Volume LIX, Number 1, Winter 1995

Official Publication of the

National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, Inc.

100 East 22nd Street

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404

(612) 872-9363

WE ARE CHANGING

WHAT IT MEANS

TO BE BLIND

Exciting times are coming in NFB conventions.  Keep these in mind as you plan your activities throughout the coming year.

The Semiannual NFB of Minnesota Convention will be held in April or May 2007 in the Metro area.  Members will receive a letter with details about a month before the convention, and the letter will be on our website at www.nfbmn.org.

From Tom Scanlan

Question: How many days in a week?

Answer: 7   -   6 Saturdays and 1 Sunday.

Question: When is a retiree's bedtime?

Answer: Three hours after he falls asleep on the couch.

Question: How many retirees to change a light bulb?

Answer: Only one, but it might take all day.

Question: What's the biggest gripe of retirees?

Answer: There is not enough time to get everything done.

Question: Why don't retirees mind being called seniors?

From Joyce Scanlan

If you are not over 50, this is what you have to look forward to.

1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.

2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.

3. No one expects you to run—anywhere.

4. People call at 9 p.m. and ask, " Did I wake you?"

5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.

6. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.

7. Things you buy now won't wear out.

8. You can eat dinner at 4 p.m.

By Eric Hanson, Star Tribune

(Editor’s Note: This article was published in the north suburban edition of the Star Tribune on June 13, 2006. Jordan Richardson is a member of the NFB of Minnesota Metro Chapter and the Minnesota Association of Blind Students.  He attended the Buddy Program for children ages 9-13 at Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions (BLIND) during several summers.)

By Susan Brueske

By John Reinan, Star Tribune

(Editor’s Note: This article was published in the Star Tribune on September 18, 2006.  Steve Jacobson is a member of the NFB of Minnesota board of directors as well as an active member of the NFB of Minnesota Metro Chapter.)

Steve Jacobson whips through Target.com, fingers flying on his computer keyboard. "This is all super good," the Edina resident says, jumping from gift cards to baby gear on his way to furniture.

By Jennifer Dunnam and Judy Sanders

One of the main objectives of the National Federation of the Blind is to dispel the many misconceptions that the general public has about blindness.  It is toward this end that the NFB began promoting “Meet the Blind Month” several years ago.  Here’s how we celebrated it in October of 2006.

Proclamations

By Steve Jacobson

By Jackie Crosby, Star Tribune

(Editor’s Note: This article was published in the Star Tribune on September 12, 2006.  Joyce Scanlan is president of the NFB of Minnesota, as well as a co-founder and retired Executive Director of Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions (BLIND).  Judy Sanders is secretary of the NFB of Minnesota.  Both are active members of the NFB of Minnesota Metro Chapter.)

Glaucoma stole Joyce Scanlan's eyesight in the mid-1960s, and she was shocked when she voted for the first time as a blind person.