[nabs-l] Goodwill Boycott

[Beth]

Great=20points,=20Brandon.=20=20As=20someone=20who=20is=20both=20blind=20an=
d=20mentally=20
ill,=20I=20understand=20how=20it=20feels=20to=20be=20considered=20weird.=20=
=20I've=20been=20
called=20a=20creep,=20told=20by=20some=20girl=20to=20my=20boyfriend's=20fac=
e=20that=20he=20
could=20do=20better=20due=20to=20my=20disorder,=20and=20then=20threatened=20=
with=20all=20
kinds=20of=20emotional=20attack=20and=20abuse.=20=20Due=20to=20blindness,=20=
I=20was=20
told=20by=20the=20docs=20I'd=20be=20a=20vegetable.=20=20Huh?=20=20My=20dad=
=20says=20I'm=20a=20
genius.=20=20I=20don't=20know,=20but=20my=20last=20IQ=20check=20said=20I=20=
was=20a=20133,=20
superior=20without=20all=20the=20visual=20battery=20of=20tests.=20=20But=20=
then=20
again,=20IQ=20isn't=20everything.=20=20I=20live=20in=20Denver,=20alone,=20w=
ith=20no=20
roommate=20to=20pander=20to=20my=20every=20need.=20=20I=20probably=20should=
=20say=20that=20
with=20the=20right=20support=20and=20good=20friends=20around=20me,=20I=20co=
uld=20
thrive.=20=20I=20could=20become=20a=20"normal"=20woman,=20work=20a=20"norma=
l"=20job,=20
and=20get=20"normal"=20wages.=20=20I=20could=20take=20care=20of=20children,=
=20my=20own=20
children,=20and=20raise=20them=20to=20be=20good=20people,=20productive=20ci=
tizens=20
of=20the=20United=20States=20of=20America,=20and=20I'd=20look=20forward=20t=
o=20good=20
days=20and=20bad=20days=20along=20the=20way.=20=20My=20old=20cane=20teacher=
=20is=20a=20
fountain=20of=20wisdom=20when=20it=20comes=20to=20life's=20miseries,=20and=
=20the=20
rapids=20of=20life=20don't=20get=20any=20higher=20than=20what=20they=20are.=
=20=20I=20could=20
get=20deeper=20and=20say=20that=20God=20doesn't=20put=20us=20in=20a=20river=
=20with=20rapids=20
that=20could=20not=20be=20handled=20by=20the=20rider.=20=20One=20of=20the=20=
biggest=20
"whitewater=20rapids"=20so=20to=20speak=20is=20the=20employment=20and=20wag=
es=20
thing.=20=20Brandon=20and=20Arielle,=20you=20guys=20make=20a=20good=20point=
=20in=20that=20
blind=20people=20are=20trained=20to=20act=20like=20mentally=20disabled=20pe=
ople.=20=20
My=20boyfriend=20doesn't=20know=20money.=20=20I=20wonder=20if=20I=20can=20p=
ossibly=20
teach=20him=20the=20basics=20of=20money=20management=20and=20budgeting.=20=
=20I=20
struggle=20with=20it=20myself=20because=20SSI=20is=20too=20little=20to=20li=
ve=20off=20of,=20
and=20I=20was=20given=20a=20plane=20ticket,=20but=20not=20the=20money=20for=
=20baggage=20
fees=20and=20cab=20fare=20to=20get=20to=20and=20from=20the=20airport.=20=20=
So=20I'm=20stuck=20
paying=20for=20that.=20=20My=20boyfriend=20also=20doesn't=20know=20how=20to=
=20keep=20
track=20of=20his=20own=20wages,=20and=20if=20he=20becomes=20a=20big-time=20=
producer=20for=20
all=20sorts=20of=20rappers=20who=20would=20run=20to=20him,=20I=20don't=20kn=
ow=20how=20he's=20
going=20to=20run=20the=20household=20and=20help=20me=20pay=20my=20bills=20t=
oo.=20=20What=20if=20
I'm=20incapacitated=20for=20real=20this=20time?=20=20I=20mean,=20like,=20Te=
rry=20
Shiavo?=20=20How's=20Jason,=20who=20I=20may=20designate=20as=20a=20healthca=
re=20
surrogate,=20going=20to=20make=20that=20decision?=20=20My=20hope=20is=20tha=
t=20he=20won't=20
have=20to=20do=20that,=20but=20if=20that=20happens,=20I=20need=20someone=20=
that=20I=20feel=20
can=20be=20trusted=20to=20make=20the=20decisions=20about=20my=20bills=20and=
=20stuff.=20=20I=20
was=20asked=20by=20my=20boyfriend's=20mom=20of=20all=20people=20to=20help=20=
her=20with=20
him=20a=20bit.=20=20Just=20to=20think=20of=20Jason=20in=20the=20situation=20=
he's=20in=20just=20
makes=20me=20so=20sick.=20=20I=20want=20him=20to=20manage=20his=20own=20wag=
es,=20cook=20me=20a=20
meal=20if=20I=20get=20sick,=20and=20fry=20me=20some=20chicken=20or=20grill=
=20a=20burger=20on=20
Memorial=20Day.=20=20He=20has=20the=20potential=20to=20do=20those=20things,=
=20and=20the=20
weird=20part=20is=20that=20his=20parents=20are=20open=20to=20us=20having=20=
a=20
relationship.=20=20Most=20disabled=20people's=20parents,=20including=20but=
=20not=20
limited=20to=20my=20own,=20are=20not=20as=20open=20about=20relations=20with=
=20poorer=20
people.=20=20Both=20Jason=20and=20I=20are=20poor,=20but=20I=20think=20we=20=
can=20live=20
together=20successfully=20with=20all=20the=20right=20supports,=20and=20if=20=
we=20
can't=20find=20jobs,=20so=20what?=20=20We=20need=20family=20support=20to=20=
get=20by.=20=20But=20
I=20really=20do=20dream=20of=20having=20my=20own=20private=20house,=20being=
=20able=20to=20
manage=20my=20bills,=20being=20able=20to=20buy=20foods=20that=20are=20nutri=
tious=20to=20
my=20children=20and=20so=20on,=20and=20feeding=20the=20baby=20and=20having=
=20Jason=20
there=20to=20have=20breakfast=20with=20in=20the=20mornings,=20and=20not=20h=
is=20old=20
mother.=20=20Not=20to=20say=20she's=20bad,=20but=20it's=20a=20dream=20I=20w=
ant=20to=20have.=20=20
