[nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness

Misty Dawn Bradley mistydbradley at gmail.com
Fri Mar 22 19:34:57 UTC 2013 

Hi,
I plan to also, and I plan to look underneath the articles and see if there 
is a place to leave public comments. Also, there may be a way for someone to 
become a contributor at the EZine website and write their own articles 
debunking the myth that blind people are not fully capable of living their 
lives independently. I may look into it when I have some extra time and see 
how one can go about writing their own articles and posting them on EZine 
articles. This could be a good way to educate the public, since EZine 
Articles is a popular site that many people refer to for many topics.
Misty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Josh Gregory" <joshkart12 at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness


> Hi Joshua, you don't want to read their trash, so you say, but you say 
> that it is important to educate them. I get that, but if you read it, you 
> can assist in educating them. Doing nothing is not a good idea here, and 
> when I get a chance in a bit, I'm going to find these articles and see 
> what they're like.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 22, 2013, at 3:11 PM, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:
>
>> I don't want to read their trash.
>> If they have something negative to say, I'd usually E-Mail them and give 
>> them my take on the matter, and teach them some old school NFB 
>> philosophy!
>> Does EHow have a captcha on their contact form?
>> BTW, the ideas come from the ignorant people that don't know anything, 
>> and have never seen a blind person do anything independently!
>> We need to do something, and I posted a suggestion on another thread that 
>> I just started.
>> Thanks, 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 1:56 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> 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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