[nfb-talk] Here We Go Again

Gloria Whipple fairyfoot at webband.com
Sat Dec 4 15:14:31 UTC 2010 

Amen!


Gloria Whipple
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nfb of WA

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-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Ray Foret Jr
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 8:12 PM
To: NFB Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Here We Go Again

Preech it brother!



Sincerely, 
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!!

Skype Name:
barefootedray

On Dec 3, 2010, at 8:25 PM, Peter Donahue wrote:

> Good evening everyone,
> 
>    I would hope they would do a make-over for one of our members. The 
> members should insist that blind people be a part of the work crew or they

> will not allow the make-over to go forward. We would not allow an outfit 
> like ABC to demean blind people at our expense.
> 
> Peter Donahue
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Constance Canode" <satin-bear at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 7:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Here We Go Again
> 
> 
> Ray, that is an absolutely awesome idea.  Now if we can implement it,
> people would certainly get a different perspective on what blind
> people are really like.
> 
> Connie Canode
> At 11:43 AM 12/3/2010, you wrote:
>> YOu know Peter, I was just kind of thinking.  I know of only one way
>> to stop this.  What we need to do is get some independent and
>> competent blind people on the make over crew.  Once we do that,
>> maybe they'll get the idea.  Barring that, maybe we ought to have
>> some competent blind people at least helping out on a make-over
>> project; since I'm sure they wouldn't let us officially be part of
>> what I presume bills itself as a professional make-over crew.
>> Thoughts?
>> 
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>> 
>> Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!!
>> 
>> Skype Name:
>> barefootedray
>> 
>> On Dec 3, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Peter Donahue wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello John and everyone,
>>> 
>>>   If you take the time to read the message I sent concerning an
>> experience
>>> we had when looking for an apartment last spring you'd understand why 
>>> the
>>> red flags are flying. If Extreme Make-Over Home Edition continues
>> to portray
>>> us as helpless unable to live on our own without major
>> modifications to the
>>> home environment or a presumed dependency on a million gadgets incidents
>>> like the one I described in my message earlier this morning will
>> continue to
>>> happen to blind people seeking housing. While we can't prove that the
>>> manager at that apartment complex was influenced by an episode of
>> this show
>>> where a blind person or a couple were featured if this TV network
>> continues
>>> to cast us as unable to manage our own home they'll certainly be
>> suspect in
>>> my book.
>>> 
>>> Peter Donahue
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John Heim" <john at johnheim.net>
>>> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 9:40 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Here We Go Again
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Well, I'd presume because you don't make a lot of money as a disability
>>> advocate.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425 at verizon.net>
>>> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 8:40 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Here We Go Again
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> I feel the same way.  First question that came to find...If these 
>>>> people
>>>> are
>>>> so fantastic and can motivate everyone to get past their disabilities, 
>>>> and
>>>> they have learned so much in the four years they've been blind, why 
>>>> can't
>>>> they maintain their house so it isn't falling down around them?
>>>> 
>>>> Cindy
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
>>>> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 9:16 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Here We Go Again
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I hate to be this way, but, how come I'm already skepticle?  Anyone 
>>>> care
>>>> to
>>>> guess why?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>>> 
>>>> Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!!
>>>> 
>>>> Skype Name:
>>>> barefootedray
>>>> 
>>>> On Dec 2, 2010, at 7:49 PM, Ryan O wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> Q From: Mary Watkins
>>>>> To: MAG_News at mail4.wgbh.org
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 1:06 PM
>>>>> Subject: WGBH's Media Access Group Encourages Tuning into ABC'S 
>>>>> "Extreme
>>>>> Makeover: Home Edition" on Sunday, December 5
>>>>> 
>>>>> WGBH's Media Access Group Encourages Tuning into ABC'S "Extreme 
>>>>> Makeover:
>>>>> Home Edition"
>>>>> on Sunday, December 5 (8-9pm, EST)
>>>>> 
>>>>> The Media Access Group at WGBH encourages all those interested in
>>>>> inclusive
>>>>> technology for people who are blind or have low vision to tune into
>>>>> "Extreme
>>>>> Makeover: Home Edition" this Sunday evening, December 5. While we 
>>>>> can't
>>>>> provide any specific information on what will be seen and heard (it 
>>>>> would
>>>>> spoil the surprise!), the episode promises to create much greater
>>>>> awareness
>>>>> of the services and products now available for people who have limited

