[Nfbsatx] More about the Foundation Fighting Blindness

[Peter Donahue]

Good evening everyone,

    Here is more correspondence concerning the antics of the Foundation 
Fighting Blindness. I give them to you without comment.

Peter Donahue



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Baker" <david at bakerinet.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Letter to the Editor Concerning "Dining in the Dark"


In using the Dining in the Dark project for fundraising, the FFB in Tampa 
has
followed a pattern that I have noticed before.  Stereotyping of those who 
are
losing vision as tragic figures in the name of fundraising is not uncommon. 
In
my experience, the visually impaired are often infantilized more than the 
public
understanding of blindness and low vision is informed.   It's not unlike 
like
the Jimmy Fund and other poster child fund raising techniques, I suppose.  I
once worked for a voc rehab agency that dressed their 'disabled/impaired'
employees in elf costumes at Christmas to serve lunch to the Junior League.
Since they gave the employees turkeys and food to take home, the practice 
was
sanctioned with statements like:   "See how nice we are to these people? 
...
and they just love doing this every year.  It is so special for them. 
Aren't
they cute?"

David Baker
davidbaker at bellsouth.net


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
Of
Mark J. Cadigan
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:48 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Letter to the Editor Concerning "Dining in the Dark"

Well, go look at the homepage. It is http://www.darkdiningprojects.com/ it 
is
interesting. I don't think it mentions anything about the blind in any 
manner
that could be considered derogatory.



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