[nfbmi-talk] they don't put this in their press releases

joe harcz Comcast joeharcz at comcast.net
Sat Jun 26 01:33:55 UTC 2010


That was precisely my point in posting this historical article.

Best,

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth" <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] they don't put this in their press releases


>
> So are you suggesting that we update the story then? It seems as though 
> the same thing is happening today; same story, different face. If the 
> article is four or five years old, one would think they would have tried 
> to make changes to improve the situation since the article was published.
>
>
>
> Elizabeth
>
>> From: f.wurtzel at comcast.net
>> To: nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:11:34 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] they don't put this in their press releases
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> This is old. It took place in 2006 or so.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>> [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of joe harcz Comcast
>> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 7:03 PM
>> To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] they don't put this in their press releases
>>
>> Yes and when I sent this out to the MCB 2020 list they counterred with
>> public relations spin. Check out their so-called anual reports on the web
>> site. All they are are like "Jerry's Kids" parades of so-called "success
>> stories".
>>
>> It's always been form over substance, spin control over facts...
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mary Ann Rojek" <brightsmile1953 at comcast.net>
>> To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 6:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] they don't put this in their press releases
>>
>>
>> Deplorable and unconscionable! This is yet another example that points to
>> the pervasiveness of the problems at the Commission for the Blind.. How
>> many more clients have to be victimized by unqualified staff before
>> something is done?
>>
>> Mary Ann
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "joe harcz Comcast" <joeharcz at comcast.net>
>> To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 6:19 PM
>> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] they don't put this in their press releases
>>
>>
>> Letter: Commission for Blind not helping people it's supposed to serve
>>
>> http://www.dailypress.net/stories/articles.asp?articleID=5226
>>
>> EDITOR:
>>
>>
>>
>> With the governor's election less than a month away, I want to share my
>> insights as a disabled American. I was born blind and I've never had the 
>> use
>> of
>>
>> my eyes. As you can imagine, graduating high school and going to college 
>> is
>> very difficult with this disability. I'm not looking for anybody's pity,
>> just
>>
>> a moment of time to express my feelings about a state agency that is
>> supposed to help me as a blind American, but instead chooses to victimize
>> the very
>>
>> people it's supposed to serve.
>>
>>
>>
>> The Michigan Commission for the Blind is a state agency that is supposed 
>> to
>> support blind and visually-impaired people. On paper, it would appear
>> they're
>>
>> doing so, but in real life there's another story to be told.
>>
>>
>>
>> Just recently, my case worker, Miss Christine Pada, refused to pay for
>> supplemental services related directly to my education. What I'm talking
>> about is
>>
>> a tactile map I need for one of my classes at Bay College. It appears 
>> more
>> and more the Commission is hiring unqualified people without a background 
>> in
>>
>> blindness studies. The commission is also banking on the fact that its
>> clients are and will remain ignorant.
>>
>>
>>
>> What really hurts my feelings and troubles me is the very organization 
>> that
>> exists to help me become a self-sufficient independent member of the
>> workforce
>>
>> is now playing games and actually victimizing many of its clients. I am
>> asking other disabled persons who feel that they may have not received
>> adequate
>>
>> services from the commission to step forward and make services to blind
>> persons a political issue this campaign season.
>>
>>
>>
>> It's a shame that I would even have to bring this up, but people in this
>> community should know that the MCB is treating its clients shamefully and
>> with
>>
>> disregard. Imagine being treated poorly by the people who are sworn to
>> protect you; it doesn't help one's confidence one bit.
>>
>>
>>
>> My question for Miss Pada and the Commission for the Blind is simple. 
>> Since
>> the map I requested is desperately needed for one of my classes at Bay
>> College,
>>
>> and the fact that we are approaching mid-term, where is a blind student 
>> to
>> turn for help, and why will you not authorize the funding for this map to 
>> be
>>
>> created for me? (By the way, it would cost the Commission less than $50 
>> to
>> generate such a map.)
>>
>>
>>
>> As a disabled American, the only thing I want is an even playing field. 
>> That
>> means I have an opportunity to succeed. That doesn't mean I want handouts 
>> or
>>
>> things given to me. Imagine going through your day with no sight and then
>> ask yourself how you would feel if the people you were supposed to trust
>> were
>>
>> unprofessional and treated you with disregard.
>>
>>
>>
>> The number of the Michigan Commission for the Blind is 786-8602. You can 
>> ask
>> for Miss Christine Pada. Please advise her you feel it is unfair and
>> unprofessional
>>
>> conduct for a blindness service professional not to give his or her 
>> clients
>> the tools they need to succeed.
>>
>>
>>
>> (By the way, you would be advised that Miss Pada's background is not in
>> blindness services; it's in secondary education.) To me, this points to a
>> much larger
>>
>> problem that is taking place in Lansing, and an even greater level of
>> disregard for the blind population by the administration of the Michigan
>> Commission
>>
>> for the Blind. Thank you very much.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jacquelyn Elizabeth Parmentier, Escanaba
>>
>>
>>
>> Copyright C 2006 - The Daily Press
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