[Nfbf-l] Social Security

[Kirk Harmon]

This is so true Joann, this is one of my strongest beliefs about our blind 
community.We are such a small percentage of our population and even combined 
with other disabilities we still remain so! This is why I am and always have 
been so adamant about working along side other disabilities organizations 
when needed to stay unified on issues that will benefit us by having a 
stronger voice with are negotiations. We, unfortunately, don't have the 
luxury of division  amongst ourselves on certain topics as other sighted 
organizations do.  So, due to our minority status with the overall 
population We have to really learn to work together on more of our more 
important issues and quit defending our pettinesses with each other. Joann, 
wouldn't it be nice if  we could learn to hold hands on important issues 
rather than our EGO's? Kirk
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joanne" <jdking09 at earthlink.net>
To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Social Security


> To clear this up.  I was talking about adaptive equipment to read such 
> things.  I read envelopes and so forth with my scanner.  And as far as the 
> Web Site I am talking about adaptive equipment to read everything on the 
> screen.  Like I said before, if the sighted world and the hearing world 
> and other people who don't have a disability don't need changes for us, 
> but we need changes for us as visually impaired, hearing impaired, and 
> other disabilities in order to be an equal part in society.
> All the disabilities put together compared to the so call normal world is 
> still the minority.
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> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 10:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Social Security
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>
>> Sorry for this untimely post, but I must comment.  The Ada in title 3 
>> says
>> that anything in black and white must be in a format the blind can use. 
>> If
>> someone does read it to you, it must be read verbatum.  Social Security 
>> puts out
>> their entitlement books, the ones that talk about the benefits, in 
>> Braille and
>> large print.  I believe you can get it in a recorded format.  When my 
>> husband
>> retired, the lady asked me how I wanted my communication sent.  I told 
>> them
>> Braille.  Guess who hasn't gotten any communication.  Its much easier to 
>> put it
>> in my husband's name.  He is sighted, so therefore they don't have to do
>> anything but print.
>>
>> Joann, being able to identify mail has nothing to do with rehabilitation.
>> Its like the saying "all cats are grey at night."  In other words, you 
>> may get
>> 15 pieces of mail in a business envelope, but if you can't read the 
>> address,
>> they all look the same.  Going on your premise, Dr. Mauerer hasn't been
>> rehabilitated, because unless some one reads the address to him, or he 
>> uses his KNFB
>> reader, he can't tell, so he hasn't been rehabilitated. JMHO. Evelyn
>> Dawursk
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