[nfb-talk] Here We Go Again

Sun Dec 5 00:34:00 UTC 2010

Ray, do you own your own home?

On Dec 3, 2010, at 11:40 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote:

> Got that right Cindy.  YOu tell 'em.
>
> Keep it up and it won't fall down around you.  Make small repairs  
> and they will most likely not become big problems.  Let me tell you  
> something.  On one episode of Oprah, (this was quite a few  
> Christmases ago), she told the story of a blind woman who one day  
> had a knock on her door from a man who claimed to be a roof  
> repairman.  He said he noticed leaks in her roof.  What did she do?   
> ON the spot, she gave him kher check book.  What did he do?  As if  
> y'all can't already guess.  So, do I have any sympathy for the  
> stupid blind woman?  What y'all think?  OF course not.
> 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, Cindy Handel wrote:
>
>> I'm sure you're right.  But, it takes a long time to have a house  
>> fall down
>> around you.  What's wrong with making small repairs, as they occur,  
>> and not
>> allowing things to get so bad that the house is unlivable?
>>
>> Cindy
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Heim" <john at johnheim.net>
>> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 10:40 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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