My=20mother=20should=20not=20have=20to=20manage=20my=20money.=20=20Yes,=20I=
'm=20not=20so=20
good=20at=20money=20management,=20but=20I've=20learned=20a=20few=20lessons=
=20like=20how=20
to=20go=20back=20and=20look=20at=20your=20payment=20history=20every=20time=
=20if=20you=20get=20
suspicious=20about=20a=20charge.=20=20Like=20if=20the=20bills=20are=20on=20=
autopay,=20you=20
have=20to=20look=20back=20and=20see=20if=20the=20weird=20corporate=20robber=
s,=20if=20I=20
may=20use=20such=20a=20cold=20term,=20are=20stealing=20your=20money.=20=20I=
=20felt=20
Comcast=20was=20robbing=20me=20of=20my=20precious=20money,=20and=20especial=
ly=20this=20
month
because=20of=20a=20trip,=20and=20next=20month=20because=20of=20a=20move=20I=
=20have=20to=20do,=20
I=20can't=20afford=20a=20$70=20internet=20bill.=20=20That's=20just=20too=20=
much=20unless=20
you're=20really=20living=20in=20low=20income=20housing.=20=20I=20know=20a=20=
lot=20about=20
disabled=20or=20low=20income=20housing.=20=20Boy,=20my=20boyfriend=20has=20=
a=20lot=20to=20
learn,=20and=20he'll=20learn=20lots=20while=20I'm=20with=20him.=20=20Lots=20=
of=20times,=20
blind=20people=20are=20sheltered=20by=20their=20parents,=20and=20of=20cours=
e,=20the=20
parents=20I=20had=20were=20good=20parents,=20no=20doubt,=20but=20they=20had=
=20their=20
flaws.=20=20Jason=20is=20lucky=20in=20some=20ways,=20but=20his=20parents=20=
said=20the=20
same=20stuff=20that=20all=20sighted=20people=20say,=20"He=20has=20it=20made=
.=20=20We=20wait=20
on=20him=20hand=20and=20foot=20..."=20=20And=20so=20on.=20=20This=20creates=
=20a=20problem.=20=20
Blind=20people=20need=20to=20not=20be=20waited=20on=20hand=20and=20foot.=20=
=20We=20can't=20
necessarily=20be=20pandered=20to=20our=20every=20need=20like=20little=20Ver=
uca=20Salt=20
in=20charlie=20and=20the=20Chocolate=20Factory=20if=20I=20may=20reference=20=
a=20spoiled=20
literary=20figure.=20=20We=20can't=20be=20pandered=20or=20revered=20as=20He=
len=20Keller=20
was=20by=20her=20family=20in=20her=20early=20years.=20=20Unlike=20Jason,=20=
Helen=20was=20
deaf=20and=20in=20me=20and=20Jason's=20time,=20jobs=20are=20ample,=20and=20=
skills=20are=20
ample=20thanks=20to=20technology.=20=20With=20Helen=20Keller's=20time,=20th=
ere=20were=20
no=20jobs=20open,=20and=20marriage=20and=20motherhood=20were=20closed=20to=
=20Helen.=20=20
I=20as=20a=20blind=20woman=20am=20thankful=20that=20marriage=20is=20open=20=
to=20me--hence=20
the=20boyfriend=20I=20currently=20have--and=20relationships=20period.=20=20=
Jobs=20
and=20technology=20have=20risen=20while=20I=20was=20growing=20up.=20=20It=20=
only=20seems=20
like=20yesterday=20that=20I=20would=20not=20be=20sending=20this=20superbly=
=20long=20
email.=20=20Thanks=20to=20emails=20and=20Facebook=20and=20Twitter,=20I=20fe=
el=20much=20
more=20connected=20to=20my=20friends=20and=20family,=20and=20especially=20t=
o=20my=20
dear=20cousin=20Sarah,=20but=20yet=20she=20never=20calls=20me.=20=20Ha=20ha=
.=20=20But=20
thanks=20to=20cell=20phones,=20I=20can=20go=20anywhere=20and=20give=20every=
one=20a=20text=20
message.=20=20Imagine=20poor=20blind=20Beth=20texting!=20=20It=20only=20see=
ms=20like=20
yesterday=20that=20my=20parents=20didn't=20think=20I=20needed=20an=20access=
ible=20
phone,=20but=20when=20I=20fought=20to=20get=20an=20accessible=20phone,=20an=
d=20my=20
ex-boyfriend=20taught=20me=20how=20to=20write=20letters=20on=20the=20phone,=
=20which=20
is=20a=20skill=20I=20still=20fail=20at=20sometimes=20(lol),=20I=20have=20te=
xted=20my=20
friends=20and=20I=20can=20receive=20texts=20from=20people.=20=20I=20would=20=
hate=20to=20
change=20my=20address,=20but=20I=20do=20that.=20=20I=20will=20be=20in=20Den=
ver=20for=20a=20good=20
while=20so=20I=20can=20do=20my=20college=20and=20keep=20the=20ducks=20in=20=
a=20row=20as=20I=20
would=20hear=20my=20mother=20say.=20=20When=20I=20get=20my=20ducks=20in=20a=
=20row,=20I=20plan=20
to=20move=20on=20to=20bigger=20and=20better=20things,=20and=20I=20want=20to=
=20get=20a=20job=20
helping=20human=20trafficking=20victims.=20=20Denver=20has=20a=20strong=20v=
ictim=20
advocate=20program,=20but=20that's=20only=20the=20Muslim=20Family=20Service=
s=20that=20
may=20have=20that.=20=20I'd=20heard=20that=20Atlanta=20has=20a=20big=20prob=
lem=20with=20
human=20trafficking.=20=20Well,=20so=20do=20some=20areas=20of=20Florida,=20=
but=20if=20
there's=20slavery=20and=20trafficking,=20I'll=20be=20there=20to=20stop=20it=
.=20=20I'd=20
like=20to=20give=20former=20slaves=20and=20prostitutes=20a=20chance=20at=20=
life,=20but=20
where=20will=20I=20go=20without=20a=20college=20degree=20in=20women's=20stu=
dies=20and=20a=20
good=20background=20in=20such=20matters?=20=20I=20was=20never=20trafficked,=
=20but=20I=20
have=20read=20countless=20literature,=20and=20have=20seen=20it=20firsthand=
=20or=20
through=20others,=20what=20sorts=20of=20cruelty=20exist=20in=20the=20world.=

