[nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness

[Desiree Oudinot]

I'm not seeing these articles either. Were they taken down already?

On 3/21/13, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
> Sent from my iPad
>
> 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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