[Nfbf-l] Rep. Alan Grayson on Vision Loss

[kaye zimpher]

It is not necessarily a waste of time. He is not the only one reading the 
comments. If just one person's mind is opened by reading notes from 
successful blind people then that is 1 person that did not have an open mind 
before, and so on and so on.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Roberts via Nfbf-l" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
To: "Sherri Brun via Nfbf-l" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>; "NFB of Florida Internet 
Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>; "Sherri Brun" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
Cc: "Matt Roberts" <n9gmr at me.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 8:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Rep. Alan Grayson on Vision Loss


> Politicians don't care about anyone but themselves. We just have to except 
> that, and try to educate them if we can, but most of the time we're 
> wasting our time.
>
> Sent from my Apple Watch
>
> On Jun 2, 2016, at 5:53 PM, Sherri Brun via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> 
> wrote:
>
>> Congressman Grayson has such a progressive attitude about everything 
>> else. I don't know how he could be so misled and have such faulty 
>> thinking. I saw this on Facebook. I commented on it. I haven't been back 
>> on his Facebook page to see if he saw my comments along with those of 
>> other blind people. I appreciate you posting this. Let's all get on the 
>> bandwagon and respond to him.
>>
>> Sherri
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jun 2, 2016, at 5:26 PM, Marion Gwizdala via Nfbf-l 
>>> <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>               I thought everyone would like to know what Congressman 
>>> Alan
>>> Grayson (D-Florida, 9th congressional District) thinks about you and me 
>>> as
>>> blind citizens. I am certainly glad to hear Rep. Grayson's enlightened
>>> commentary on blindness. Though I am not sure of his expertise in this 
>>> area,
>>> I am certainly happy to find out how hapless my life is!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>               On may 31, 2016 at 2:28 pm Contressman Grayson posted the
>>> following message to Facebook:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>           Vision loss is gradual imprisonment, with no possibility of
>>> parole - no driving, no cooking, no entertainment, and, ultimately, no
>>> communication. That isolation not only steals our seniors' independence, 
>>> it
>>> also relegates the responsibilities of basic care onto busy loved ones 
>>> and
>>> friends.
>>>
>>> Vision loss also increases the likelihood of accidents and accidental 
>>> injury
>>> and death. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates
>>> direct annual medical costs for older American adults with vision 
>>> impairment
>>> at more than $8 billion.
>>>
>>> There are 2.7 million seniors in America who are blind. How many of them
>>> would be able to see today if they had received a simple annual eye exam 
>>> as
>>> part of their Medicare coverage?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Fraternally yours,
>>>
>>> Marion Gwizdala
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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