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

[Patricia A. Lipovsky]

Mat,

We should always take a stance against someone making such derogatory
statements as these, as they are obviously very demeaning and disparaging.
Although I do understand the frustration and anger we as visually impaired
people feel when hearing such statement, especially when they are coming
from a public figure and made on social media where many people will read
them, it's obvious he made these statements out of ignorance, and needs to
be educated.




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Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2016 5:57 PM
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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.

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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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