[Nfbc-info] The Power of words--is this the image we want for our children with visual impairment?

[Fred's Win7 Desktop]

Bloody Limeys!

I can't tell all of what's going on, but I can spot Brit speak.

Anyone care to give a little DVS version?

Fred
Beach Cities Chapter



At 04:44 PM 4/6/2011, you wrote:
>This disgusting video is actually an ad for a public relations firm, 
>but it is a terrible portrayal of a blind person.  Possibly we can 
>all protest to this firm, at the very least.
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>I have to say YUK and Double YUK to this video.  The pity button is 
>not a desirable thing.  Blind folks have been fighting for years to 
>overcome the stereotype of "blind beggars" and pity for them not 
>being able to see.  The only thing missing in the video is that the 
>guy was not selling pencils, lightbulbs or brooms door to door.
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>The image of the blind as pathetic beggars keeps public perception 
>of the blind right back in the 19th century and the unemployment 
>rate of capable blind people sky high.
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>I understand the point of the message but for those of us involved 
>in the struggles for equal civil rights and opportunities for people 
>with disabilities things like this video disgust and sadden us.  It 
>undoes so much of the work that we are doing.
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>This video really illustrates how well-meaning people can do great 
>harm while trying to do good.
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>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzgzim5m7oU
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>Anne Ward
>CAPVI
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