THE JEWISH BLIND OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
BY LAWS
ARTICLE I - NAME
THIS ORGANIZATION SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE JEWISH BLIND OF CALIFORNIA,
INC., HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS JBC.
ARTICLE II- PURPOSE
THE PURPOSE OF THE JBC SHALL BE TO EDUCATE AND
STIMULATE BLIND MEMBERS IN THE REALM OF JEWISH
HISTORY AND JEWISH CULTURE; TO ARRANGE, CONDUCT, AND
ENCOURAGE CLTURAL, SOCIAL, AND RECREATIONAL
ACTIVITIES THAT ARE BENEFICIAL TO THE BLIND MEMBERS; TO
FURTHER AND PROMOTE THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE
BLIND AND SIGHTED COMMUNITY SO THAT A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING CAN BE DEVELOPED; TO PROMOTE THE
WELFARE AND BEST INTERESTS OF THE BLIND AND TO
COOPERATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN SUCH
PROMOTIONS; AND FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS THE
MEMBERS MAY AGREE UPON IN THE FURTURE.
ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP AND DUES
SECTION 1: APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP.
AN APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP MAY BE ACCEPTED
FROM ANY INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL OF ANY FAITH AT ANY
REGULAR MEETING OF THE JBC UPON PAYMENT OF DUES. THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR
REJECT THE APPLICATION OF ANY INDIVIDUAL FOR CAUSE. A
NEW MEMBER SHALL MAKE APPLICATION,ATTEND TWO
REGULAR GENERAL MEETINGS, FOLLOWING WHICH THE NEW
MEMBER WILL BE VOTED ON AT THE MEXT BOARD OF
DIRECTORS MEETING, BECOMiNG A MEMBER AT THE NEXT
REGULAR GENERAL MEETING.
SECTION 2: CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS. THERE SHALL BE FOUR CLASSES OF
MEMBERS: BLIND,
SIGHTED, HONORARY, AND LIFE. ANY BLIND INDIVIDUAL WHO
IS INTERESTED IN THE PURPOSE AND ACTIVITIES OF THE JBC
MAY BECOME A MEMBER. ANY SIGHTED INDIVIDUAL WHO IS
INTERESTED IN AND WILLING TO WORKF FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THE BLIND MAY BECOME A MEMBER. A MEMBER OF THE
COMMUNITY WHO HAS DONE OUTSTANDING WORK FOR THE
JBC MAY BE DESIGNATED AS HONORARY MEMBER OF THE JBC
BY TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A
MEMBER MAY PAY $50.00 AND BECOME A LIFE MEMBER.
SECTION 3: MEMBERSHIP DUES.
MEMBERSHIP DUES FOR BLIND AND SIGHTED MEMBERS
SHALL BE $10.00 PER ANNUM, PAYABLE ON OR BEFORE THE
FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. THERE
ARE NO DUES FOR HONORARY MEMBERS. DUES ARE DEEMED
DELINQUENT AFTER MARCH 1ST AND THE DELINQUENT
MEMBER WILL BE PLACED ON THE INACTIVE LIST.
SECTION 4: EXPULSION.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT OF
EXPULSION, BY MAJORITY VOTE, OF ANY MEMBER FOR CAUSE,
WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ACTIVITIES DETRIMENTAL TO AND
REDLECTING NEGATIVELY ON THE JBC. APPEAL FROM THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECISION SHALL BE MADE IN WRITING
TO THE BOARD STATING REASONS OR SUBMITTING EVIDENCE.
THE DECISION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON APPEAL IS
FINAL.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SECTION 1: OFFICERS.
OFFICERS OF THE JBC SHALL BE PRESIDENT, FIRST VICE
PRESIDENT, SECOND VICE PRESIDENT RECORDING SECRETARY,
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY, AND TREASURER. THE
PRESIDENT, FIRST AND SECOND VICE PRESIDENTS MUST BE
BLIND. THE OTHER OFFICERS MAY BE SIGHTED OR BLIND.
THREE (3) TEARS, MAY RUN FOR MEMBER-AT-LARGE NUMBER TWO (2), AND SO ON.