>>>>> or
>>>>> no
>>>>> sight.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Here is the information the production company has released in advance
>>>>> about
>>>>> this episode:
>>>>> 
>>>>> The "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" team has selected the Anderson
>>>>> Family
>>>>> in Cleveland, Ohio. The family of four answered the call to action 
>>>>> when
>>>>> they
>>>>> inspired the community to heighten their awareness of the obstacles
>>>>> facing
>>>>> the disabled in their community. Diving headlong into their work, 
>>>>> Andre
>>>>> and
>>>>> Jasmine have dedicated their time to supporting and counseling the
>>>>> disabled
>>>>> by connecting them with resources to help them live and lead more
>>>>> independent lives. The Andersons have proven to be the definitive role
>>>>> models as they themselves lost their sight 4 years ago.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Empowered by their own obstacles, Andre and Jasmine have never let
>>>>> anything
>>>>> slow them down. Together they have teamed to complete grad school, run

>>>>> a
>>>>> center for people with disabilities, created a support group, and all
>>>>> while
>>>>> balancing life at home with their 2 boys (one of whom is hearing
>>>>> impaired).
>>>>> Despite having lost their sight after their sons, Jasison and Jahzion
>>>>> were
>>>>> born, Andre and Jasmine have rallied back and have embraced their
>>>>> reality.
>>>>> While they continue to empower their community, the family has hit a
>>>>> rough
>>>>> patch. Their home is falling apart around them and it has become
>>>>> complicated
>>>>> and hazardous for them to live in especially in the face of how their
>>>>> needs
>>>>> continue to grow.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On September 29th the Andersons will have some changes in sight when 
>>>>> Ty
>>>>> Pennington, designers Michael Maloney, Tracy Huston, and Xzibit 
>>>>> deliver a
>>>>> "Smart House" in just 7 days. Local builders Marous Brothers 
>>>>> Construction
>>>>> and community volunteers will rebuild the structure and give them the 
>>>>> key
>>>>> to
>>>>> live above and beyond their wildest dreams. The Andersons will 
>>>>> vacation
>>>>> in
>>>>> Crested Butte, Colorado.
>>>>> 
>>>>> About "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
>>>>> The Emmy-award winning reality program "Extreme Makeover: Home 
>>>>> Edition,"
>>>>> now
>>>>> in its 8th season, is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol
>>>>> Holding. It's executive-produced Brady Connell and George Verschoor.
>>>>> David
>>>>> Goldberg is Chairman, Endemol North America. The show airs Sundays 
>>>>> from
>>>>> 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET on ABC.
>>>>> 
>>>>> About the Media Access Group at WGBH
>>>>> The Media Access Group at WGBH, which includes a Services division and

>>>>> a
>>>>> research and development division--the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family
>>>>> National
>>>>> Center for Accessible Media--has pioneered and delivered captioned and
>>>>> described media for nearly four decades to people in their homes,
>>>>> classrooms, at work and in the community. And the Media Access Group
>>>>> continues to develop new solutions to access challenges as technology,
>>>>> and
>>>>> the way we all consume media, evolve. Members of the group's 
>>>>> collective
>>>>> staff represent the leading experts in their fields and their success 
>>>>> is
>>>>> exemplified by a history of accomplishments and continuous growth, the
>>>>> integration of innovative products and services into society at large,
>>>>> and
>>>>> the enthusiastic support of the audiences served, including 36 million
>>>>> people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have low vision. More
>>>>> information about the Media Access Group at WGBH can be found at:
>>>>> http://access.wgbh.org.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Contact:
>>>>> Mary Watkins
>>>>> mary_watkins at wgbh.org
>>>>> 617 300-3700
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> RyanO
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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