[nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness

[justin williams]

Where si the articles? I didn't see a link?

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carrie Gilmer
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 2:38 PM
To: jsoro620 at gmail.com; National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness

Who is dictating Joe? Very strange terminology to me. When people are
stereotyped, generalized falsely, negatively, portrayed with bias,
etc...this is a country of free speech...protest, dismay, correction is not
only acceptable and the right of any respondent or charging party, some have
through history argued it is a moral responsibility to discard silence in
the face of prejudice and discrimination. 
 Carrie
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On Mar 22, 2013, at 12:55 PM, "Joe" <jsoro620 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 list
> 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
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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