To=20keep=20the=20message=20on=20topic,=20I=20want=20to=20say=20that=20such=
=20a=20job=20
helping=20human=20trafficking=20victims=20shouldn't=20require=20a=20social=
=20work=20
degree,=20which=20the=20doc=20says=20I'm=20too=20messed=20up=20to=20do.=20=
=20I=20want=20to=20
advise=20all=20of=20us=20to=20please=20take=20suspicious=20statements=20lik=
e,=20
"She's=20pretending=20to=20be=20a=20certain=20ethnic=20group"=20or=20"She's=
=20not=20fit=20
to=20do=20something=20because=20of=20mental=20deficiencies."=20=20What=20so=
rt=20of=20
nonsensical=20statements=20these=20are!=20=20DVR=20in=20Colorado=20doesn't=
=20seem=20
to=20get=20it.=20=20They=20tell=20me=20I'm=20too=20messed=20up=20for=20coll=
ege=20but=20they=20
don't=20seem=20to=20understand=20that=20the=20importance=20of=20college=20i=
s=20more=20
to=20me=20than=20anybody.=20=20My=20brothers=20are=20taking=20college=20cla=
sses,=20and=20
they=20will=20graduate,=20marry,=20and=20have=20families=20as=20expected.=20=
=20But=20
what=20will=20I=20do?=20=20My=20parents=20will=20dictate=20who=20I=20will=20=
marry=20due=20to=20
gender=20and=20blindness,=20they=20will=20tell=20me=20what=20talents=20I=20=
have=20
because=20I'm=20so=20"malleable",=20as=20some=20people=20think=20blind=20pe=
ople=20
are,=20and=20then=20my=20teachers,=20doctors,=20psychologists,=20social=20
workers,=20and=20case=20managers=20will=20either=20take=20my=20babies=20or=
=20let=20me=20
keep=20them=20with=20sighted=20supervision,=20and=20so=20on.=20=20But=20goi=
ng=20through=20
school=20is=20not=20easy.=20=20Brandon,=20you=20said=20school=20is=20great,=
=20but=20you=20
don't=20realize=20that=20as=20a=20blind=20person=20in=20a=20million=20livin=
g=20in=20a=20
small=20town,=20nobody=20cared=20to=20dance=20with=20me=20at=20homecoming=20=
or=20prom.=20=20
That's=20the=20price=20I=20paid=20for=20being=20blind.=20=20Nobody=20cared=
=20to=20offer=20
me=20flowers=20on=20a=20date.=20=20I=20didn't=20have=20the=20normal=20teena=
ger=20things=20
that=20every=20teenage=20girl=20dreams=20about.=20=20If=20I=20have=20a=20da=
ughter,=20I=20
want=20to=20dress=20her=20up=20for=20prom=20and=20her=20wedding=20day=20wit=
h=20such=20pride=20
a=20mother=20would=20share=20with=20her=20spouse=20and=20daughter=20alike.=
=20=20My=20
mother=20never=20got=20that=20opportunity=20with=20me.=20=20She=20would=20h=
elp=20me=20
into=20my=20chorus=20dresses,=20but=20those=20were=20mere=20obligations=20t=
o=20the=20
school.=20=20My=20mom=20believed=20that=20prom=20was=20for=20dates=20only,=
=20and=20summer=20
jobs?=20=20Out=20of=20the=20question.=20=20I=20can't=20get=20a=20good=20exp=
erience=20if=20I=20
am=20not=20allowed=20to=20work.=20=20Titusville=20is=20a=20small=20town=20i=
n=20Florida,=20
and=20I=20and=20another=20man=20were=20the=20only=20blind=20people=20in=20i=
t.=20=20I=20being=20
the=20only=20and=20youngest=20blind=20woman=20in=20the=20town=20couldn't=20=
be=20offered=20
a=20job.=20=20The=20only=20jobs=20offered=20were=20at=20the=20hospital,=20w=
here=20medical=20
experience=20was=20required,=20and=20the=20Space=20Center,=20where=20engine=
ering=20
degrees=20were=20preferred.=20=20My=20dad=20can=20attest=20to=20the=20peopl=
e=20he's=20
interviewed=20for=20jobs,=20and=20unfortunately,=20there's=20not=20enough=20=
blind=20
computer=20engineers,=20except=20those=20in=20the=20underground=20geek=20in=
dustry=20
as=20I=20like=20to=20call=20it,=20to=20go=20around.=20=20We=20also=20need=20=
to=20learn=20to=20
communicate=20with=20others=20who=20are=20sighted,=20speak=20their=20langua=
ge=20so=20
to=20speak.
Ok,=20my=20rant=20is=20over.
Beth
=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20"Brandon=20Keith=20Biggs"=20<brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com
To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list"=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Sat,=209=20Jun=202012=2023:57:32=20-0700
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Goodwill=20Boycott

