[Blindtlk] Confronting Discrimination at McDonald's

[Laz]

The main point in this old thread is that education is the anser, not
antagonistic confrontations, legal threats, and accusations as was
very evident in the video. Talk about over the top reactions!

Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 12:01:17 -0700
From: Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net>
To: cheryl echevarria <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>,      Blind Talk Mailing
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Good morning,
There seems to be a notion that prevails amungst many Americans, in
which somehow, all people whom should chance to immegrate are
somehow," lucky? 07:29 AM 7/13/2014, cheryl echevarria via blindtlk wrote:
>Many will never have to worry about this, but with the issues like
>what Marion and Merry went through which is becoming more and more
>of an issue with the ever changing patchwork quilt of America.
> From many more Americans who are not born here like from the South
> American and Caribbean Countries to those that live in Asia areas,
> where many people are lucky to come here for a better life. May not
> understand our laws, and we have to educate them.
>I am married to a Puerto Rican, and live in a very Hispanic and
>Haitian area of Long Island, NY; and we are lucky that we belong to
>our Chamber of Commerce and other local community organizations
>whether for business or other community issues here. That I have
>been able to speak not only to the community, but will be having a
>presentation in the fall with the business owners that belong to our
>Chamber of Commerce about Service Animals and people with
>disabilities as a whole.
>Many of the people coming from other countries still put there
>disabled families in homes, or worse. so when we come into stores
>they do discriminate because they think we don't have money to spend
>and/or other issues.
>Also the people who start businesses from other countries do not
>even speak English, if you are going to have a business or be in a
>managerial position, you should speak English as well, that is the
>fault of McDonald's with this situation.  They also do not know
>about the ADA period.
>So if you do not have these issues yet, and you may never have them.
>As was stated in video they knew how to handle the situation it was
>more of frustration that they are customers of this establishment
>and work with McDonald on a regular basis that this could happen, but it did.
>
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>Cheryl Echevarria, President
>National Federation of the Blind's Travel and Tourism Division
>A proud division of the NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND - "Live the
>life you want"www.nfbtravel.org
>631-236-5138
>cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com