[blindkid] eHow internet article series on blindness

[Dr. Denise M Robinson]

ouch...wow...what a great lack of knowledge...yes, we need to write letters
to stop this ignorance
Thanks Carrie for making us aware of this
Denise

On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 10:05 AM, Carrie Gilmer <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>wrote:

> Here is the table one: on each article page are links to others...
> http://www.ehow.com/how_7021874_set-table-blind-people.html
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Mar 22, 2013, at 9:01 AM, "Dr. Denise M Robinson" <deniserob at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Carrie...what are the links to read the articles?
> > Denise
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Carrie Gilmer <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Hello all~
> >> I discovered last night a series of articles written and posted on eHow
> >> concerning blindness. they are misleading at best, horrifically bad
> >> perpetuated falsehoods at worst.  I had only viewed four of them last
> night
> >> and had to stop, I was so upset. This morning a friend pointed out that
> I
> >> was mentioned and partially quoted in another one! I was completely
> >> unaware, and found upon reading it, it is in the midst of misleading and
> >> mixed messages and not an accurate portrayal from the article or from
> our
> >> life!,  I believe it was pulled from. The same is true for a friend of
> mine
> >> also "quoted" in the same article! one of the articles is titled "How to
> >> set the table for a blind person", yes, seriously. "How to care for a
> blind
> >> person"...They are Just dripping with condescending dramatic language
> and
> >> ideas! They appear to name the NFB (named National Federation FOR the
> >> Blind) as a reference!!!!!!!!
> >>
> >> I strongly encourage you to read the articles in the series and write
> >> complaints both individually and as groups, with reasoned argument
> specific
> >> to false points. There are multiple authors, so letters naming problems
> >> with each article are needed.
> >>
> >> We must get these off the internet.
> >>
> >> Contact for complaint for eHow:
> >>
> >> I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WHO HAS COMPLAINT OR KNOWS ANYTHING ACCURATE ABOUT
> >> BLINDNESS TO WRITE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO EHOW!!!! I will be doing it one
> >> for each ridiculous article!! i believe if they get enough coherent and
> >> reasonable complaints they will take these down permanently...as per
> their
> >> policy on misinformation!:
> >>
> >> Further Information If you have a complaint, you may contact us at eHow,
> >> Inc. Legal Department, 5808 Lake Washington Blvd. Ste. 300, Kirkland, WA
> >> 98033, U.S.A. If you are a California resident, the Complaint Assistance
> >> Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the Dept. of Consumer
> Affairs
> >> may be contacted at 400 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 or (800)
> 952-5210
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Carrie
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPad
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> >
> > --
> > *Dr Denise*
> >
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-- 
*Dr Denise*

Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
CEO, TechVision, LLC
Specialist in Technology/Training/Teaching for blind/low vision
423-573-6413

Website with hundreds of informational articles & lessons on PC, Office
products, Mac, iPad/iTools and more, all done with
keystrokes: www.yourtechvision.com

"The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who is
doing it." --Chinese Proverb

Computers are incredibly fast, accurate, and stupid: humans are incredibly
slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond
imagination.
--Albert Einstein

It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
--Walt Disney