Hi Sharon,
Thanks for the message. Yes, I am very excited to be a part of the group.
The bill you are talking about is very important and I"m glad it was passed!
It also ties in somewhat to the debate Adrian Ash participated in with
Professor Peter Singer in 1999 regarding the rights of disabled to live a
full life. All these topics are interesting to me. I know the general
feeling about genetic counselors are negative, but I plan to reform the
profession, so that it's a positive experience for parents, rather than a
negative one, one in which disabled children are looked at as "incapable of
living a full life." When I spoke to Adrian at the convention, she pointed
this issue out to me, which I was not aware of before.
Anyway, thanks for the message, talk to you soon!
Ronit
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon and Al Maneki" <maneki@concentric.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nfb-se@lothlorien.nfbcal.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: new member
> Hi Ronit,
> I am glad that you joined the Science Divison. I think you will like it
> very much. Al has enjoyed it very much for several years. We also have
> some good friends in the Divison.
>
> You never know where things will lead you. This year we supported a bill
> which became law in the Maryloand General Assembly that prohibits
employment
> discrimination on the basis of genetic information. Since some causes of
> blindness are genetic, we supported this legislation even though someone
> else introduced it.
>
> Hope to hear from you soon.
>
> Sharon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ronit Ovadia <rovadia@jps.net>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <nfb-se@lothlorien.nfbcal.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 5:19 PM
> Subject: new member
>
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> > totally blind and I will be a college freshman in the fall, and I plan =
> > to major in biology, with a minor in psychology. My ultimate goal is to
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> > become a genetic counselor, which is a person who counsel families =
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> > certain condition. Although this field is not very scientific, I thought
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> > it would be helpful for me to be a part of this group, especially while
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> > I am taking many biology classes in college.
> > I hope that I will be able to contribute a lot and learn a lot from this
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> > Look forward to talking to all of you.
> > Ronit Ovadia
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