Hello,
I'm=20sure=20many=20people=20who=20have=20talked=20to=20me=20before=20know=
=20what=20I'm=20
going=20to
say...
It's=20the=20educational=20system=20that=20many=20of=20these=20problems=20c=
ome=20down=20
to.=20We
have=20teachers=20coming=20out=20of=20school=20who=20are=20not=20inspired=20=
to=20create=20
a=20new
style=20of=20teaching.=20We=20have=20teachers=20who=20are=20never=20taught=
=20about=20
disabled
students.=20We=20have=20blind=20students=20who=20are=20never=20taught=20how=
=20to=20ask=20
for
accommodations.=20We=20have=20parents=20who=20think=20being=20blind=20is=20=
bad!
Honestly,=20if=20I=20could=20have=20redone=20my=20education=20as=20a=20sigh=
ted=20
person,=20I=20would
not=20have=20done=20it.=20Being=20blind=20is=20such=20an=20advantage=20in=20=
the=20United=20
States=20when
going=20through=20school.=20You=20get=20extra=20time=20on=20everything,=20y=
ou=20get=20
leniency=20on
all=20your=20assignments=20if=20you=20can't=20finish=20them=20on=20time,=20=
you=20get=20
free
schooling,=20you=20get=20paid=20to=20go=20through=20school=20by=20SSI,=20yo=
u=20have=20so=20
many
scholarships=20you=20can=20apply=20for,=20you=20can=20use=20the=20law=20to=
=20fight=20for
accessibility=20with=20little=20retribution,=20you=20become=20great=20frien=
ds=20
with=20your
teachers=20just=20because=20you=20get=20to=20talk=20to=20them=20all=20the=20=
time,=20you=20
are=20by
nature=20a=20very=20active=20participant=20in=20your=20class,=20you=20are=20=
able=20to=20
read=20your
books=201000=20times=20faster=20than=20all=20of=20the=20other=20students=20=
combined,=20
you're=20able
to=20get=20tutoring=20for=20free,=20you=20don't=20have=20to=20feel=20ashame=
d=20for=20
taking
advantage=20of=20any=20of=20the=20above=20benefits=20because=20you're=20dis=
abled=20
and=20that's
what=20you're=20expected=20to=20do!
Also,=20the=20expectation=20of=20your=20teachers=20is=20rather=20low=20and=
=20when=20you=20
get=20100%
on=20all=20their=20hardest=20tests=20they=20get=20all=20embarrassed,=20peop=
le=20think=20
it's
amazing=20that=20you're=20getting=20strait=20As=20when=20it's=20nothing,=20=

(Stereotypically)
blind=20people=20are=20very=20unsocial=20so=20they=20have=20lots=20of=20ext=
ra=20time=20to=20
do=20school
work,=20you're=20able=20to=20actually=20edit=20your=20teacher's=20handouts=
=20and=20
instructions
because=20Jaws=20doesn't=20miss=20skipped=20letters,=20if=20you=20have=20a=
=20problem=20
with=20your
online=20test=20you=20can=20blame=20it=20on=20your=20screen=20reader=20cras=
hing=20the=20
web=20browser,
state=20colleges=20gobble=20you=20up=20if=20you=20have=20ever=20taken=20an=
=20honors=20
class=20at=20a
community=20college=20and=20you=20have=20good=20grades=20and=20you've=20wri=
tten=20one=20
of=20those
inspiring=20essays,=20when=20you=20write=20inspiring=20essays=20you=20can=20=
get=20the=20
super
arrogant=20feeling=20for=20a=20moment=20and=20say=20"That's=20me=20in=20the=
=20essay!",=20
you're=20able
to=20participate=20in=20all=20kinds=20of=20extra=20activities=20through=20a=
gencies=20
like=20Global
explorers=20or=20the=20Light=20House,=20you=20can=20participate=20in=20summ=
er=20job=20
programs
like=20YES1=20and=20YES2=20in=20Washington=20State,=20when=20you=20go=20to=
=20community=20
college=20or
state=20college=20you're=20given=20a=20guide=20through=20the=20school=20bec=
ause=20you=20
need=20a
mobility=20lesson=20and=20you=20have=20the=20disability=20resource=20person=
..
I=20should=20probably=20stop,=20but=20you=20get=20the=20idea...
It's=20probably=20because=20I=20was=20homeschooled=20for=20the=20first=20fe=
w=20years=20
of=20my=20life
and=20did=20all=20kinds=20of=20super=20awesome=20things=20with=20my=20overl=
y=20amazing=20
parents=20and
didn't=20enter=20public=20school=20till=205th=20grade=20that=20I=20have=20t=
his=20view=20
of=20school,
but=20I=20understood=20that=20I=20could=20learn=20in=20public=20school=20an=
d=20it=20was=20
just=20that
either=20the=20teacher=20wasn't=20teaching=20me=20or=20that=20I=20wasn't=20=
equipped=20
with=20the
skills=20or=20technology=20that=20was=20keeping=20me=20from=20learning.
There=20are=20many=20other=20factors=20in=20learning,=20like=20Gardiner's=20=

multiple=20=20theory
of=20intelligences=20that=20play=20a=20factor=20in=20if=20one=20learns=20in=
=20school,=20
but=20thank
goodness=20I=20was=20able=20to=20learn=20that=20anyone=20can=20learn=20from=
=20anyone,=20
they=20just
need=20to=20know=20how=20they=20learn=20and=20learn=20that=20way!
I=20can=20give=20examples,=20but=20this=20email=20is=20already=20super=20lo=
ng,=20so=20
I'll=20get=20off
education.
My=20point=20is=20that=20most=20blind=20people=20aren=E2=80=99t=20taught=20=
about=20all=20the=20
above=20things.
I=20was=20super=20lucky=20because=20my=20parents=20let=20me=20run=20my=20IE=
P=20meetings=20
and=20my=20mom
became=20a=20TVI=20half=20way=20through=20my=20schooling,=20but=20every=20b=
lind=20
person=20needs=20to
know=20that=20school=20can=20be=20amazing!=20It=20is=20worth=20spending=208=
-12=20years=20
of=20your
life=20there=20getting=20your=20music=20degree=20or=20dentist=20degree.