ARTICLE V
DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT
SECTION 1: CONDUCTING MEETINGS
THE PRESIDENT SHALL PRESIDE AT ALL MEETINGS OF THE JBC.
SECTION 2: APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES
THE PRESIDENT SHALL APPOINT ALL STANDING AND AD-
HOC COMMITTEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MAJORITY OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESDENT. AT THE SEPTEMBER
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIIRECTORS, THE PRESIDENT
SHALL APPOINT A NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF NOT LESS
THAN FIVE (5) MEMBERS: THREE (3) BLIND MEMBERS AND TWO
(2) SIGHTED MEMBERS. THE PRESIDENT SHALL BE AN EXOFFICIO MEMBER OF
ALL COMMITTEES EXCEPT THE
NOMINATING COMMITTEE.
SECTION 3: FILLING OF VACANCIES.
THE PRESIDENT SHALL BE EMPOWERED, WITH THE
APPROVAL OF THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESENT, TO APPOINT ANY MEMBER TO FILL ANY OFFICE
VACATED, PROVIDED SUCH APPOINTMENTS DO NOT CONFLICT
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IV, SECTION 2 REGARDING
MEMBERS OF AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY. THE TERM OF OFFICE OF
SUCH APPONTTEES SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL THE NEXT
REGULAR ELECTION.
SECTION 4: PUBLIC RELATIONS.
THE PRESIDENT SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO
COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND REPRESENT
THE JBC IN ITS CONTACTS WITH COMMUNITY AND VARIOUS
AGENCIES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, LIMITED BY THE
ESTABLISHED POLICIES OF THE JBC.
SECTION 2: BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE JBC SHALL CONSIST OF
THE SIX (6) OFFICERS ENUMERATED IN SECTION 1 ABOVE, PLUS
SIX (6) MEMBERS-AT-LARGE. TWO (2) ALTERNATE MEMBER-AT-
LARGE ARE TO BE ELECTED, DESIGNATED AS POSITION ONE (1)
AND POSITION TWO (2), WHO WILL ATTEND ALL MEETINGS BUT
WILL VOTE ONLY IN THE ABSENCE OF MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EIGHT (8) MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
DIRICTORS MUST BE BLIND. FOUR (4) MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS MAY BE SIGHTED. ALL PAST PRESIDENTS SHALL
BE EX-EFFICIO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WITHOUT VOTING RIGHTS.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS SHALL CONSIST OF THE PRESIDENT, BOTH VICE
PRESIDENTS, RECORDING SECRETARY, CORRESPONDING
SECRETARY AND THE TREASURER. NOT MORE THAN ONE
MEMBER OF AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MAY BE A MEMBER OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING A GIVEN TERM. FOR THE
PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY CONSISTS
OF LINEAL RELATIONS AND SPOUSES. EACH AUXILIARY OF JBC
MAY SELECT A REPRESENTATIVE TO BE AN EX-OFFICIO
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTIORS WITHOUT VOTING
RIGHTS. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTIORS MUST BE
MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING FOR ONE YEAR.
SECTION 3: TERMS OF OFFICE
THE OFFICERS OF THE JBC AND THE MEMBER-AT-LARGE
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF
ONE (1) YEAR. NO OFFICER OF MEMBER-AT-LARGE SHALL BE
ELIGIBLE FOR THE SAME OFFICE FOR MORE THAN THREE (3)
CONSECUTIVE TERMS. AFTER THREE (3) CONSECUTIVE TERMS
A MEMBER CANNOT BE ELCETED FOR AT LEAST ONE (1) YEAR
FOR THE SAME OFFICE. THE TERM OF OFFICE SHALL
COMMENCE AT THE FIRST REGUALR METTING IN JANUARY.
THE SIX MEMBERS-AT-LARGE SHALL BE NUMBERED AS
POSITIONS. MEMBER-AT-LARGE POSITION NUMBER ONE (1)
THROUGH MEMBER-AT- LARGE POSITION NUMBER SIX (6).
MEMBER-AT-LARGE NUMBER ONE (1), AFTER SERVING FOR
THREE (3) TEARS, MAY RUN FOR MEMBER-AT-LARGE NUMBER TWO (2), AND SO ON.
