[nfbmi-talk] mr ada strikes out again

Wed Aug 4 19:47:08 UTC 2010

My DOJ complaint is still active and that is on the Victor Building alone.

But, here's something for consideration:

Cannon surely will not be on the next Governor's cabinet.

He is treading water on everything and the more heat the better.

He can't put up accessable signage fast enough to keep up with years of 
dereliction of duty, let alone repair the miles and miles of non-complient 
curb cuts built by MIDOT. That is something he as state ADA coordinator was 
supposed to remedy. But he not only blows off the blind, but others with 
disabilities as well. And his cover is long since blown on both counts.

I've got to make some calls to the media on these stories.

A little clarification of the public  record is in order me thinks.

By the way great job to Elizabeth and Fred on the college policy issue. If 
only MCB would read the Rehab Act regs they would have had a legal and 
compliant college policy long ago.

All of this said I think Mr. Cannon has some issues with reading. Both the 
ADA and Rehab Act regs are clear on certain issues.

Maybe he is working on his curve balls and hasn't had the time to read 
either. But, he sure is a consistent violator of both.

Peace,

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Robinson" <drob1946 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] mr ada strikes out again

> Dear Joe,
>
>    Good to see you on the list again.  It is so discusting to see an
> article like this in all of its sincere efforts to bring the good message 
> of
> disabled persons when we as blind people know that Cannon is such a phony.
> If the public only knew.  We have the true message and we live the
> philosophy of blindness tht Cannon talks about every day. Cannon does not.
> He is as helpless and hopeless as they come.  The blind of Michigan will 
> one
> day bring the message to light and we will have our chance to be equal
> despite the damage done by those who are self centered and only out to 
> serve
> themselves.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of joe harcz Comcast
> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 2:29 PM
> To: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] mr ada strikes out again
>
> What a load of ****...This guy can't even ensure that state web pages are
> fully accessable, or that his own facilities are fully compliant with the
> ADA. This would be laughable if it weren't so pathetically fraudelent.
>
> Moreover, he sure has gone a long way in the employment arena too
> (sarcastic) as he has fired two qualified blind folks from MCB and 
> replaced
> them with lessor qualified sighted people.
>
> Sheesh....
>
> http://www.statenews.com/index.php/m/article/2010/07/us_disabilities_act_20t
> h_anniversary_marked
>
> US disabilities act 20th anniversary marked
>
> Published: 07/26 8:44pm
>
> By: Aseel Machi
>
>
>
> Kat Petersen / The State News
>
>
>
> Ypsilanti resident Bob Jones says, "Thank you," in sign language after
> performing magic as The Great Bobini during the anniversary celebration of
> the Americans
>
> with Disabilities Act on Monday at the Capitol lawn.
>
>
>
> With magic tricks, blues music, free food and speeches from a variety of
> Michigan's advocates for disability rights, the 20th anniversary of the
> enactment
>
> of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, was celebrated
> Monday on the Capitol steps in Lansing.
>
>
>
> The ADA provides disabled citizens with civil protections that provide 
> equal
> opportunities in education, communications, transportation and employment.
>
>
>
> Part of the ADA's celebration is educating people without disabilities 
> about
> those who are disabled, because education is key in eliminating ignorance
> about
>
> handicaps, said Duncan Wyeth, an MSU adjunct faculty member who spoke at 
> the
> event.
>
>
>
> The celebration featured live entertainment, demonstrations of electronics
> made for disabled people and various other exhibits.
>
>
>
> Advocates for disabled rights, including Wyeth, took the stage and gave
> testimonials of their obstacles and successes in dealing with 
> disabilities.
>
>
>
> Wyeth was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth, which is where he said 
> is
> the root of his lifelong advocacy began.
>
>
>
> Facing his disability, Wyeth graduated from MSU with a teaching 
> certificate
> and now teaches a course at MSU about disabilities in a diverse society.
>
>
>
> Wyeth also is executive director of the Michigan Commission on Disability
> Concerns, which was one of the leading forces behind organizing the
> celebration.
>
>
>
> "The more we know as a people, as a society, the more we know in public
> policy, the more we know in education facilities like Michigan State, the
> more knowledgeable
>
> we are about technology and devices that can allow people with 
> disabilities
> to fully participate," he said.
>
>
>
> "The more our social laws, our legal laws, reflect inclusion of people 
> with
> disabilities, the stronger we are going to be as a society."
>
>
>
> Forty-one-year-old Waterford, Mich., resident Ron Molles was at the
> celebration with a group of his friends, who all are blind.
>
>
>
> Molles became blind last year and said he never had any idea of how
> difficult it was to face a disability until he experienced it firsthand in
> the workplace.
>
> With assistance from the act, Molles said he feels he has been provided an
> equal chance at living as a disabled person.
>
>
>
> "I have always been sighted, so I have always been able to find a job,"
> Molles said. "Finding a job as a disabled person, that is totally new for
> me. That
>
> is why it's great to be here with the act, celebrating that. They really
> take an overall approach, you are not given anything, you are expected to
> work
>
> well, it's a two-way street."
>
>
>
> Patrick Cannon, the state director for the Michigan Commission for the
> Blind, spoke of his successes during a speech at the event in advocacy for
> the ADA,
>
> an act he said leveled the playing field for those with disabilities.
>
>
>
> Cannon, who is legally blind, contributed to the enactment of the ADA and
> helped introduce amendments to the act to help guarantee equal rights 
> among
> disabled
>
> people.
>
>
>
> Disabled people are not searching for free assistance or to be given
> preference over other people, Cannon said, they want to be treated fairly
> for things,
>
> such as searching for a job or a place to live.
>
>
>
> "(The act) means philosophically that you will be judged and evaluated on
> the basis of many of your characteristics that (have) nothing to do with
> your
>
> disability," Cannon said. "People with disabilities never ask for a gift 
> or
> a handout, we have never asked to be given a job we can't do, all we want 
> is
>
> a chance to compete for those jobs on the basis of what we can do."
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