[nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness

Carrie Gilmer carrie.gilmer at gmail.com
Sat Mar 23 03:04:54 UTC 2013


I do think you are very funny and witty and bright Brandon. Sometimes writing with such outrageous solutions and things with the tables turned can have great results in making people realize just how foolish their notions are. Especially if it is written to a third person involved, i.e. not the author, but the publisher or supervisor or editor. it is easier to see someone else's foolishness rather than one's own.
Carrie

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On Mar 22, 2013, at 9:48 PM, "Brandon Keith Biggs" <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com> wrote:

> No,
> We use these things called food patches we swipe over our arm that puts the nourishment for a good sized meal into our bloodstream. They are used completely by feel with Braille labels so we don't need any help with them. That way we are never in need of wasting extra time eating and doing this horribly unnatural thing called socializing over dinner. If for some reason we are allergic to the substance excreted by the patches, we can bring around a personalized IV that is permanently attached to our arm, injecting our meals directly into our vain. If a blind person ever touches a fork they are in danger of stabbing themselves in the eye which is in front of them, but because they can't see is magically put in the way of any sharp object they may handle. If they eat solid food they may become poisoned because they can't see the germs to keep from consuming bad food.
> In all cases blind people are never to be given dinner except in their arm patches.
> Thanks,
> 
> Brandon Keith Biggs
> -----Original Message----- From: Chris Nusbaum
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 7:14 PM
> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness
> 
> Huh? Don't humans need food to survive? I guess they think blind people have
> a very short lifespan then, LOL.
> 
> Chris
> 
> Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair
> Public Relations Committee
> Maryland Association of Blind Students
> Phone: (443) 547-2409
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of justin williams
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 10:12 PM
> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness
> 
> I've had people ask me or my friends if I would be capable of eating dinner
> on a date.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris Nusbaum
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 8:28 PM
> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness
> 
> How about when a sighted person asks you: "How do you eat? Does somebody
> feed you?" Yes, that literally happened to me a couple weeks ago.
> 
> Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair
> Public Relations Committee
> Maryland Association of Blind Students
> Phone: (443) 547-2409
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joshua Lester
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 6:15 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness
> 
> Exactly!
> Also, I get a little adgitated when a sighted person asks me how I watch TV!
> I, of course, explain to them that I listen to what's said, and I can tell
> somewhat, what's going on with the sound affects.
> Sometimes, audio descriptions would help, though!
> Blessings, Joshua
> ________________________________________
> From: nabs-l [nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Arielle Silverman
> [arielle71 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 5:11 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness
> 
> It reminds me of a time when I rented a movie with two blind friends and my
> sighted fiancee. We had to keep adjusting our seating configuration so he
> could see the video screen (obviously the three of us blind folks were just
> listening, so it didn't matter where we sat in the room). Eventually it
> struck me that here was a situation where the lone sighted person was the
> one with "special needs" because he needed an accommodation that we didn't.
> Of course I love him dearly and this is not an attack on him or on sighted
> people. But it makes you think about where the supposed tragedy of blindness
> really comes from. If you alter the group dynamics just a little bit, blind
> people can be equal or even advantaged.
> Arielle
> 
> On 3/21/13, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Lol. That is funny.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brandon
>> Keith Biggs
>> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 4:27 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness
>> 
>> Hello,
>> I'm pretty sure this is a gag, most of their other articles seem
>> pretty ridiculous as well. I may write an article on how to prep a
>> room for a sighted person.
>> 
>> Make sure lights are turned on and not facing toward the door. Sighted
>> people don't like walking into dark rooms. They also don't like
>> walking into
>> 
>> bright lights, so one needs to find the perfect balance.
>> Open the curtains if it is day time, even if it is really warm outside
>> and the AC is on. Sighted people love to have the sun shining into
>> their house even though it raises the electrical bill. Make sure print
>> labels on food and appliances aren't covered by anything so the
>> sighted person can feel comfortable reading the familiar labels. If
>> there aren't already print labels on something, make sure they are
>> printed in at least 12 point font with black letters on a white
>> background. Make sure your TV screen is on and
>> 
>> make sure your computer screen shows what you are doing at all times.
>> If you
>> 
>> wish to be safe, slow down your screen reader so the sighted person
>> won't feel left out of what you are doing.
>> If you plan on cooking with the sighted person in the house, make sure
>> to wear big gloves, because it raises the anxiety level of the sighted
>> person seeing someone cutting and using hot items without protection.
>> If you follow all these instructions, you will be able to interact
>> with a sighted person comfortably in your house.
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Brandon Keith Biggs
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Josh Gregory
>> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 12:58 PM
>> To: Misty Dawn Bradley ; National Association of Blind Students
>> mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness
>> 
>> It's all good, we all make mistakes sometimes, :-)
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Mar 22, 2013, at 3:35 PM, Misty Dawn Bradley
>> <mistydbradley at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> I am sorry, but I meant to say EHow rather than EZine Articles in my
>>> earlier post.
>>> Misty
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "justin williams"
>>> <justin.williams2 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 3:26 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] eHow internet article series on blindness
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> It is important to read their trash.  Remember, other people are,
>>>> and to their mind, they no things about you.  You can more easily
>>>> refute them if you have some idea on what people are saying.  You
>>>> can't advocate without proper information.
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Josh
>>>> Gregory
>>>> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 3:18 PM
>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>> 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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