults. We did assessments, crisis intervention and case management. In
addition, I was involved in budgeting and supervising of staff.
I was born with congenital glaucoma but in 1964 they did not catch it until
thanks to my mother ....they caught it at age 4 or 5. My parents took me three
times to a pediatric ophthalmologist in Washington DC where he was unable to
save the vision in my right eye but saved in my left eye. I had vision of
20/30 with constant monitoring of the glaucoma pressure.
So I went to regular school, drove a car, traveled independently etc. It
was quite a shock as it is to all of us who have lost our vision later in life
to not have that same amount of independence. To those born with blindness I
didn't have to face the challenges of they have but still have not decided who
had or ever had it easier. None of us...i think.
Unfortunately, at age 35 the glaucoma caught up with me and it effected my
cornea. So I have a double edge sword here. I had three unsuccessful cornea
transplants . I slowly began losing my vision about 13 years ago and stopped
working about 9 years ago. RSB did all they could but my boss was not helpful
at all.
It was a slow death of the vision and now i see only barely light.
We all have our own different stories and some are more horrific I am sure
but that is mine.
I have been married for 13 years to Jim. I have a son Sam who is 8 and
will be one week shy of 9 at the convention. He is adopted from Guatemala and
he is darling. I did get to see him.
I am eager to represent the members of MCB to deal with the internal
challenges of fundraising we face with the thrift stores, finding an executive
director and getting our name out there to have as many people who are
visually impaired join.
AS a chairperson of special services I am more fully aware of how visually
impaired people are not aware of MCB and all we do and offer.
In my dealings with sighted people at my church, son's school and even with
relatives I am constantly educating people on MCB.
On an external level I want to work in coordination with RSB to get more
blind individuals employed , work on legislative matters that effect us i.e.
blind pension lawsuit, and just educating the corporate community.
I am not afraid to stand up for what I think is the right thing to do and
only want MCB to be the best it can be.
I will be on the MO Connect Monday September 19 at 7:00 p.m.
The number to call is, (712) 432-6100 and the Participant Passcode is:
129071# sign.
Thanks for your time.
Anne Murphy
314-434-4051
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_______________________________________________
ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.)
A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind
http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology
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ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.)
A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind
http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology
