[nabs-l] Accessibility Article

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I agree. As a blind person I have even been guilty of saying things about other communities that I don't mean we all make mistakes

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> On Dec 18, 2017, at 1:49 PM, Sarah Jevnikar via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I was really excited about this article and then I found a line that I take
> huge exception to:
> "If I went around to every single wheelchair ramp on campus and broke part
> of it, there would be an absolute riot,"
> 
> Maybe I just notice it more, but it seems that the blind community has this
> thing about comparing ourselves against other groups to indicate that we're
> hard done by and everyone else has it easier. Portraying a blind character
> by a sighted actor was implied to be equivalent to blackface in this
> article:
> https://rudermanfoundation.org/ruderman-family-foundation-condemns-blind-fil
> m-for-casting-alec-baldwin-in-disability-role/
> Can we agree as a community to stop doing this? We make ourselves look both
> ignorant about other people's history and struggles, and insensitive to
> their needs. We also know that their struggles are not finished either. Why
> do we insist on appearing like mean-spirited ignoramuses?
> 
> I've started to see things like "it's not all about screen readers..." when
> dealing with web accessibility, and that's not fair either. We all know how
> far the web has to go to be screen reader accessible. If we understand how
> irritating and damaging assertions like that are, can we please stop making
> them about others?
> 
> Also, there are many people in the blind community who are part of these
> other groups that the blind community seems to think have won all their
> battles. I am certain they would disagree with those assertions and be
> rather let down by a community with whom they identify.
> 
> I appreciate you reading my rant. In short, be mindful of what you say and
> how you say it when advocating for blindness issues, and don't make
> confrontations between groups where there can be none for mutual
> advancement.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Sarah
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Andrews
> via NABS-L
> Sent: December 16, 2017 6:18 PM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Cc: David Andrews
> Subject: [nabs-l] Accessibility Article
> 
> This is a pretty good article about accessibility efforts at Wichita State
> -- the NFB was of course involved...
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> 
> <https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-12-08-how-a-blind-student-who-felt-locked
> -out-of-stem-classes-challenged-and-changed-her-university>https://www.edsur
> ge.com/news/2017-12-08-how-a-blind-student-who-felt-locked-out-of-stem-class
> es-challenged-and-changed-her-university 
> 
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