[nfbmi-talk] The word is Accessible

[joe harcz Comcast]

I'll put another $100 into the kitty.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marcus Simmons" <MarcusSimmons at comcast.net>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] The word is Accessible


> How much will it cost to hire a lawyer and list all of the violations and 
> take these clowns to court? I am sick and tired of their shenanigans. We 
> will also send that list to our legislators in Lansing. I will donate the 
> first $100 to get it accomplished. ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS!
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
> To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 11:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] The word is Accessible
>
>
>> Anything is possable with these folks and others who fail to enforce our 
>> civil rights under the Rehab Act (Title V), the ADA including Title II, 
>> and IDEA. These folks don't perpretrate discrimination. That is the job 
>> of folks like Cannon. Rather, and excuse the term, they turn blind eyes 
>> to discrimination and simply fight for services on a case by case basis. 
>> They don't handle systemic issues and chronic and pervasive 
>> discrimination. Such is the rub now twenty years after the ADA, thirty 
>> three after 504 and 35 plus after IDEA.
>>
>> But, pick a card any card and MCB and the likes of Cannon has in 
>> documented fasion violated them all. Oh, yes and don't forget mandates 
>> under Title I of the Rehab Act.
>>
>> The trully sick and sadly pathetic thing is that Cannon and his ilc are 
>> not only not chastised, or gone after, but in the strange world of the 
>> politics of spin and the Orwellian universe of our political moment he is 
>> actually applauded and lauded as a civil rights champion including being 
>> huffed and puffed over his role on the ADA contrary to the public, and 
>> again documented record of abuse and discrimination.
>>
>> It is like giving a civil rights award to Bull Conner, or even to the 
>> KKK.
>>
>> MPAS and CAP are like the sops in the old civil rights era for those 
>> people of color who from afar watched while getting paid to enforce civil 
>> rights and did nothing while people like MLK and other heroes did all the 
>> real work.
>>
>> Regardless everytime Cannon gets a pat on the back for access, civil 
>> rights and compliance let alone profound lies and hyperbola I get 
>> physically ill.
>>
>> We should not allow this Uncle Tom to get glory for his sins against us. 
>> And nor should we allow MPAS, CAP and others in charge of enforcement and 
>> reconcilliation to get away with their groos malfeasance.
>>
>> In the first instance Cannon gets paid for violating our rights. On the 
>> other hand MPAS/CAP gets paid to ignore the violations and documentation 
>> of same.
>>
>> Needless to say something is very wrong, on its face, with this picture.
>>
>> Some people look at the glass as half full. Some look at it as half 
>> empty. In these regards the bigots have dropped kicked the glass out of 
>> the stadium and then use their power to white wash the obvious facts.
>>
>> I promise you all this: I may not be able to fix the system. But, I 
>> pledge to set the record straight.
>>
>> Peace,
>>
>> Joe
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <laschuck at juno.com>
>> To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 9:18 PM
>> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] The word is Accessible
>>
>>
>>> Hello everybody, especially Joe,
>>> I found it interesting that the reply you got from MPAS did not use the 
>>> word "accessible".  She used the word "assessable," which would mean 
>>> something that can be assessed, or measured, rather than "accessed", or 
>>> made available in a usable format.  Is it possible that the person who 
>>> wrote you doesn't even know the correct word?  Wow.  Lydia
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