yeah, they kept trying to make me use "their" brand of cane. One small problem, the tips would wear out too fast. Another problem, the fastening screw would fall out. Somehow, I think their idea of a cane is simply a brand one. Sure, its lightweight, but its also a bit too flexible. It also doesn't work well in areas where sidewalks are broken. It most decidedly doesn't work in snow. Basically, I had my O&M instructor try to navigate a snow packed sidewalk with the NFB cane. Then I had him try it with my folding cane with the large ball tip. He kept insisting that I use the NFB model, but had to admit that it just wasn't practical to use in all circumstances. So, I take it as a valid assumption that the leadership is inflexible at the best of times. I know for a fact that a lot of their instructors are very inflexible unless presented with facts they can't ignore. -eric On Apr 25, 2017, at 4:05 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > NFB members at a training center alienated me through their rigid > insistence on straight canes and failure to account for the > multiply-disabled or congenitally blind in training methods. I also > couldn't stomach their idea that I should run all my words and actions > through the "how does this make all blind people look" filter, or that > becoming normal should be my ultimate goal. Several of us in here > would have to lose a bunch of IQ points to be considered normal. And, > I hate the Borg. > > That was over a decade ago. I'm on some of their mailing lists and I > have some of their folding) canes since those are useful things. I > won't join, but I've met some interesting individual members. > > On 4/25/17, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> 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 for carrying out the orders of Congress. Therefore, the >> best way to make money accessible would have been for any and all >> so-called advocacy organizations to lobby Congress and get a bill passed >> and signed by the President of the United States that would redesign our >> money in an accessible way. Do I think the ACB's lawsuit was a publicity >> stunt? Absolutely, as if they wanted us to have accessible money for >> sure, they would have gone through the proper channels and we would have >> had it by now. Instead, where are we? No closer to truly accessible >> currency than we were when this whole sleighride begen nearly 10 years >> ago. Thank you, ACB and NFB for being such advocates for the needs of >> blind and visually impaired citizens of the United States. Without your >> petty bickering and your "We're not them" attitudes, the world would >> certainly be a better and more friendly place for all of us. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Blinux-list mailing list >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list