[Blindtlk] Blind Yankees fan honored at Tuesday's game

Thu Aug 19 15:53:47 UTC 2010

Ok folks. Let's agree that (1) it was a nice thing for the team to do. Michael, no, I doubt that they would have done it for a sighted fan, and if they did, it wouldn't have gotten eny news coverage. I do think it reinforced one of those stereotypes that we try to get rid of, e.g. that blind people want to feel faces. Or, maybe its just Yankee players.

Now, about the Damn Yankees, (the spelling is correct) it was a good musical. I particularly liked Lola. 

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From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Graves, Diane
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My only intent was to maintain professionalism and maturity, and, for the record, judging from your reply,   I don't think I am the one with the problem in that area.

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From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bryan Schulz
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hi,

if that was enough to ruin your day, you've got larger problems than we can help with on here.

Bryan Schulz

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>I would say that it falls into most definitions of profanity. It doesn't 
>matter that it was spelled wrong, the intent and meaning were there. I'll 
>leave that to the discretion of our moderator though. But it is offensive 
>to some, and I don't believe this list is any place for it. Curse all you 
>want in your own venue, but the list is a place for cultural 
>considerations.
>
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> what profanity, the word dam first it was spelled wrong and second it is 
> not
> a bad word.
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>> Brian,
>>
>> Granted I am not the moderator, and, you are certainly entitled to your
>> opinion. However, I think you are out of line with your profanity on the
>> list.
>>
>>
>> Diane Graves
>> Civil Rights Specialist
>> Indiana Civil Rights Commission
>> Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
>> 317-232-2647
>>
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>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Bryan Schulz
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 10:52 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Blind Yankees fan honored at Tuesday's game
>>
>> dam,
>> you always have to be a downer.
>> can't you ever just laugh and say that's pretty cool.
>>
>> are you going to slam me for going to a pro drag race and being handed
>> john
>> force's team hat just because i'm blind?
>> Never mind that i have attended the races for 20 years, know all about 
>> the
>> cars, and are on a first name basis with some of the top drivers.
>>
>> Bryan Schulz
>>
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>> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 8:52 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Blind Yankees fan honored at Tuesday's game
>>
>>
>> > Perhaps this will seem tacky to some but, frankly, I wonder why the 
>> > lady
>> > was honored. Would a sighted person in similar circumstances be so
>> > honored? Or did everyone deem it miraculous that she actually got to
>> > Yankee Stadium on her own?
>> >
>> > Mike
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > From: "Michael" <bonsai1b at bellsouth.net>
>> > To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 5:40 PM
>> > Subject: [Blindtlk] Blind Yankees fan honored at Tuesday's game
>> >
>> >
>> >> On the NBC Nightly News tonight there was a neat story about Jane 
>> >> Lang,
>> >> a
>> >> Morris Plains, NJ Yankees fan who was given quite a surprise last
>> >> night.
>> >> Members of the Yankees team showed up at her home unannounced and
>> >> escorted her to the game via subway.  Ms. Lang was being honored at 
>> >> the
>> >> game as a part of the Yankees Hope Week without her prior knowledge.
>> >> Ms.
>> >> Lang had been present at about 250 games in the past where she would
>> >> take
>> >> the subway with her guide dog, Clipper to the stadium.
>> >>
>> >> Last night she was given the line-up card to present to the umpire and
>> >> the Detroit Tigers Manager.  She announced "Let's Play Ball", was 
>> >> given
>> >> a
>> >> walk of the bases, and was given the game ball.
>> >>
>> >> I tried to attach the story link to this email but was unsuccessful.
>> >> You
>> >> can find it by googling her name and nbc news.
>> >>
>> >> Neat story
>> >> Michael
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