Message for Blind Veterans! NFB Interest Message
From: Joanne Wilson
jwilson@nfb.org
Subject: Message for Blind Veterans!
Affiliate Presidents, Please spread the word wherever you can! (See below!)
Thanks very much.
Joanne
Attention Blind Veterans:
Some Federationists have expressed interest in establishing a blind veterans
division that would welcome veterans of any of America's branches of the
military. Members would not need to have lost their vision as a result of their
military service. The purpose of a blind veterans division would be to focus on
issues of interest to blind veterans, including benefits, like
blindness-specific training and advocacy to the Veterans Administration.
Generally, though, this division would serve as a vehicle for outreach to a
large and definable population among the broader blind community who may share
common interests and issues. If you are a blind veteran and are interested in
developing a blind veterans division of the NFB, please contact
Joanne Wilson, Executive Director of Affiliate Action, at (410)
659-9314, Ext 2335, or by email at
jwilson@nfb.org