[Blindtlk] HR 3101: How would it impact us who are blind or visually-impaired?

[T. Joseph Carter]

Michelle,

Be careful what you ask for.  Each of us has been at time unkind, 
uncharitable, or unjust.  We have all acted with greed or a sense of 
entitlement.  When we see it in others, we tell ourselves just what 
they deserve for it.  When we do it ourselves, we are seldom so quick 
to condemn.  Others see it for what it is, though.

Unintended consequences could apply to us as easily as anyone else.  
Do you want to have to give medical information to your cable, phone, 
and internet companies, for example?  Hopefully there's nothing so 
onerous in this bill, but if there is?

How about if it required every man, woman, and child with a 
disability to register with a new federal Department of Disability 
Affairs and wear a medical bracelet identifying their diagnosis?

If you haven't read the bill, how do you know if there's anything 
like that in there?  Or anything that could be construed to authorize 
anything like that?  Disciples of Peter Singer are landing government 
oversight positions, after all.

Joseph

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On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 07:15:54PM -0400, Michelle Medina wrote:
>For me, I want what we deserve, & I want it NOW. Unintended
>consequences be darned, bc they can always be fixed when their found.
>Michelle
>
>On 8/23/09, T. Joseph Carter <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Eric,
>>
>> I know the NFB has argued for emergency warnings to be read aloud.
>> We're also interested in seeing the devices used by the digital
>> television shift not exclude us either.  There's a lot of other
>> things in the bill that affect others with disabilities too.
>>
>> For me the question is of unintended consequences and expenditures
>> the country cannot afford.  Congress has been very good lately at
>> passing legislation without reading it, let alone assessing whether
>> or not the costs outweigh the benefits.  More importantly, I no
>> longer trust Congress not to slip something onerous into a bill like
>> this that seems innocuous based on the fact that nobody in their
>> right mind would vote against disabled people!
>>
>> It's not that I don't trust the weasels running our country..  Wait,
>> yes, it is.  I don't trust them.  I want lots of people looking at
>> these things--people who aren't quick to sign on to something because
>> it sounds like it's probably good--before I support any piece of
>> legislation at this point.
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>> --
>> How many children in America are not taught how to read?
>> If they are blind, the answer is 90%.
>> Find out how you can help: http://www.braille.org/
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 03:59:29PM -0500, Eric Calhoun wrote:
>>>How you like it if "Call the number on your screen," is a thing of the
>>>past?  How would you like it if emergency warnings are read to you, the
>>>B/VI watcher?  How would you like it if you can get on-screen menu options,
>>>as to how to record your television shows and sporting events?  HR 3101
>>>makes these requirements.  I ask you to call 202-225-3101.
>>>
>>>NFB people, by the way, are on record, as supporting HR 3101.
>>>
>>>Eric
>>>
>>>P.S.  Let's get some discussion started on HR 3101!
>>
>>
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