Agencies That Walk Away

In the normal scheme of things, many blind and visually impaired persons do not really have a good opinion of agencies that are supposed to be there to meet their demands.  By this I mean; those agencies that promote their mandate to service the needs of the blind are often guilty of doing the opposite.  There are good agencies, and bad agencies and not many fall in between.  Too often, these types of agencies just get up and walk way instead of carrying through with their mandates.

 

Here in Canada we are presently facing a crisis of finding an agency that is able to provide us with decent enough rehab services, employment services, social services, plus more.  I am not going to get into the politics of it all.  Suffice it to say that this is not just a Canadian problem.  It exists all over the world and it seems to be a common challenge for us all.  So, what can we do about this?  The only thing that I could think of, off the top of my head; continue to voice our opinions.

 

I'm Donna J. Jodhan your friendly accessibility advocate wishing you a terrific day and asking you to go out there and help advocate on behalf of the blind.  Visit www.nfb.org to learn how advocacy is done in the most meaningful way.