Another=20factor=20is=20that=20disabled=20people=20are=20fit=20into=20even=
=20a=20
tighter=20mold=20of
what=20they=20are=20to=20be=20when=20disabled=20people=20are=20the=20most=20=
unique=20of=20
anyone.
Blind=20people=20do=20not=20belong=20in=20special=20ed=20classes=20because=
=20they=20
don't=20need
special=20ed.=20Special=20ed=20teachers=20are=20people=20who=20teach=20extr=
eme=20
cases=20of
autistic=20or=20other=20mentally=20disabled=20people.=20If=20a=20blind=20pe=
rson=20is=20
put=20into
that=20environment=20and=20they=20don't=20need=20it,=20they=20will=20go=20i=
nsane!=20
It's=20like=20if
Stephen=20Hawking=20would=20have=20been=20born=20totally=20disabled=20and=20=
people=20
stuck=20him
into=20special=20ed=20just=20because=20he=20can't=20talk!
Where=20would=20cosmology=20be?
Sadly=20it's=20those=20who=20break=20out=20of=20the=20mold=20and=20assimila=
te=20their=20
own=20way=20into
sighted=20culture=20in=20order=20to=20evade=20the=20label=20of=20mentally=20=
disabled=20
that=20are
fighting=20for=20these=20rights.

I=20keep=20on=20telling=20people=20that=20if=20someone=20is=20considered=20=
weird=20it's=20
not=20them
that's=20weird,=20it's=20you=20who's=20weird=20for=20thinking=20that=20they=
're=20
weird.=20It's
like=20you=20thinking=20the=20person=20in=20front=20of=20you=20is=20going=20=
through=20
time=20the=20same
way=20you=20are!

Sadly=20the=20world=20is=20not=20reasonable,=20so=20we=20have=20to=20shuck=
=20reason=20and=20
go=20for
emotion.=20That's=20why=20we=20write=20all=20the=20super=20inspiring=20essa=
ys=20and=20
that's=20why
we=20have=20to=20assimilate=20into=20the=20sighted=20world.
Those=20who=20end=20up=20working=20in=20low=20under=20minimum=20wage=20jobs=
=20have=20
probably=20not
learned=20how=20to=20assimilate=20enough=20to=20pass=20off=20as=20"normal"=
=20in=20the=20
sighted
community,=20so=20that's=20probably=20why=20they=20can't=20get=20the=20entr=
y=20level=20
jobs.

Before=20someone=20gives=20the=20line=20about=20not=20needing=20to=20be=20a=
nything=20
other=20than
blind=20because=20we=20are=20blind,=20let=20me=20just=20say=20that=20most=20=
of=20this=20
world=20likes=20to
think=20they=20are=20sighted=20and=20normal.=20Most=20people=20like=20to=20=
walk=20with=20
the=20crowd.
Those=20who=20never=20learn=20to=20walk=20with=20the=20crowd=20are=20consid=
ered=20
weird,=20those=20who
learn=20how=20to=20walk=20with=20the=20crowd=20then=20figure=20out=20how=20=
to=20rise=20
above=20it=20are
considered=20great.
Thanks,

Brandon=20Keith=20Biggs
-----Original=20Message-----
From:=20Arielle=20Silverman
Sent:=20Saturday,=20June=2009,=202012=209:27=20PM
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Goodwill=20Boycott

Hi=20Brandon,
These=20are=20all=20good=20points.=20I=20like=20your=20statement=20about=20=
blind=20
people
who=20are=20"nurtured=20to=20act=20like=20they=20are=20mentally=20disabled"=
=20as=20I=20
have
met=20a=20few=20people=20who=20unfortunately=20seem=20to=20fit=20that=20des=
cription.
The=20problem=20is=20that=20there=20is=20no=20objective=20test=20to=20deter=
mine=20what=20
a
person=20is=20or=20is=20not=20capable=20of=20doing.=20Even=20so-called=20ob=
jective=20
tests
like=20IQ=20tests=20are=20incredibly=20biased=20and=20don't=20account=20for=

environmental=20factors=20that=20artificially=20limit=20people's=20abilitie=
s=20
or
knowledge,=20like=20what=20is=20expected=20of=20them=20by=20parents=20and=20=
teachers,=20
or
what=20skills=20they=20are=20or=20are=20not=20taught.=20There=20is=20resear=
ch=20showing=20
that
when=20people=20are=20expected=20to=20behave=20or=20perform=20in=20a=20cert=
ain=20way,=20
they
tend=20to=20fulfill=20that=20expectation=20(this=20is=20called=20a=20
"self-fulfilling
prophesy;=20if=20you're=20interested=20in=20the=20research,=20look=20up=20
"Pygmalian
effect").=20So=20when=20teachers=20are=20randomly=20told=20that=20some=20ki=
ds=20are
smarter=20than=20others,=20they=20tend=20to=20treat=20those=20"smart"=20kid=
s=20
differently
without=20even=20realizing=20it=20and=20eventually=20the=20"smart"=20kids=20=
end=20up
performing=20better=20than=20the=20other=20kids.=20The=20reverse=20pattern=
=20too=20
often
happens=20with=20disabilities.=20People=20have=20so=20many=20assumptions=20=
about=20
how
disabilities=20limit=20potential,=20and=20people=20in=20authority=20can=20a=
ct=20in=20
ways
that=20make=20those=20assumptions=20come=20true.
I=20also=20agree=20that=20people=20with=20disabilities=20would=20be=20much=
=20more
productive=20in=20sheltered=20jobs=20if=20they=20did=20work=20that=20was=20=

