National Federation of the Blind
Resolutions

RESOLUTION 2000-1

TO HONOR NAMOI JOHNSON GARRETT FOR HER
SERVICE AS A FAITHFUL EMPLOYEE AND FRIEND TO THE
ALABAMA INSTITUTE FOR DEAF AND BLIND

Whereas, Naomi Johnson Garrett was a trusted and dedicated employee of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) for 39 years;

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Whereas, Naomi Garrett touched not only the lives but also the hearts of hundreds of blind children at the Alabama School for the Blind (ASB);

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Whereas, Naomi Garrett continued to be an integral part of the annual Alumni Association Meetings;

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Whereas, Naomi Garrett exhibited a more permanent influence for good, than many house parents, teachers and administrators at ASB;

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Whereas, though they were not monetary, Naomi Garret’s contributions were unparalleled in terms of her devotion to and nurturing of the blind children that she served;

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Whereas, no street, building, department or entity of AIDB is named in honor of a black person;

Now therefore be it resolved by the National Federation of the Blind in convention assembled in the City of Dothan Alabama on the fourth day of March 2000 that the Board of Trustees of AIDB be urged and solicited to name the dining facility at ASB  “Naomi Garrett Hall” in recognition of this outstanding and meritorious employee.

Be it further resolved that if changes in AIDB’s policies and guidelines for the naming of streets, buildings, departments and other entities are necessary to facilitate this resolution, that the Board of Trusties of AIDB be urged to make such changes.

Be it further resolved that copies of this resolution shall be dispatched to the major organizations of the blind for their consideration.

RESOLUTION 2000-2

TO PROVIDE BENEFITS EQUITY BETWEEN SHELTERED WORKSHOPS

Whereas,  The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) operates a “Sheltered Workshop”, as described by the “Javis Wagner Oday Act”;

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Whereas, AIDB employs blind persons under the scope of the Javis Wagner Oday Act to work in sheltered work shops located in Talladega and Birmingham;

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Whereas, employees working in the “Sheltered Workshop” located in Birmingham enjoy less Benefits, Specifically transportation and meal subsidies, enjoyed by those of identical employees who work in “Sheltered Workshops”  located in  Talladega;

Now therefore be it resolved that The National Federation of the Blind of Alabama in convention assembled in the City of Dothan Alabama on the fourth day of March 2000, call upon the AIDB board of Trustees to balance the inequity that exists between “Sheltered workshop” employees of the Birmingham shop and those of the Talladega shop, by raising the benefits of the Birmingham workers to the level of workers in the Talladega workshop.