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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>These stories are just a few examples of why our work in the Federation is so important. I get a sick feeling when I think about how blindness is viewed in our culture. It truly is up to us to show the world that we’re not helpless, pitiful people who need handouts and heroism to simply exist. It doesn’t matter how blind you are either… you can be totally blind or have a significant amount of usable vision – in the eyes of the sighted world blind is blind and we all need to be saved by their well-intentioned but misguided efforts. Something that keeps nagging at me is why aren’t people praised and heralded as heroes for just doing something like this for their fellow man… why does the kindness have to involve someone with a disability in order for it to be noteworthy? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>What are some ways that as Federationists we can change these attitudes and ideas about blindness? I’m curious to know what you all think are some real things we can do here in the state of Kentucky and in our local chapters. What are your ideas? Some of you newer folks feel free to speak up here – we want to hear what your ideas are too!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Melanie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Nfbk [mailto:nfbk-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Penny,Kayla null<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 21, 2013 12:58 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Kentucky Internet Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nfbk] What are your thoughts?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div name=divtagdefaultwrapper id=divtagdefaultwrapper><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hey everyone, <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Here's another one locally from this week <a href="http://www.whas11.com/news/crimetracker/LMPD-Woman-steals-from-blind-womans-purse-during-haircut-224125161.html" target="_blank" title="http://www.whas11.com/news/crimetracker/LMPD-Woman-steals-from-blind-womans-purse-during-haircut-224125161.html
Ctrl+Click to follow link">http://www.whas11.com/news/crimetracker/LMPD-Woman-steals-from-blind-womans-purse-during-haircut-224125161.html</a> . In this case someone stole from a blind woman in Louisville while giving her a haircut in her home. If you read a lot of the comments about this on Facebook and other news sites people perceive that the crime is worse because the person being robbed is blind. It's the exact opposite of the incidents that Melanie and Nickie mentioned but in the end it's the same problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Katie <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:#282828'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></span></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='color:black'> Nfbk <<a href="mailto:nfbk-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfbk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> on behalf of Nickie Pearl <<a href="mailto:njp@twc.com">njp@twc.com</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 21, 2013 11:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Kentucky Internet Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nfbk] What are your thoughts?</span><span style='color:#282828'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#282828'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hi guys!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> This article gave me the same reaction as the story earlier in the week at the Navy yard shooting. A sighted man had helped his blind co-worker get out of the building. He was tagged as a “hero” on social media & even on the Today show. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I appreciate their generosity to their fellow man, but don’t believe a hero that makes! In general I think the media uses the tag “hero” way too much now of days. I suppose it’s a good thing to reward & spotlight kindness...hoping it will rub off of some people, but to make it seem if you help a blind or disabled person you are a hero...that seems a tad much! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> Nickie!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:kvnprl@twc.com" title="kvnprl@twc.com">Kevin Pearl</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> Saturday, September 21, 2013 11:07 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:nfbk@nfbnet.org" title="nfbk@nfbnet.org">NFB of Kentucky Internet Mailing List</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> Re: [Nfbk] What are your thoughts?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hi Melanie, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I had the same reaction as you. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Kev<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'><br>On Sep 21, 2013, at 8:20 AM, "Melanie Peskoe" <<a href="mailto:mpeskoe@twc.com" title="mailto:mpeskoe@twc.com
Ctrl+Click to follow link">mpeskoe@twc.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hello NFBK family,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I listened to an article this morning titled “Warren Buffet Calls to Thank DQ Employee for Helping Blind Man”. Here is the link <a href="http://umanoapp.com/clip/523c9ad17c61a4bef0d94b92">http://umanoapp.com/clip/523c9ad17c61a4bef0d94b92</a> if you’d like to listen to it as well – it’s only about 2 minutes long. Essentially, the article praises a store manager for giving a blind guy $20 of his own money after the guy dropped a $20 bill and the person who found it would not return it. I have very mixed feelings about this article and I’d like to hear what you all think. On one hand the store manager did a good deed that should be appreciated – he gave out of his own pocket to help someone. But that’s where my good feelings about this situation end. Here are my problems with the situation. First, would this guy have given his own money to anyone else who dropped their money ‘and’ would he have gotten the same notoriety and praise for doing so? Why is the fact that he gave to a blind guy so noteworthy? Because the general public still sees blindness as something to pity. That’s all I will say about it for now, because I’d like to hear what you guys have to say. Do you agree with me or do you have a differing opinion to offer? I’m eager to see what conversation follows. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Melanie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#595959'>--</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:#403152'>Melanie Peskoe</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:#403152'>Affordable </span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:red'>Avon</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:#403152'> products with direct national shipping!</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:#403152'><a href="http://www.beautywithmel.com">www.beautywithmel.com</a> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>Vehicle Donations Take the Blind Further </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>Donate your car to benefit the National Federation of the Blind today!</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>For more information, please visit: http://</span><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.carshelpingtheblind.org/"><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>www.carshelpingtheblind.org</span></a> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>or call 1-855-659-9314</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>_______________________________________________<br>Nfbk mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Nfbk@nfbnet.org">Nfbk@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbk_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbk_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfbk:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbk_nfbnet.org/kvnprl%40twc.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbk_nfbnet.org/kvnprl%40twc.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>_______________________________________________<br>Nfbk mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Nfbk@nfbnet.org">Nfbk@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbk_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbk_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfbk:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbk_nfbnet.org/njp%40twc.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbk_nfbnet.org/njp%40twc.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>