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| Date: | Thu, 25 May 2000 17:12:22 PDT |
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Betty,
>Thanks for the compliment. You are too kind Vince. I have felt very
>welcomed here.
I'm pleased.
>first-meeting question. Now, since I'm retired, I think more about
>disability rights issues than anything else in my serious-thinking hours.
>I
>tell them that I am retired from the government, and that I now seek
>opportunities to promote disability awareness on behalf of the next
>generation. That answer almost always elicits good questions. Because I
>mention that my concerns are on behalf of children, they are usually even
>more interested. I've had a lot of terrifically positive conversations
>with
>people using this strategy.
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I've
>seen this time and time again. So, I don't just use conversations with
>people I meet for the "good of the cause," I want the conversation to me
>mutually beneficial. I just get to do part of my career in the
>conversation
>-- that is promoting disability awareness.
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Ah! I see. Your other posts painted a different picture for me. Now I
understand. Thanks for clearing things up.
Peace,
V.
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