[Iabs-talk] Fwd: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] ending blindness by 2020

[Denise R Avant]

Denise R. Avant
President
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
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> From: "Scott C. Labarre via State-Affiliate-Leadership-List" <state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>
> Date: September 1, 2016 at 8:28:45 PM CDT
> To: "'State Affiliate Leadership List'" <state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Scott C. Labarre" <slabarre at labarrelaw.com>, 'NFB of Colorado Discussion List' <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [State-affiliate-leadership-list] ending blindness by 2020
> Reply-To: State Affiliate Leadership List <state-affiliate-leadership-list at nfbnet.org>
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> My fellow Federation leaders and members of the NFBCO, last week, we were approached by 9 News which is the leading local channel regarding an effort to end blindness by 2020.  Below are links to the National Geographic article which  prompted the local story and the 9 News interview itself.  Certainly, we do not object to the continuing advance of medical science.  However, when they paint blindness as a tragedy and thus the reason to pour money into the project, we must not be silent.
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> Best,
> Scott
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> 9 News Story
> http://www.9news.com/news/health/the-effort-to-end-blindness-by-2020/310677603
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> Nat Geo Story
> http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/09/blindness-treatment-medical-science-cures/
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