[nfbmi-talk] general versis governmental afares

[joe harcz Comcast]

We do not serve our youth who are blind or adults for that matter; nor do we 
raise expectations by "dumming down" everything sir.

It is because I believe in the potential of all of us who are blind that I 
will not lower expectations or be stifled concerning complex issues 
including those related to basic citizenship, involvement and civil rights, 
and other "governmental hoopla" as you put it.

If we in the Federation advocate as we do for equal access and participation 
in STEM education then are we to lower expectations on blind youth over 
social sciences including basic civics, social studies, economics, history 
and law?

Or do we promote ignorance amongst our youth?

Or are we saying this stuff is just too hard for blind people to understand 
and thus lower our expectations in a paternalistic manner that will keep 
them, us doomed to live in the dark vessel of self-imposed ignorance?

It is because I have high expectations of you, personally Jeff that I make 
these statements and ask these questions.

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Crouch- k8tvv via nfbmi-talk" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 8:43 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] general versis governmental afares


> Hello all,
> Coming from a person who doesn't really want to look at governmental
> hoopla everyday all day as I'm looking through my email, I think that
> the governmental a fares list is very appropriate. It is each person's
> choice whether they want to read that or not, and if they do, then
> they can subscribe to that list. There have been quite a few people
> who I know personally who aren't on this list because of all the
> governmental legal stuff that is posted.
> If we want to grow our list serve we have to reflect things that will
> be understandable to common people, so that way we don't scare them
> off by all the quote unquote big technical legal talk.
> Then as they grow to understand the legal things then they can have a
> dedicated place for that.
> This is just how I feel from someone who doesn't understand a lot of
> what's posted. This list is important to me, and I want it to be a
> good place for others to get good information.
>
> Thanks
>
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> k8tvv
> Jeff Crouch
>
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