[Ohio-talk] Fw: Uncle Tom is alive and well in Cleveland, and the Sight Center is right there to dis blind people

[Karen Noles]

This too makes me sick!  Seems to me they just want a new house and someone from the NFB needs to educate Ty Pennington

Karen

-- Sent from my Palm Pre
From: Barbara Pierce <bpierce at oberlin.net>
Date: Dec 2, 2010 9:42 AM
Subject: [Ohio-talk] Uncle Tom is alive and well in Cleveland,	and the Sight Center is right there to dis blind people
To: 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List' <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>

I don't know who these people are, and I really hope I never meet them. The
note above the story is written by NFB of Washington President Mike Freeman.

Barbara

 

>I find it highly ironic that the couple described below gives 

>presentations on the "capabilities" of people with disabilities when 

>they consented to have Extreme Home Makeover modify their house, given 

>that their only disability is blindness.

> 

> Makes one ill and proves once again why we need NFB!

> 

> Mike Freeman

> 

> The next episode of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will feature 

> the family of Andre and Jasmine Anderson on Sunday, December 5th. The 

> family was selected as the recipient of a brand new home after sharing 

> their personal story with the show's producers. Andre and Jasmine 

> Anderson are both clients of Cleveland Sight Center and advocates for 

> people with disabilities. Andre is currently doing his graduate-level 

> internship in social work at Cleveland Sight Center, and Jasmine leads 

> a low vision support group and does presentations to school-age 

> children regarding persons with disabilities, communicating their many 

> capabilities and helping to dispel misperceptions.

> 

> Host Ty Pennington, the design team, and Marous Brothers Construction 

> created an extraordinary home for Andre, Jasmine, sons Jaison and 

> Jahzion, and Andre's guide dog, Valentine. Cleveland Sight Center was 

> pleased to be a resource regarding adaptations and assistive technology
for the project.

 

 

Barbara Pierce

Braille Monitor

237 Oak Street

Oberlin, OH 44074

Phone/fax: 440-775-2216

 <mailto:bpierce at nfb.org> bpierce at nfb.org

 

_______________________________________________
Ohio-talk mailing list
Ohio-talk at nfbnet.org
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Ohio-talk:
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org/ladynfb%40woh.rr.com