[nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness

Fri Mar 22 19:13:04 UTC 2013

Hi all,
If there is a place for comments on these articles, it might be good for 
people to go and make a comment about blind people and how they are 
independent and can take care of themselves.
Misty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carrie Gilmer" <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness

> They are no gag. They are on a well viewed and well shared site. You think 
> we all are not tired? Saying nothing does nothing but allows them to go 
> on, unimpeded. There was just an article about the real and large problem 
> of employment discrimination for blind people. Where do the ideas come 
> from? how do they go on and on and on? Doing nothing does nothing to 
> correct or stop. It makes me terribly sad and dismayed to hear "they are 
> not worth my time". Is correcting even one mind which may affect a blind 
> person's employment or education worth your time? what if that blind 
> person is you?
> Carrie
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Mar 22, 2013, at 1:41 PM, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:
>
>> Those articles aren't worth my time, if they're going to paint a terrible 
>> picture of blindness!
>> I'm tired of these negative ideas that come from the 16th century and 
>> before!
>> Blessings, Joshua
>> ________________________________________
>> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Carrie Gilmer 
>> [carrie.gilmer at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:31 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness
>>
>> http://www.ehow.com/how_2040980_care-blind-person.html
>>
>> There are links on the pages of articles to a good dozen more...one is 
>> also titled "how to feed a blind person"
>>
>> What kind of blind person can they possibly be depicting? There is no 
>> distinguishing between a newly blinded person from a major auto accident 
>> practically in  a coma or a child with multiple disabilities, or a 90 
>> year old in feeble health or visually impaired teenager in good health or 
>> a normal person born blind.
>> The aura of tragedy and burden and superhuman challenge abounds.
>> Carrie
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Mar 21, 2013, at 1:00 PM, "justin williams" 
>> <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Where are the articles?
>>>
>>> -----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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