Tony Baechler here. All of my SSI. They decided they could manage my money
better than I could and would decide how much of a stipend I should get. It
was all in the name of independence. I guess if they decide how much of my
money to hand out, it teaches me to manage money better. I told them
Glad I'm not the only one on this list who refuses to let social
"norms" cut off a significant portion of an important sense that most
sighted people so under utilize that they might as well be numb.
And the thing is, my dad is the only person who has criticized my
choice in footwear, so I can
> I've also turned that bridge line on my dad when he complains about me
> going barefoot in public and mentions that no one else is barefoot.
Your dad and mine sound a lot alike. I've gotten similar for the same
reason, as well as rocking, clicking, pacing in circles because it
helps me think,
> I am a member of the NFB of Dane County (Wisconsin) and it's great.
I wish I'd had a similar experience. I didn't start off with negative
feelings towards the organization and you were actually one of the
interesting individual members I had in mind.
Amanda
On 4/26/17, Linux for blind general
Hi, John. I love that last bit!
And yeah, I agree, if I understand you right, that we should try to be
our best, individually and collectively.
AlOn 04/26/2017 09:08 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
It's not really your fault, Al. It's mine. I'll admit that this thing
about
I've also turned that bridge line on my dad when he complains about me
going barefoot in public and mentions that no one else is barefoot.
But yeah, polarization is everywhere these days, too many people take
even minor disagreements as blasphemy, and moderates and voice of
reason types more
I would have to say I don’t like ither group.
Seth Hurst
From: Linux for blind general discussion
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 09:39
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Subject: Re: OT: ACB & NFB
I am a member of the NFB of Dane County (Wisconsin) and it's great. I
have met the most unbeliev
I am a member of the NFB of Dane County (Wisconsin) and it's great. I
have met the most unbelievable people in that group. You know the
saying, "Get knocked down 9 times, get up ten"? Try get knocked down a
thousand times and get up a thousand and one. I used to think I had no
reason to hang
It's not really your fault, Al. It's mine. I'll admit that this thing
about each and every person thinking they have all the answers is
ubiquitous in the human race. Like I always say, I can't stand people
who think they know everything, that is really annoying to those of us
who actually do
Tony Baechler here. I don't know who you are, but I thank you! I couldn't
agree more! I went to the LCB. That was the worst month of my life! They
tried to take my SSI (I guess I shouldn't be allowed to manage my own
money), wouldn't help me learn even basic tasks and told me to sink or swim.
Sometimes being inflexible is a good thing, sometimes a bad one. It's
often but not always easy to know when to do which. Some NFB rehab
centers have been more sensible than others in this department.
I'm normally a guide dog user, but when I use a cane, the NFB straight
cane is for me
According to Jeffery Wright:
they're only against the proposal because they didn't propose it)
Having been a member of the ACB and also attended NFB meetings in the
past, this is the attitude I've seen on both sides. The NFB does seem to
make their positions that match that philosophy more
The ACB's lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Treasury to make
them make money accessible was already flawed to say the least.
According to the United States Constitution, the power to design money
has been delegated to Congress, and the Department of the Treasury is
only responsible
believe me, both groups are equally as bad, and for differing reasons and over
differing issues.
the problem is that the ACB is a split off group from the NFB (sometime in the
late 1960's). THis was due to political differences and those differences still
exist today.
now, one of the items
For what it's worth, I'm all for abolishing currency and avoided cash
transactions as much as possible even before I went blind(and I think
it criminal that credit card companies are allowed to charge merchants
for the privilege of accepting payment with their cards). That said,
that US nickels,
The problem with having 2 different advocacy groups is that turf wars
are almost inevitable. Of course, there is also an issue with
efficiency, each group has to spend money and volunteer resources on
things like offices, employees, web sites, etc. But the main problem is
personality
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