ARTICLE V
DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT
SECTION 1: CONDUCTING MEETINGS
THE PRESIDENT SHALL PRESIDE AT ALL MEETINGS OF THE JBC.
SECTION 2: APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES
THE PRESIDENT SHALL APPOINT ALL STANDING AND AD-
HOC COMMITTEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MAJORITY OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESDENT. AT THE SEPTEMBER
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIIRECTORS, THE PRESIDENT
SHALL APPOINT A NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF NOT LESS
THAN FIVE (5) MEMBERS: THREE (3) BLIND MEMBERS AND TWO
(2) SIGHTED MEMBERS. THE PRESIDENT SHALL BE AN EXOFFICIO MEMBER OF
ALL COMMITTEES EXCEPT THE
NOMINATING COMMITTEE.
SECTION 3: FILLING OF VACANCIES.
THE PRESIDENT SHALL BE EMPOWERED, WITH THE
APPROVAL OF THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESENT, TO APPOINT ANY MEMBER TO FILL ANY OFFICE
VACATED, PROVIDED SUCH APPOINTMENTS DO NOT CONFLICT
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IV, SECTION 2 REGARDING
MEMBERS OF AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY. THE TERM OF OFFICE OF
SUCH APPONITEES SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL THE NEXT
REGULAR ELECTION.
SECTION 4: PUBLIC RELATIONS.
THE PRESIDENT SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO
COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND REPRESENT
THE JBC IN ITS CONTACTS WITH COMMUNITY AND VARIOUS
AGENCIES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, LIMITED BY THE
ESTABLISHED POLICIES OF THE JBC.
THREE (3) TEARS, MAY RUN FOR MEMBER-AT-LARGE NUMBER TWO (2), AND SO ON.
ARTICLE V
DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT
SECTION 1: CONDUCTING MEETINGS
THE PRESIDENT SHALL PRESIDE AT ALL MEETINGS OF THE JBC.
SECTION 2: APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES
THE PRESIDENT SHALL APPOINT ALL STANDING AND AD-
HOC COMMITTEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MAJORITY OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESDENT. AT THE SEPTEMBER
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIIRECTORS, THE PRESIDENT
SHALL APPOINT A NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF NOT LESS
THAN FIVE (5) MEMBERS: THREE (3) BLIND MEMBERS AND TWO
(2) SIGHTED MEMBERS. THE PRESIDENT SHALL BE AN EXOFFICIO MEMBER OF
ALL COMMITTEES EXCEPT THE
NOMINATING COMMITTEE.
SECTION 3: FILLING OF VACANCIES.
THE PRESIDENT SHALL BE EMPOWERED, WITH THE
APPROVAL OF THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESENT, TO APPOINT ANY MEMBER TO FILL ANY OFFICE
VACATED, PROVIDED SUCH APPOINTMENTS DO NOT CONFLICT
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IV, SECTION 2 REGARDING
MEMBERS OF AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY. THE TERM OF OFFICE OF
SUCH APPONITEES SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL THE NEXT
REGULAR ELECTION.
SECTION 4: PUBLIC RELATIONS.
THE PRESIDENT SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO
COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND REPRESENT
THE JBC IN ITS CONTACTS WITH COMMUNITY AND VARIOUS
AGENCIES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, LIMITED BY THE
ESTABLISHED POLICIES OF THE JBC.
SECTION 5: CONDUCT OF BUSINESS.
THE PRESIDENT, OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, SHALL BE EMPOWERED TO CONDUCT
BUSINESS FOR THE JBC ON BEHALF OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
ARTICLE VI
DUTIES OF OTHER OFFICERS
SECTION 1: THE FIRST VICE PRIESIDENT SHALL PRESIDE AT JBC
METTINGS IN THE ABSENCE OF THE PRESIDENT AND SHALL
CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER DUTIES AS ARE ASSIGNED BY THE
PRESIDENT.
SECTION 2: THE SECOND VICE PRESIDENT SHALL PRESIDE AT
JBC MEETINGS IN THE ABSENCE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST
VICE PRESIDENT AND SHALL CARRY OUT SUCH OTHER DUTIES
AS ARE ASSIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT.
