[nfb-talk] [NFB-talk] Here We Go Again: Home Makeover - blindcouple in OH

Mon Dec 6 21:21:33 UTC 2010

He is a very heartless and cold person. I am so happy that I don't know him
personally.

Praise the Lord!

Gloria Whipple
Corresponding Secretary
Inland Empire chapter
nfb of WA

cell number: 509-475-4993

-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Constance Canode
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 1:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] [NFB-talk] Here We Go Again: Home Makeover -
blindcouple in OH

John, you seem to misinterpret everything I say, so I will not argue 
with you any further.  I have much more productive ways to spend my 
time.  You have said some rather mean-spirited things to certain 
people on this list, and especially during this holiday season, I see 
no reason for it.  I hope to never have any dealings with yu 
personally, even though we live in the same county.  Enjoy your life.

Connie Canode
At 02:53 PM 12/6/2010, you wrote:
>Constance, I never said blind people can't do plumbing. i said 
>*typically* blind people do not replace their own toilets and sinks. 
>Typically, even sighted people don't replace their own toilets and 
>sinks. Therefore, the couple was not being depicted as helpless just 
>because they didn't replace their own toilets and sinks.
>
>Presumably, you're not helpless. Yet, I'm willing to bet you've 
>never replaced a toilet or sink. I'm not helpless and I've never 
>replaced a toilet or sink.  Not replacing a toilet or sink doesn't 
>prove you're helpless. That's just normal.
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Constance Canode" 
><satin-bear at sbcglobal.net>
>To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 2:23 PM
>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] [NFB-talk] Here We Go Again: Home Makeover - 
>blindcouple in OH
>
>
>>I have a friend, a blind woman, who has replaced her toilet and did 
>>it by herself.  I also know a blind guy who does plumbing, 
>>electrical work and building.  Just because you don't choose to do 
>>it, John, and neitr do I, doesn't mean that a blind person can't do 
>>it.  I see no point in stereotyping everyone into one category.
>>
>>Connie Canode
>>At 01:12 PM 12/6/2010, you wrote:
>>>One thing that really bothers me about the conversation on this 
>>>list is that people are complaining about ABC depicting this 
>>>couple as helpless. But can anyone on this list replace a toilet 
>>>or a bathroom sink? I've done things like replace garbage 
>>>disposals, light fixtures, and electrical outlets. But I don't 
>>>think I'd try replacing a toilet. I might replace a sink though. 
>>>Assuming the standard hookups are already there, you can do 
>>>that.  But I'm not sure that even most sighted people would try that
either.
>>>
>>>I guess the question is whether ABC's depiction of blind people 
>>>was inaccurate. Are these people more helpess than a typical blind
couple?
>>>
>>>The one thing that puzzled me was the problem the woman had with 
>>>cans of food. I don't know what's in our kitchen cupboard but 
>>>that's because my wife does the cooking and shopping. When I did 
>>>my own cooking and shopping, I put magnetic braille labels on the 
>>>cans. But, I suppose, its nicer to have the bar code scanner. The 
>>>woman might have played up the problem in order to make it look 
>>>good. I mean, ABC isn't going to want to show the woman dealing 
>>>with her canned food with braille and then give her a scanner anyway.
>>>
>>>When you think about it, if you've got a TV show about giving 
>>>people new shirts, you have to make their old shirts look crummy. 
>>>It would be lame to give someone a new shirt if the person already 
>>>has a closet full of really nice shirts. In fact, aren't all gifts 
>>>kind of an insult? Say you buy somebody a shirt. Does that say 
>>>their old shirts are crummy? Couldn't you always say, "Well, if 
>>>you didn't think I needed a new shirt, why did you give me a new shirt? "
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425 at verizon.net>
>>>To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 11:16 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] [NFB-talk] Here We Go Again: Home Makeover 
>>>- blindcouple in OH
>>>
>>>
>>>>Oh My!  This is just terrible.  It's not the first one Extreme 
>>>>Home Makeover
>>>>has done about blind people.  I hope something can be done so 
>>>>it's the last.
>>>>It's so destructive.
>>>>
>>>>Cindy
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Rovig, Lorraine" <LRovig at nfb.org>
>>>>To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 12:01 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] [NFB-talk] Here We Go Again: Home Makeover -
>>>>blindcouple in OH
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Here We Go Again: Home Makeover Extreme Edition - blind couple in OH
>>>>
>>>>Well, I watched it. It was pretty bad and it could have been worse. It
>>>>could have been a lot better too.
>>>>
>>>>Their original bathroom -- a sink fell off the wall once when Jasmine
>>>>washed her hands so they had no bathroom sink; the old toilet would
>>>>swivel left and right about 20 degrees either way if your toe pushed it.
>>>>Other parts of the old home and front porch were dangerous.  The part of
>>>>the old house facing the street appeared to be two-rooms wide, small
>>>>rooms, and I do not remember if it was two-story.  They were given a
>>>>two-story, large, modern home with all new appliances in the kitchen,
>>>>laundry room, every other room, and etcetera.
>>>>
>>>>This is an African-American family, the Andersons of Maple Heights, Ohio
>>>>(near Cleveland). I do not know if either one has a job; both appear to
>>>>be in their early 40s.  The mother, Jasmine, states she is visually
>>>>impaired. She uses a folding cane with a fat white tip that I think is a
>>>>marshmallow tip.  Husband, Andre, pronounced the French way, is totally
>>>>blind and uses a guide dog named Valentine. The show gave the dog a
>>>>heart-shaped bed.
>>>>
>>>>Jasmine gave a tiny monologue stating she lost enough sight to be
>>>>visually impaired and was depressed for awhile but then she became
