[blindlaw] update

[Gerard Sadlier]

Dear Beth,

I think your intentions are good but I'm not sure how positively such
a letter would be received. I think you need to try to find someone
these people will respect - a well regarded 3rd party and work through
them, to begin with.
G

On 8/8/11, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, guys.  Since I have a good legal perspective on the wedding
> fiasco--I don't know if it'll be a fiasco--I've decided to take
> some of you all's advice.  I've written a letter to the guys
> responsible for their bad cultural attitudes.  I'm not sure if I
> should send it to anyone for a good editing.  Basically, I
> introduce myself at the beginning, then go into a sort of
> justification for writing the leetter, like that I want to marry
> their fellow clansman.  Then, I go into the thing about the NFB.
> Yes, I do mention the NFB.  Then, I point out that we've fought
> and progressed with attitudes about the blind since like the
> 1800's, whereas they've just NOW gotten schools for the blind in
> Somalia, which is like 2004.  Um, you tell me how behind these
> people are or what!
> Then, I told the guys that if they refuse to change their
> attitudes or at least let Deq off the hook with them, then get
> out.  Leave.  I thought David and Daniel's advice was good.  I
> also wanted to point out that the Muslim standpoint doesn't go
> against the blind--Thanks, Maxwell--and though I consulted my
> boyfriend, who knows about blind people in Islam who have held
> high positions and says they know it too--I decided to try a
> different approach.  I mentioned that Somalis haven't quite
> embraced the inventions used to improve the lives of blind
> people.  I then pointed to Laura Bridgman, though she isn't quite
> the best example.  I pointed out when she attended a school for
> blind students versus when a Somali notable might have done
> anything.  I pointed out that at least wee know what we're doing.
> I basically hope that this letter can be sent out, and if you
> guys have any ideas for perhaps educating the immigrant
> communities here in Denver about blindness, especially the
> African Muslims, then please write me privately or on list.
> Doesn't matter.  I thought it would be fun to have a sort of
> seminar or fieldday made of the whole fiasco so that immigrants
> would learn about people with handicaps and would not harbor such
> bad attitudes.  Thanks.
> Beth
>
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Best wishes

Gerard Sadlier