[nfbwatlk] FW: NFB stand on Blind Child Area signs?

[debby phillips]

Amen to the stuff being put on screens.  I actually called a tv 
station in the middle of the night once (and got someone which 
surprised the heck out of me).  They had put an advertisement for 
a women's shelter for women experiencing domestic violence.  But 
they did not verbally state the phone number.  Now, I don't give 
a flip that blind folks are a minority and that blind women are 
even less represented in the population.  That's no excuse for 
that station or any other to share information about a battered 
women's shelter and not verbally state the phone number.  It may 
be an annoyance or inconvenience if they don't verbally state the 
phone number of a business that sells products online, but it 
could be someone's life if that blind person didn't have 
information about a phone number to reach a shelter in case of 
domestic violence.  I think sometimes we have to sort out what is 
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to be accessible and what are nice to haves.  
(Can't believe I'm saying that, because as a former ACB member 
they kind of say that everything should be accessible.  And in an 
ideal world, maybe.  But wow, we need to set priorities.  Okay, 
enough of my spouting off.  I really need to go to bed.    Peace,    
Debby