[nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness

[Joe]

I will add my own support to the complaint, not because of the content but
because people should not be quoated out of context. Unfortunately, we
cannot dictate how people are depicted, as negative and frustrating as that
may feel, but we can put out our own material to combat misconceptions. I
wrote my own piece a few months back and share it here in case anyone wants
to promote their own positive portrayals about blindness:

http://joeorozco.com/blog_facts_about_blindness_according_to_me

Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carrie Gilmer
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 9:49 AM
To: Blind Kid Mailing List; National Association of Blind Students mailing
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Subject: [nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness

Hello all~
I discovered last night a series of articles written and posted on eHow
concerning blindness. they are misleading at best, horrifically bad
perpetuated falsehoods at worst.  I had only viewed four of them last night
and had to stop, I was so upset. This morning a friend pointed out that I
was mentioned and partially quoted in another one! I was completely unaware,
and found upon reading it, it is in the midst of misleading and mixed
messages and not an accurate portrayal from the article or from our life!,
I believe it was pulled from. The same is true for a friend of mine also
"quoted" in the same article! one of the articles is titled "How to set the
table for a blind person", yes, seriously. "How to care for a blind
person"...They are Just dripping with condescending dramatic language and
ideas! They appear to name the NFB (named National Federation FOR the Blind)
as a reference!!!!!!!!

I strongly encourage you to read the articles in the series and write
complaints both individually and as groups, with reasoned argument specific
to false points. There are multiple authors, so letters naming problems with
each article are needed.

We must get these off the internet.

Contact for complaint for eHow:

I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WHO HAS COMPLAINT OR KNOWS ANYTHING ACCURATE ABOUT
BLINDNESS TO WRITE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO EHOW!!!! I will be doing it one for
each ridiculous article!! i believe if they get enough coherent and
reasonable complaints they will take these down permanently...as per their
policy on misinformation!: 

Further Information If you have a complaint, you may contact us at eHow,
Inc. Legal Department, 5808 Lake Washington Blvd. Ste. 300, Kirkland, WA
98033, U.S.A. If you are a California resident, the Complaint Assistance
Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the Dept. of Consumer Affairs
may be contacted at 400 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 or (800) 952-5210

Best, 

Carrie

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