<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Don,</div><div><br></div><div>I thought it was very appropriate . I did not get an angry vibe at all. Sounds like you did an excellent job.<br><br>Connie</div><div><br>On Nov 7, 2013, at 7:12 PM, "Don Mitchell" <<a href="mailto:donmi@q.com">donmi@q.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Don Mitchell [<a href="mailto:donmi@q.com">mailto:donmi@q.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 07, 2013 6:56 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nfbcc@nfb.org">nfbcc@nfb.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> An example of powerful sight bias in sighted people<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The School of Piano technology for the Blind in Vancouver, WA has partnered with the Washing State School for the Blind in a speech club. Two club members speak each week and an adult gives a training talk each week. All persons also have an opportunity to run the meeting and participate in extemporaneous speaking topics each week. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">In the last two weeks we have been talking about the need for high expectations for blind people. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">During the training portion of the meeting I gave the attached talk. At the end of the meeting a sighted volunteer expressed personal offence to the presentation and felt that I was an angry blind person. What is your opinion of the talk and viewpoint expressed?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><the double edged sword of EXPECTATIONS.doc></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Cccnfbw mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Cccnfbw@nfbnet.org">Cccnfbw@nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/cccnfbw_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/cccnfbw_nfbnet.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Cccnfbw:</span><br><span><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/cccnfbw_nfbnet.org/cauback%40yahoo.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/cccnfbw_nfbnet.org/cauback%40yahoo.com</a></span></div></blockquote></body></html>