[nabs-l] Lives Worth Living disability rights documentary airs on PBS

[Anmol Bhatia]

Hello Carly,
How does a building need to be made accessible for the blind? A person in a wheel chair can not clime stairs there a

I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers.
Hellen Keller


--- On Mon, 10/24/11, Carly <carlymih at earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: Carly <carlymih at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Lives Worth Living disability rights documentary airs on PBS
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>, nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date: Monday, October 24, 2011, 12:25 AM
> 
> 
> Hi, Bridgit,
> 
> Here in Berkeley, we have the Ed Roberts Campus, which is
> designed to 
> be this one-stop shop for agencies serving folk with
> disability. I 
> have noticed that, though they spent tons of cash on this
> building 
> which is all sup'd up for chairs, it is really inaccessible
> for folk 
> who are blind. In the ERC's defense, It seems no easy feat
> to make 
> the same facility accessable for both blind folks as well
> as chairs. 
> This must be because our needs and abilities are so
> divergent.
> Today, they are having problems making this building named
> for this 
> disability pioneer, a meaningful, presence in the
> disability 
> community.however, I have to point out that many, many
> other people have been
> >instrumental in the disability rights movement, and the
> NFB is but one
> >organization. Because a group like the Federation
> focuses solely on one
> >disability, we aren't always aware of what else exist
> out there.
> >
> >Ed Roberts is actually one of the big names mentioned
> when discussing
> >rights for those with disabilities. He started the
> entire independent
> >living movement, and he's the first person to establish
> independent
> >living centers for those with disabilities. Roberts was
> diagnosed with
> >Polio at a young age; he was unable to move his body
> from the neck down
> >except a few fingers, and he has had to wear an iron
> lung most his life.
> >Roberts had a very independent and positive outlook on
> disability,
> >spurring others to get on board with accepting
> disability as a part of
> >life. He is known for saying "differently able," it was
> Roberts who
> >initiated the dialogue with airlines so that people
> with disabilities
> >could travel with whatever accomodations necessary
> especially those
> >using wheelchairs.
> >
> >The pioneer program at Berkley providing services to
> students with
> >disabilities, that eventually was adopted at colleges
> around the
> >country, was headed by Ed Roberts. Because of this guy
> who few actually
> >know of, students with disabilities are offered
> services on their
> >respective campuses. Schools lacking stellar services
> should be ashamed
> >because that was never Roberts idea of quality
> services. Berkley has one
> >of, if not thee, best disability services in the
> country.
> >
> >So before assuming the Federation, which has done a lot
> and is certainly
> >a powerful, important organization, double check facts.
> No pun intended,
> >but we tend to keep our blinders on in terms of
> disability in general.
> >The Federation has done a lot- probably the most- for
> blindness alone,
> >but in terms of the disability rights movement as a
> whole, many have
> >come before, and many are still around.
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> >Read my blog at:
> >http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
> >
> >"History is not what happened; history is what was
> written down."
> >The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
> >
> >Message: 3
> >Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:43:04 -0400
> >From: Jedi <loneblindjedi at samobile.net>
> >To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> >Subject: Re: [nabs-l] "Lives Worth Living" Disability
> Rights
> >     
>    Documentary 
>    Premieres on PBS Series Independent Lens;
> >October 27
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> >
> >That's odd, where's the Federation in all this seems
> how Jacobus
> >tenBroek kind of founded the Disability Rights movement
> through his
> >scholarly work ? And really, the blindness movement is
> probably one of
> >the strongest in the overall Disability Rights
> Movement.
> >
> >And also, has anyone heard whether or not the film will
> be available
> >online as I don't have a television?.
> >
> >Respectfully,
> >Jedi
> >
> >
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