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

[Deborah Kendrick]

There was a show a few years back -- 2005 or 2006, I'm thinking -- where 
they built a home for a guy who had lost his sight in a mtorcycle accident. 
It was pretty pathetic.  Different textures on the walls of each room, as i 
recall, and on the floors -- like we all feel the walls to see where we are, 
right?  And then there was some cool techie stuff that I don't recall.  One 
thing that i wish I had (because we've all been lazy in my family) is an 
intercom system from room to room.  We improvised our own, though, since 
I've always had two phone lines in the house -- one for home, one for 
office -- so we did used to call on the phone from one part to another.  Now 
that only my daughter and I live here, we frequently call or text one 
another's cell phone rather than climb the stairs.  But I digress.
Hey, we're missing possibl the main point here.  Maybe this couple just got 
an opportunity to get an entire new, nice, awesome and free home, and 
neglected to weigh the public image damage it might do to the rest of us. 
Or maybe, as Jerry says, they have private (soon to be made public) concerns 
that seriously call for a home makeover.
My TV has been on twice since moving to my new home three months ago.  Looks 
like a third time is in order!
Deborah
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sheri Wells-Jensen" <swellsj at bgsu.edu>
To: "NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Uncle Tom is alive and well in Cleveland, and the 
Sight Center is right there to dis blind people


Hi Folks,

The odds that I'll tune into this are extraordinarily low since
our family TV time is limited to the occasional PBS special, but I admit to 
a sick sort of curiousity.
Does anyone know what kinds of modifications are planned to their home?
Perhaps I have an impoverished imagination; I can't think what I'd do to my 
house even if I had the resources to
remodel.  I do like those handy buzzers they have at the National Center for 
two-way light switches, but that's hardly an extreme make over.
I've got a bell on my cat and labels on my microwave.... What am I missing?

Peace,

Sheri W-J
--
Dr. Sheri Wells-Jensen
Assistant Director
English as a Second Language Program

Associate Professor
Department of English

423 East Hall
Bowling Green State University

(419) 372-8935




-----Original Message-----
From: ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
Behalf Of Barbara Pierce
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 9:42 AM
To: 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List'
Subject: [Ohio-talk] Uncle Tom is alive and well in Cleveland, and the Sight 
Center is right there to dis blind people

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



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