SECTION 3: THE RECORDING SECRETARY SHALL RECORD AND
READ MINUTES OF THE JBC MEETINGS AND MATIAIN A FILE IN
THE JBC OFFICE OF ALL MINUTES IN BRAILLE, OR RECORDING
TAPE, AND IN INK PRINT.
SECTION 4: THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE MANAGER, SHALL ATTEND TO
ALL CORRESPONDENCE PERTAINING TO THE BUSINESS OF THE
JBC AND SHALL MAINTAIN THE RECORDS AND FILES THEREOF.
SECTION 5: THE TREASURER WHO MUST BE FULLY SIGHTED,
SHALL BE THE SECOND SIGNER OF THE ORGANIZATION’S
CHECKS. FIRST SIGNER OF THE CHECKS SHALL BE THE
ACCOUNTANT, AN PAID EMPLOYEE, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
KEEPING THE BOOKS USING ACCEPTED PRINCIPLES OF
ACCOUNTING, RECEIVING AND DEPOSITING ALL FUNDS OF THE
ORGANIZATION, MAINTAINING CHECKING AND SAVINGS
ACCOUNTS IN THE NAME OF THE JBC, PAYING ALL BILLS, AND
OTHER RELATED FINANCIAL DUTIES. THE PRESIDENT SHALL
BE THE THIRD SIGNER ON THE CHECKS, WHEN NECESSARY, IN
THE ABSENCE OF THE TREASURER OF ACCOUNTANT.
ARTICLE VII
COMMITTEES
SECTION 1: STANDING COMMITTEES
THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE JBC SHALL BE:
PUBLICITY AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, PROGRAMS, MEMBERSHIP,
TRANSPORTATION, WAYS AND MEANS, HOSPITALITY, TELEPHONE AND PERSONNEL.
SECTION 2: PERSONEL COMMITTEE.
A PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF FIVE MEMBERS WILL KEEP
AN UP TO DATE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE ACCOUNTANT,
OFFICE MANAGER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE WILL PERIODICALLY EVALUATE THE
PERFORMANCES OF JBC EMPLOYEES AND MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD CONCERNING SALARIES,
RESPONSIBILITES, CONTRACT RENEWALS, AND CONTRACT
TERMINATIONS. A PRE-DETERMINED PORBATIONARY PERIOD
SHALL BE SET FOR EACH NEW EMPLOYEE AND THE
COMMITTEE SHALL, AT REGULAR INTERVALS, EVALUATE THE
PERFORMANCE OF ALL EMPLOYEES.
ATRICLE VIII
MEETINGS AND VOTING
SECTION 1: EXECUTIVE BOARD
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD MAY MEET AS NECESSARY AND WILL BE CALLED BY THE PRESIDENT.
SECTION 2: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL MEET ON THE SECOND
SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH. ALL REGULAR MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL HAVE ONE VOTE EACH AT
MEETINGS AT WHICH THEY ARE PRESENT. IF ALL REGULAR
BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT AT A BOARD MEETING, THE
ALTERNATE BOARD MEMBERS-AT-LARGE SHALL HAVE NO
VOTE. A QUORUM SHALL CONSIST OF SEVEN REGULAR OR
ALTERNATE BOARD MEMBERS. EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SHALL HAVE NO VOTE.
SECTION 3: GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
THERE WILL BE A MONTHLY MEETING ON THE FOURTH
SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS MEETINGS MAY BE REPORTED TO THE GENERAL
MEMBERSHIP MEETING; A QUORUM SHALL CONSIST OF 51% OF
THE MEMBERSHIP PRESENT. EACH MEMBER SHALL HAVE AN
EQUAL VOTE.
ARTICLE IX
ELECTIONS
SECTION 1: NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE, APPOINTED BY THE
PRESIDENT AT THE SEPTEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING, SHALL SUBMIT A SLATE OF NOMINEES AT THE
OCTOBER GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, AT WHICH TIME
ADDITIONAL NOMINATIONS MAY BE MADE FROM THE FLOOR.
NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR MUST HAVE THE CONSENT OF
THE NOMINEE AT THE MEETING AND A SECONDING MOTION.
