[blparent] This is Cool

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Me too.  I actually did have a family leave a restaurant once, twenty-some 
years ago, because they didn't want to sit next to a blind person.  I felt 
bad, but the waitress and the manager told me it was their loss.  They left 
their entire meal--salads, drinks, everything--which they paid for on their 
way out.  Such small minds.  The thing that impressed me was the waiter 
having the nerve to stand up for the kid, caring more about doing the right 
thing than keeping his job, and the restaurant owners backing him up.  Of 
course, now I saw on the news that the place is packed and everybody wants 
to meet this great guy.  I wish guts and kindness weren't so rare as to be a 
news story.

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Jeri Milton
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 8:27 AM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] This is Cool

This story makes me so sad. That was great for the waiter to stand up for
the child. What makes me so flipping sad is the way some people are around
those who have a disability or a quote unquote special need. What the hell
is wrong with people? It really just makes me sick.

Jeri

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 2:19 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] This is Cool

HOUSTON, Texas -- A Texas waiter who went out of his way for a special young
customer has people talking.

Kim Castillo says she and her family were having a typical dinner out when a
family at an adjacent table got up and moved, according to ABC-affiliate
KTRK. When waiter Michael Garcia realized it was because of Castillo's
5-year-old son Milo, who has Down Syndrome, he told the guests he wouldn't
serve them.

"He said special needs children need to be special somewhere else. That's
like saying, 'You don't need to be here, you're a different skin color,"
says Garcia.

The family that owns the restaurant is supporting Garcia's decision, and
Castillo's family is grateful he stood up for Milo.


Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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