[Nfbf-l] 2012-04 Dining in the Dark Resolution Info
Patricia A. Lipovsky
plipovsky at cfl.rr.com
Mon Sep 17 14:38:27 UTC 2012
Interesting.
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From: "Lenora J. Marten" <bluegolfshoes at aol.com>
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Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 8:58 AM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] 2012-04 Dining in the Dark Resolution Info
>
> Hey everyone,
>
> For those who are not aware, NFB passed a resolution at National
> Convention in Dallas that condemns the
> practice of Dining in the Dark.
> You will find a copy/paste of the resolution below.
>
>
> Resolution 2012-04
> Regarding Dining in the Dark
>
>
> WHEREAS, the real problem of blindness is not the loss of
> eyesight but the widespread public misconception that the blind are not
> equal to the sighted in society; and
>
> WHEREAS, the National Federation of the Blind categorically
> rejects the myth that the blind are not equal to the sighted; and
>
> WHEREAS, programs of the National Federation of the Blind teach
> and promote a positive understanding of blindness, that the blind are
> normal and equal members of society, and that blindness does not mean
> inferiority; and
>
> WHEREAS, an activity known as "dining in the dark" is being
> promoted and used to raise funds by having sighted people experience
> blindness by eating in the dark; and
>
> WHEREAS, an article published in Time magazine entitled “Dining
> in the Dark” assures would-be diners that the cook “works in a well-lit
> kitchen”; and
>
> WHEREAS, the Dining in the Dark
> website--www.dininginthedark.org--states: “you will pick from a specially
> prepared menu (designed by a sighted local ‘star’ chef)” and "In darkness
> everyone becomes equal. Our opinions can't be molded by dress, mannerisms,
> or makeup as none of it can be seen. You learn that without sight your
> other senses become more acute”; and
>
> WHEREAS, these statements lay bare the underlying philosophy of
> dining in the dark, that sight means superior ability, and that, when
> sight is removed in the dark, the blind and the sighted are equal: Now,
> therefore,
>
> BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind in
> Convention assembled this fourth day of July, 2012, in the city of
> Dallas, Texas, that this organization condemn and deplore the use of
> dining in the dark in a manner that diminishes the innate normality and
> equal status of the blind in society; and
>
> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization pursue an active
> policy of opposition to dining in the dark activities and events,
> including use of media and public protests, whenever and wherever such
> activities and events exploit blindness and blind people based on a
> demeaning philosophy.
>
>
>
> Lenora J. Marten
> NFB-Florida Secretary
> FOPBC President
> NFB-Jax Chapter Secretary
> bluegolfshoes at aol.com
> 904-777-5976 / 904-229-9554
>
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