intrinsically
interesting=20to=20them=20and=20if=20the=20work=20was=20in=20a=20field=20th=
ey=20were=20
actually
good=20at.=20It=20is=20common=20knowledge=20that=20people=20of=20all=20ages=
=20and=20
mental
abilities=20will=20do=20a=20better=20job=20at=20any=20task=20if=20they=20fi=
nd=20the=20task
enjoyable=20and=20motivating.=20Too=20often,=20sheltered=20jobs=20are=20sim=
ply=20
too
boring=20to=20really=20engage=20people.=20Also,=20people=20with=20disabilit=
ies=20
have
their=20own=20talents=20that=20are=20rarely=20utilized=20in=20sheltered=20j=
obs.=20I=20
have
figured=20out=20that=20if=20I=20were=20forced=20to=20do=20a=20sheltered=20w=
orkshop=20job,=20
I
would=20probably=20be=20the=20one=20losing=20them=20money=20if=20they=20pai=
d=20me=20at=20
minimum
wage,=20because=20I=20have=20never=20been=20good=20at=20making=20stuff=20wi=
th=20my=20
hands=20or
using=20machines.=20Not=20only=20would=20I=20be=20bored=20to=20tears,=20but=
=20I=20just
wouldn't=20be=20good=20at=20it.=20I=20am=20much=20better=20at=20writing=20a=
nd=20thinking=20
and
doing=20math,=20so=20I=20hope=20that=20society=20will=20let=20me=20use=20th=
ose=20skills
instead=20of=20forcing=20me=20to=20do=20work=20I'm=20not=20skilled=20at.
Regarding=20your=20comment=20about=20unemployment=20among=20the=20blind,=20=
it=20is=20
true
that=20many=20fields=20are=20accessible=20to=20the=20blind=20these=20days,=
=20yet=20the
unemployment=20rate=20is=20still=20staggering.=20There=20are=20many=20reaso=
ns=20for
unemployment=20among=20the=20blind.=20I=20think=20one=20reason=20is=20that=
=20
employers
want=20to=20hire=20applicants=20with=20relevant=20experience,=20and=20in=20=
many=20
fields,
the=20entry-level=20position=20that=20people=20get=20at=20first=20to=20gain=
=20
experience
isn't=20accessible=20to=20the=20blind.=20This=20might=20not=20be=20true=20w=
ith
programming,=20but=20in=20some=20fields=20it=20is=20really=20hard=20to=20ge=
t=20your=20
foot=20in
the=20door=20even=20if=20it's=20easier=20to=20work=20at=20higher=20levels.=
=20For=20
example,
before=20becoming=20a=20teacher,=20you=20need=20to=20do=20student=20teachin=
g,=20which
means=20you=20are=20working=20under=20someone=20else=20who=20might=20not=20=
use=20
accessible
materials=20or=20who=20will=20doubt=20your=20ability=20to=20do=20the=20job.=
=20Without
experience,=20it's=20harder=20to=20allay=20people's=20initial=20discriminat=
ory
doubts=20and=20fears=20about=20hiring=20a=20blind=20person.=20Also,=20even=
=20within=20
an
accessible=20field,=20individual=20employers=20might=20use=20materials=20th=
at=20
aren't
accessible=20to=20the=20blind.=20So=20even=20though=20programming=20is=20ve=
ry
accessible,=20if=20some=20employers=20require=20you=20to=20use=20languages=
=20or=20
scripts
that=20aren't=20accessible,=20this=20will=20limit=20job=20options.
Arielle

On=206/9/12,=20Brandon=20Keith=20Biggs=20<brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com>=20
wrote:
=20Hello,
=20It's=20a=20tricky=20situation.=20We=20can't=20really=20say=20what=20it's=
=20like=20
being=20mentally
=20disabled=20and=20it's=20hard=20to=20say=20what=20mentally=20disabled=20c=
an=20or=20can=20
not=20do.=20We
=20also=20can't=20tell=20if=20the=20blind=20who=20are=20nurtured=20to=20act=
=20like=20
mentally
=20disabled
=20people=20really=20are=20mentally=20=20disabled.
=20*That's=20a=20mouthful!*
=20I=20am=20of=20the=20opinion=20that=20mentally=20disabled=20people=20are=
=20way=20under=20
employed
=20and
=20jobs=20like=20Goodwill=20are=20completely=20the=20wrong=20job=20for=20ma=
ny=20of=20
them.=20But=20I'm
=20not=20a=20professional=20and=20I=20can=20only=20say=20from=20personal=20=
experience=20=20
that=20many
=20mentally=20disabled=20people=20can=20do=20what=20they=20want=20quite=20w=
ell=20and=20
often=20it's
=20because=20they=20are=20babied=20and=20misunderstood=20=20that=20they=20a=
re=20
pressured=20into
=20doing=20jobs=20they=20aren=E2=80=99t=20good=20at.

=20I=20do=20wonder=20the=20need=20of=20blind=20adults=20to=20be=20working=20=
at=20good=20will=20
in=20the
=20first
=20place=20though=20when=20it's=20not=20that=20hard=20learning=20programmin=
g=20and=20
it's=20pretty
=20easy=20to=20get=20reeducated=20for=20free=20in=20the=20United=20States=20=
as=20a=20blind=20
person.=20If
=20your=20career=20isn't=20working=20out,=20I=20don't=20see=20why=20one=20w=
ouldn't=20just=20
take=20a
=20class=20at=20their=20community=20college=20and=20change=20their=20job.=20=
I=20believe=20
SSI=20is
=20for
=20college=20students=20and=20those=20fresh=20out=20of=20college,=20or=20fo=
r=20a=20back=20
up=20when
=20work
=20isn't=20coming.=20I=20am=20still=20a=20student,=20but=20I=20know=20I=20h=
ave=20for=20sure=20
jobs=20if=20I
=20go
=20into=20programming=20or=20being=20a=20TVI.=20So=20other=20than=20the=20m=
oral=20=20
issues,=20I'm=20not
=20sure=20why=20capable=20blind=20people=20are=20working=20at=20goodwill.
=20Thanks,

=20Brandon=20Keith=20Biggs
=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20Arielle=20Silverman
=20Sent:=20Saturday,=20June=2009,=202012=208:32=20PM
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Goodwill=20Boycott

