[nfbmi-talk] Blind Doctor and Researcher:"Remarkable"or"Routine"

Thu Aug 5 22:58:09 UTC 2010

J.J., thanks for posting this.  You've saved me the trouble of trying to 
find it for Joe.

Joe, doctor Cordes presentation is near the bottom of the Thursday 
highlights.

Mary Ann
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J.J. Meddaugh" <jj at bestmidi.com>
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Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Blind Doctor and 
Researcher:"Remarkable"or"Routine"

> All of the audio is here. Marcus's audio is also now on this page (it 
> wasn't before)
> http://www.nfb.org/nfb/National_Convention_Highlights.asp
> J.J. Meddaugh - ATGuys.com
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
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> Researcher:"Remarkable"or"Routine"
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>> Wow sorry I missed that. Is that on one of the archived streams?
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mary Ann Rojek" <brightsmile1953 at comcast.net>
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>> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 6:01 PM
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>> "Remarkable"or"Routine"
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>>> He spoke at the NFB convention in Dallas and I enjoyed his presentation 
>>> very much
>>>
>>> Mary Ann.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
>>> To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 10:35 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Blind Doctor and Researcher: "Remarkable" 
>>> or"Routine"
>>>
>>>
>>>> This is both in my opinion. I mean this would be a remarkable 
>>>> achievement if sighted. I appreciate his humility in not wishing to be 
>>>> a poster child as he puts it.
>>>>
>>>> That said I would not just find it inspirational but would also find it 
>>>> informative if he would write more about the who, what, when, where, 
>>>> and how he accomplished this impressive feat.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the story.
>>>>
>>>> Peace,
>>>>
>>>> Joe
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Mary Ann Rojek" <brightsmile1953 at comcast.net>
>>>> To: "NFB of Michigan List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 10:54 PM
>>>> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Blind Doctor and Researcher: "Remarkable" or 
>>>> "Routine"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Blind Doctor and Researcher: "Remarkable" or "Routine"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>From the Capital Times (6.2.10):
>>>> Tim Cordes one of few sightless doctors in U.S.
>>>> by TODD FINKELMEYER
>>>> ...[Tim] Cordes has been reticent to share his story, not wanting to
>>>> become a poster boy for overcoming visual disabilities. But he's
>>>> slowly becoming more at ease telling his inspirational tale...
>>>> ...Cordes was valedictorian of his class at the University of Notre
>>>> Dame in 1998, posting a 3.99 GPA while earning an undergraduate
>>>> degree in biochemistry and conducting research on antibiotics. He
>>>> then was accepted into the UW School of Medicine and Public
>>>> Health's medical scientist training program, completing the
>>>> notoriously challenging sequence that requires a student to finish
>>>> both medical school and a Ph.D.-level research program...
>>>> ..Despite these made-for-the-big-screen qualities to his life,
>>>> Cordes remains leery of being put on a pedestal: "I look forward to
>>>> a world where people with disabilities do what they can and what
>>>> they want, and it's not exciting or it's not different."...
>>>>>>> For More or to Comment go to
>>>> http://jfactivist.typepad.com/jfactivist/2010/06/blind-doctor-and-researcher-remarkable-or-routine.html
>>>> Comment on the JFActivist Blog at
>>>> http://jfactivist.typepad.com/jfactivist/2010/06/blind-doctor-and-researcher-remarkable-or-routine.html
>>>> You be the judge: Is the life of Tim Cordes "Remarkable" or "Routine" 
>>>> or a little
>>>> of both?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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