>>>>"courageous" like she is now. They never charge for their [untrained]
>>>>counseling and encouragement of other people with disabilities. They
>>>>give lots of speeches to educate the community how to make life easier
>>>>for blind people and people with other disabilities.
>>>>
>>>>The couple told us they are in danger every time they cross a street and
>>>>the camera mike was held close to trucks and cars as vehicles zoomed by
>>>>on a city street. Jasmine said she was hit in the shoulder by a moving
>>>>car one time. Ty Pennington, the shows' big-hearted hero,
>>>>furniture-designer and designer of his own line of linens and other
>>>>goods for the home, excellent carpenter and TV show leader, went on
>>>>about how dangerous it is for blind people every day when they are
>>>>outside the home. He got installed for the Andersons a fancy talking
>>>>device at the single crossing nearest to their home at their bus stop.
>>>>Jasmine told us "we're not the only blind people living here, you know"
>>>>and, she said, this will help people with other disabilities that live
>>>>in their neighborhood too.
>>>>
>>>>The show gave her a CCTV rigged to a lady's dressing table so she can
>>>>see to put on her make-up and not have to ask her son if she did it
>>>>okay. She got choked up that she can see her nails now and can paint
>>>>them as she could not see to do before, and for the first time she
>>>>exclaims, as we watch her look at it, she can see the beautiful ring her
>>>>husband gave her.
>>>>
>>>>In the old house, Jasmine shoved up the sleeves on her dress to show Ty
>>>>and us the many burns on her arms that she got from using her
>>>>conventional electric 4-burner stove and oven.  The show gave her
>>>>"induction heating" which does not give out any heat except to a metal
>>>>pot placed on the burner, and she got a wall oven so her oven is at a
>>>>better height for her to use. The house got a talking temperature gauge.
>>>>On the plus side, so the two wouldn't get lost, nothing odd was built
>>>>into the kitchen or the walls and floors.  Also on the plus side, except
>>>>for the induction oven, normal if fancy Sears's appliances were placed
>>>>in the home for the kitchen and the baths.
>>>>
>>>>Both Andre and Jasmine got computers that I think had JAWS installed on
>>>>them. They got a home theatre room with one "Sound Dome" over both their
>>>>heads that directs the sound directly only to them, and lets them hear
>>>>the SAP channel along with the show. They have two very helpful,
>>>>respectful sons (one may be age 12 and the other is a young teenager).
>>>>Ty stated the older son got a vacation from verbalizing what is on
>>>>screen plus he got the SAP thing with words running below the screen
>>>>when folks talked (which he needed but I missed the part that said why
>>>>he did). The younger son is sure he wants to grow up to be an eye doctor
>>>>so he can cure blindness, beginning with his mother's visual impairment.
>>>>
>>>>Both Jasmine and Andre got brand new, fat-bodied, folding canes that
>>>>have built-in sensors to inform them of obstacles by their head and at
>>>>their feet, and, said Ty, "these aren't even on the market yet." Andre
>>>>expressed their gratitude.
>>>>
>>>>They got a huge main room that runs from a living room grouping through
>>>>an empty space of floor to a dining room grouping to a kitchen with no
>>>>barriers or changes in floor, so they do not have to worry anymore about
>>>>running into posts or walls, as they did run into in their cramped
>>>>original home.  I noticed they are both bulky overweight people and the
>>>>original house doorways were older and appeared smallish, plus a post
>>>>was inconveniently placed, especially for any overweight people trying
>>>>to get past it to the bedrooms and bathroom.
>>>>
>>>>The mortgage company paid off and tore up their mortgage; the local
>>>>branch of the state college gave them 2 college scholarships for the
>>>>boys; Sears gave the four of them enough clothes and shoes to fill some
>>>>of their new closets; the local basketball team called The Cavaliers,
>>>>gave the teen-aged son a closet-full of their clothes plus 3-shelves of
>>>>their basketballs with its metal rack. The building company gave them
>>>>$50,000 to a fund to handle their home maintenance.
>>>>
>>>>Braille got a "shout out" as the modern lingo has it. Ty added palm-size
>>>>wooden "dots" to their bed's headboard to spell out in grade one, "Love
>>>>is Blind."  Large print got a "shout out" too, with their top bed quilt
>>>>decorated with "Love is Blind" sewn on as stuffed, raised-up
>>>>hand-writing.
>>>>
>>>>(For me, I keep wondering how they and other Ty Pennington-show
>>>>homeowners can afford their new taxes on their giant gifts of money,
>>>>goods, and a huge new home.)
>>>>
>>>>The Andersons were so very grateful for all they received from Ty and
>>>>Sears Company and ABC. Tears all around.
>>>>
>>>>You can view the entire episode on the Anderson Family via computer,
>>>>here:
>>>>http://abc.go.com/shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition
>>>>Anderson Family
>>>>  | Full Episode
>>>>A visually impaired couple devoted to helping the community receives a
>>>>home makeover, complete with technologies that help people with
>>>>disabilities;
>>>>EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION - "Anderson Family" - Andre and Jasmine
>>>>Anderson have never allowed their visual impairment to slow them down,
>>>>but rather have faced it head on, and established the Disability
>>>>Awareness Center in Maple Heights, Ohio, to help others who are
>>>>struggling with sight loss. The couple and their sons learned they would
>>>>be recipients of a home makeover while aboard the public bus that they
>>>>ride every day. The "EM: HE" team surprised them on the bus and revealed
>>>>plans to give them a new "smart" home, equipped with technologies that
>>>>support people with disabilities. This episode of "Extreme Makeover:
>>>>Home Edition" airs SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC
>>>>Television Network. (ABC/MIKE CROUCH) ANDERSON FAMILY HOME - AFTER -
>>>>BEDROOM
>>>>
>>>>
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