<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Good Morning,</div><div>Read below about the school district that took an 8 year-olds cane away and replacing it with a pool noodle. This story just aired on WDRB.</div><div>Cathy<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Rick Reed <br><b>Date:</b> December 18, 2014 at 11:11:56 <br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[State-affiliate-leadership-list] {Disarmed} Fwd: [Shared Post] School </b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><div>Good morning all,</div><div><br></div><div>I wish I was writing with cheerier news this morning, but I felt the need to make sure everyone has seen this.</div><div><br></div><div>Please see forwarded message below…</div><div><br></div><div><br>Rick Reed<div>WYOAssist Low-Vision Specialist</div><div>President, National Federation of the Blind of Wyoming</div><div>Certified Assistive Technology Specialist</div><div>iOS Accessibility Advocate</div><div><br></div><div>Phone:</div><div>(307)315-3648</div><div><br></div><div>Twitter:</div><div>@WYOAssist</div><div>@NFBWY</div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">@BlindSarcasm</span></div><div>@BlindPCs</div><div><br></div><div>Web:</div><div><a href="http://www.wyoassist.com">http://www.wyoassist.com</a></div><div><a href="http://www.nfb.org">http://www.nfb.org</a></div><div><a href="http://theblindgeek.net">http://theblindgeek.net</a></div><div><br></div><div>Skype:</div><div>TheBlindGeek</div><div><br></div><div>"Disability is NOT the final answer!"</div><div>"Blindness is NOT the characteristic that defines us!"</div><div>All communications with WYOAssist may be saved for future reference, but are kept strictly confidential.</div></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "<a href="http://FOX2now.com">FOX2now.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:donotreply@wordpress.com">donotreply@wordpress.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> December 18, 2014 at 08:56:30 MST<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:rreed@wyoassist.comRick">rreed@wyoassist.comRick</a> Reed<div>WYOAssist Low-Vision Specialist</div><div>President, National Federation of the Blind of Wyoming</div><div>Certified Assistive Technology Specialist</div><div>iOS Accessibility Advocate</div><div><br></div><div>Phone:</div><div>(307)315-3648</div><div><br></div><div>Twitter:</div><div>@WYOAssist</div><div>@NFBWY</div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">@BlindSarcasm</span></div><div>@BlindPCs</div><div><br></div><div>Web:</div><div><a href="http://www.wyoassist.com">http://www.wyoassist.com</a></div><div><a href="http://www.nfb.org">http://www.nfb.org</a></div><div><a href="http://theblindgeek.net">http://theblindgeek.net</a></div><div><br></div><div>Skype:</div><div>TheBlindGeek</div><div><br></div><div>"Disability is NOT the final answer!"</div><div>"Blindness is NOT the characteristic that defines us!"</div><div>All communications with WYOAssist may be saved for future reference, but are kept strictly confidential.</div><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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KANSAS CITY, MO — Parents are outraged after they say an elementary school punished their blind child by replacing his cane with a pool noodle.
Dakota Nafzinger attends Gracemor Elementary School in Kansas City. The 8-year-old was born without eye" </span>
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<h2 class="post-title" style="margin: .4em 0 .3em; font-size: 1.8em; font-size: 1.6em; color: #555; margin: 0; font-size: 20px;"><a href="http://fox2now.com/2014/12/17/school-punishes-blind-child-by-taking-away-cane-and-replacing-it-with-a-pool-noodle/" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #2585B2; text-decoration: none !important;">School punishes blind child by taking away cane and replacing it with a pool noodle</a></h2>
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<p style="direction: ltr; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4em; color: #444; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0 0 1em">KANSAS CITY, MO — Parents are outraged after they say an elementary school punished their blind child by replacing his cane with a pool noodle. Dakota Nafzinger attends Gracemor Elementary School in Kansas City. The 8-year-old was born without eyes — something in the medical world known as Bilateral Anopthalmia. School District Spokeswoman Michelle Cronk […]</p>
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