=20Hi=20all,
=20I=20don't=20shop=20at=20Goodwill=20either,=20but=20I=20was=20regularly=20=
donating=20
items
=20like=20used=20clothes=20to=20Goodwill,=20and=20my=20parents=20do=20as=20=
well.=20A=20
customer
=20boycott=20might=20not=20matter=20much=20but=20a=20donor=20boycott=20woul=
d=20probably=20
hurt
=20them=20considerably.=20I=20have=20to=20say=20I=20found=20Justin's=20argu=
ments=20very
=20persuasive.=20I=20just=20hope=20that=20if=20we=20boycott=20all=20branche=
s=20
nationally,=20we
=20make=20it=20very=20clear=20that=20what=20we=20want=20is=20a=20change=20t=
o=20national=20
policy.
=20Interestingly,=20I=20used=20to=20rent=20an=20apartment=20from=20a=20woma=
n=20(I'll=20
call=20her
=20S)=20whose=20full-time=20job=20was=20to=20be=20a=20live-in=20caretaker=20=
for=20a=20woman=20
with
=20Down's=20syndrome=20and=20significant=20mental=20retardation=20(I'll=20c=
all=20
her=20C).
=20Since=20I=20rented=20the=20apartment=20right=20below=20theirs,=20I=20got=
=20to=20know=20
both=20S
=20and=20C=20quite=20well=20and=20learned=20a=20bit=20about=20C's=20situati=
on.=20
Apparently=20C
=20is=20employed=20by=20a=20program=20for=20people=20with=20intellectual=20=

disabilities
=20similar=20to=20Goodwill's=20but=20it=20wasn't=20Goodwill=20itself.=20I=20=
think=20S.=20
told
=20me=20that=20C.=20was=20paid=20around=20$1=20per=20hour=20for=20doing=20a=
n=20extremely=20
menial
=20job=20although=20I=20don't=20remember=20what=20that=20job=20was=20exactl=
y.=20
However,=20I
=20don't=20think=20C.=20had=20any=20living=20expenses=20at=20all=20because=
=20she=20lived
=20rent-free=20with=20S.=20She=20may=20have=20been=20helping=20pay=20for=20=
groceries.=20
The
=20program=20she=20was=20in=20was=20very=20custodial=20and=20I'm=20not=20su=
re=20she=20even=20
had
=20independent=20access=20to=20the=20money=20she=20earned=20at=20her=20job.=

=20I=20don't=20think=20I=20can=20really=20judge=20whether=20people=20with=20=

disabilities=20like
=20C.'s=20are=20capable=20of=20living=20without=20custodial=20care=20or=20s=
pending=20
their
=20own=20money,=20any=20more=20than=20a=20deaf=20person=20should=20be=20abl=
e=20to=20judge=20
how
=20independent=20blind=20people=20can=20be.=20I=20do=20suspect=20that=20peo=
ple=20like=20
C.
=20would=20achieve=20more=20if=20they=20were=20held=20to=20higher=20expecta=
tions,=20and
=20higher=20expectations=20should=20come=20with=20higher=20wages=20and=20mo=
re=20
freedom.
=20I=20definitely=20believe=20that=20anyone=20who=20lives=20independently=20=
should=20
be
=20paid=20at=20least=20the=20minimum=20wage,=20and=20I=20think=20it=20is=20=
clear=20that=20
blindness
=20by=20itself=20doesn't=20prevent=20anyone=20from=20living=20independently=
.=20
However,=20I
=20do=20wonder=20if=20minimum=20wage=20is=20necessary=20for=20those=20who=20=
don't=20have=20
living
=20expenses=20or=20who=20don't=20manage=20their=20own=20finances=20because=
=20they=20are
=20living=20in=20custodial=20care=20situations.=20I'm=20sure=20there=20are=
=20people=20
in
=20these=20custodial=20arrangements=20who=20shouldn't=20be=20there,=20but=20=
that=20
almost
=20sounds=20like=20a=20separate=20issue.=20These=20people=20aren't=20in=20c=
ustodial=20
care
=20because=20they=20are=20earning=20low=20wages,=20but=20because=20their=20=
parents=20or
=20others=20acting=20on=20their=20behalf=20have=20decided=20they=20don't=20=
have=20the
=20intellect=20or=20the=20maturity=20to=20make=20adult=20decisions.=20Again=
,=20this=20
should
=20never=20be=20said=20about=20people=20who=20are=20just=20blind=20without=
=20other
=20disabilities.=20As=20far=20as=20intellectual=20disabilities=20go,=20in=20=
some=20
cases
=20this=20judgment=20might=20be=20right;=20in=20other=20cases=20it=20might=
=20be=20wrong.=20
But=20if
=20someone=20is=20clearly=20not=20able=20to=20manage=20adult=20expenses,=20=
should=20
they=20be
=20paid=20adult=20wages?=20It's=20tricky.
=20I=20can=20also=20understand=20the=20argument=20that=20if=20noncompetitiv=
e=20
employment
=20programs=20for=20the=20disabled=20raise=20wages,=20they=20can't=20hire=20=
as=20many
=20workers.=20This=20ultimately=20means=20that=20instead=20of=20a=20bunch=20=
of=20
disabled
=20workers=20earning=20crappy=20wages,=20some=20will=20earn=20a=20decent=20=
wage=20and=20
others
=20will=20earn=20nothing.=20Of=20course,=20we=20hope=20that=20the=20reducti=
on=20in
=20noncompetitive=20jobs=20might=20bring=20more=20disabled=20workers=20into=
=20the
=20competitive=20job=20market.=20A=20mandatory=20minimum=20wage=20would=20a=
lso=20
force
=20companies=20with=20high=20salaries=20at=20the=20top=20to=20redistribute=
=20their=20
payscale
=20more=20fairly.
=20Arielle

=20On=206/9/12,=20Chris=20Nusbaum=20<dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>=20wrote:
=20I=20agree,=20Humberto,=20and=20I=20hope=20what=20you=20say=20comes=20tru=
e.=20However,=20
there's=20a
=20lot=20of=20change=20we=20need=20to=20make=20in=20order=20for=20this=20to=
=20happen.=20Even=20
if=20we
=20overturn=20the=20subminimum=20wage=20provision,=20and=20I=20hope=20and=20=
pray=20that=20
we=20do,
=20we
=20can't=20possibly=20tell=20employers=20that=20they=20have=20to=20hire=20p=
eople=20with
=20disabilities.=20So,=20we=20need=20to=20change=20the=20beliefs=20and=20th=
e=20
attidudes=20of
=20society,=20including=20employers,=20about=20the=20competence=20of=20blin=
d=20
people.=20I
=20know,
=20it's=20a=20big=20job,=20but=20I=20think=20we've=20made=20a=20lot=20of=20=
progress=20so=20far.