OFFICERS, MEMBERS-AT-LARGE, AND TWO (2) ALTERNATES
SHALL BE ELECTED AT THE DECEMBER GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
MEETING BY A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING,
A QUORUM BEING PRESENT. AN INDIVIDUAL MAY RUN FOR
ONE (1) POSITION AT A TIME, BUT IS PERMITTED TO DROP
DOWN FOR OFFICE. IN CASE OF A TIE VOTE, A RUN-OFF WILL
BE HELD IMMEDIATELY.
VOTING WILL BE HELD FOR ONE OFFICE AT A TIME
BEGINNING WITH THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT. AS THE
CANDIDATES FOR EACH OFFICE ARE ANNOUNCED, VOTERS
WILL WRITE THE CANDIDATE’S FIRST OR LAST NAME OR
INITIAL ON A SLIP OF PAPER AS DIRECTED BY THE PERSON IN
CHARGE OF THE ELECTION. THE PAPERS WILL BE COLLECTED,
TALLIED AND ANNOUNCED.
TWO INDEPENDENT, NEUTRAL, NON-MEMBERS OF THE JBC
ARE TO BE BROUGHT IN TO SUPERVISE THE ELECTION PROCESS,
TO TAKE AND TALLY THE VOTES AND TO ANNOUNCE THE
ELECTION RESULTS. FOLLOWING THE ELECTION, THE
MEMBERS PRESENT WILL BE ASKED TO AFFIRM THE FAIRNESS
OF THE ELECTION. THE BALLOTS SHALL THEN BE DESTROYED.
ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1: HOLDING AND TRANSFER OF POPERTY.
THE JBC SHALL BE EMPOWERED TO HOLD AND TRANSFER
PROPERTY. THE PRESIDENT, THE TREASURER, AND THE
ACCOUNTANT, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MAJORITY OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SHALL BE EMPOWERED TO ACCEPT,
ASSIGN, TRANSFER, SELL, OR INVEST ANY REAL PROPERTY OR
OTHER ASSETS OF THE JBC FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE JBC.
SECTION 2: SEAL, BOOKS AND RECORDS.
THE SEAL AND ALL BOOKS AND RECORDS OF THE JBC SHALL BE KEPT IN THE
OFFICE OF THE JBC.
ARTICLE XI
AMENDMENTS
SECTION 1: AMENDMENTS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS SHALL BE MAILED TO THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
OF THE JBC IN NOVEMBER.
SECTION 2: AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY MEMBERS SHALL BE
SIGNED BY NO LESS THAN TEN (10) BLIND MEMBERS AND FIVE
(5) SIGHTED MEMBERS, AND SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE JBC
OFFICE NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 10. SUCH PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS WILL BE MAILED TO THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP
DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, ALONG WITH THE
AMENDMENTS, IF ANY, RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS.
SECTION 3: AMENDMENT PASSAGE SHALL BE VOTED UPON AT
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP IN
JANUARY. THE MOTION TO PASS AN AMENDMENT TO THESE
BYLAWS SHALL BE CARRIED BY A TWO THIRDS VOTE OF THE
MEMBERS VOTING, A QUORUM BEING PRESENT.
ARTICLE XII
SHALOM BAYIT
THE MAKING OF PEACE
IT IS THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE
JBC BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND GENERAL MEMBERSHIP HAVE
THE BEST INTERESTS OF TilE JBC IN MIND, AND
UNDERSTANDING THAT MANY OE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND GENERAL MEMBERSHIP HAVE GIVEN YEARS OF
DEDICATED SERVICE TO THIS ORGANIZATION, WE AGREE THAT
FUTURE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
WILL BE HELD IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER. THERE WILL BE NO
PUBLIC NAME CALLING OR THREATS OF VIOLENCE. NO ONE
WILL BE EMBARRASSED BY WORDS OF HARSHNESS OR
RIDICULE SAID PUBLICLY ABOUT THEM. WE HAVE WORKED
HARD TO ASSURE THE DIGNITY OF THE BLIND IN OUR SOCIETY.
WE PLEDGE OURSELVES NOW, TO SAFEGUARD THE DIGNITY OF
ONE ANOTHER AND TO ASSURE THAT OUR GATHERINGS WILL
BE OCCASIONS OF PEACE.
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