=20Just=20my=20thoughts,

=20Chris

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org=20
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]=20On
=20Behalf=20Of=20Humberto=20Avila
=20Sent:=20Saturday,=20June=2009,=202012=2010:10=20PM
=20To:=20'National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list'
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Goodwill=20Boycott

=20Hello,=20I=20agree=20with=20this=20as=20well.=20I=20hope=20that=20by=20d=
oing=20the=20
boycott=20to
=20this
=20company,=20in=20the=20national=20/=20universal=20spectrum,=20we=20are=20=
able=20to=20
put
=20pressure
=20on=20employers,=20and=20on=20other=20companies=20and=20corporations,=20a=
s=20well=20
as
=20organizations=20who=20pay=20subminimum=20wages.=20We=20could=20eventuall=
y=20end=20
up
=20spreading=20the=20word=20of=20stopping=20companies=20to=20pay=20subminim=
um=20wages=20
and=20they
=20could=20even=20see=20that=20people=20with=20disabilities=20and=20includi=
ng=20blind=20
people
=20are
=20capable=20of=20being=20paid=20like=20the=20sighted=20population.=20If=20=
potential=20
employers
=20see=20this=20change=20happening,=20those=20employers=20will=20have=20a=20=
light=20
bulb=20lit=20up,
=20and=20will=20be=20able=20to=20see=20that=20blind=20people=20are=20compet=
ent,=20then=20
will=20hire
=20them.=20Then=20we=20can=20make=20more=20change.=20I=20see=20this=20happe=
ning,=20from=20
my
=20personal
=20opinion.=20Let's=20hope=20that=20the=20NFB=20does=20this.

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org=20
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]=20On
=20Behalf=20Of=20Sophie=20Trist
=20Sent:=20Saturday,=20June=2009,=202012=206:57=20PM
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Goodwill=20Boycott

=20Justin,

=20I=20agree=20with=20the=20points=20you've=20made.=20If=20Goodwill=20was=20=
boycotted
=20universally,
=20it=20would=20put=20more=20pressure=20on=20them=20to=20pay=20their=20disa=
bled=20workers=20
fair
=20wages.=20Plus,=20if=20Goodwill=20developed=20a=20centralized=20wage=20po=
licy=20and=20
gave
=20their
=20workers=20fair=20wages,=20other=20corporations=20might=20follow=20their=
=20lead.

=20=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
=20From:=20Justin=20Salisbury=20<PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu
=20To:=20"nabs-l at nfbnet.org"=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org=20Date=20sent:=20Sat,=209=
=20Jun=20
2012
=2023:19:15=20+0000
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Goodwill=20Boycott

=20One=20more=20note:=20I=20think=20that=20local=20business=20decision-make=
rs=20
within
=20Goodwill
=20Industries=20would=20be=20educated/led=20to=20philosophical=20change=20s=
imply=20
by=20the
=20fact
=20that=20the=20corporate=20leaders=20of=20Goodwill=20Industries=20adopted=
=20a=20
universal
=20fair
=20wage=20policy=20(if=20they=20did),=20so=20that=20would=20help=20with=20t=
he=20
education,=20too.

=20Justin=20M.=20Salisbury
=20Class=20of=202012
=20B.A.=20in=20Mathematics
=20East=20Carolina=20University
=20president at alumni.ecu.edu

=20=EB=B0=A1ever=20doubt=20that=20a=20small=20group=20of=20thoughtful,=20co=
mmitted=20
citizens
=20can=20change=20the=20world;=20indeed,=20it=EB=AD=A9=20the=20only=20thing=
=20that=20ever=20
has.?
=20=EB=BE=8FARGARET=20MEAD
=20________________________________________
=20From:=20Justin=20Salisbury
=20Sent:=20Saturday,=20June=2009,=202012=207:13=20PM
=20To:=20nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Subject:=20Goodwill=20Boycott

=20Arielle,=20Gabe,=20and=20all:

=20I=20like=20the=20point=20that=20you've=20made=20about=20the=20decentrali=
zed=20wage=20
policies
=20and
=20rewarding=20good=20locations,=20but=20do=20you=20think=20that=20perhaps=
=20a=20
benefit=20to
=20boycotting=20universally=20would=20be=20a=20possibility=20that=20Goodwil=
l=20
Industries
=20would=20create=20a=20centralized
=20(universal)=20policy=20that=20all=20locations=20must=20pay=20their=20wor=
kers=20
fair=20wages?

=20I=20feel=20like=20the=20end=20result=20that=20we=20want=20is=20for=20Goo=
dwill=20
Industries=20to
=20adopt
=20a=20universal=20standard=20of=20paying=20all=20workers=20fair=20wages,=20=
and=20the=20
approach
=20that=20you=20all=20have=20mentioned=20seems=20to=20me=20to=20address=20t=
he=20decisions=20
in
=20individual=20locations.=20=20I=20do=20understand=20the=20point=20of=20le=
ading=20
local
=20business
=20leaders=20to=20undergo=20philosophical=20change=20and=20choose=20to=20pa=
y=20their=20
workers
=20fair=20wages,=20but=20which=20item=20is=20the=20top=20priority:=20educat=
ion=20of=20
individuals
=20or

=20achievement=20of=20fair=20wages?=20=20=20That's=20not=20a=20rhetorical=20=
question;=20I
=20want=20to=20hear=20opinions=20on=20it.

=20Justin

=20Justin=20M.=20Salisbury
=20Class=20of=202012
=20B.A.=20in=20Mathematics
=20East=20Carolina=20University
=20president at alumni.ecu.edu

=20=EB=B0=A1ever=20doubt=20that=20a=20small=20group=20of=20thoughtful,=20co=
mmitted=20
citizens
=20can=20change=20the=20world;=20indeed,=20it=EB=AD=A9=20the=20only=20thing=
=20that=20ever=20
has.?
=20=EB=BE=8FARGARET=20MEAD


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