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

[Colleen Roth]

Hi All,
I can't think of what a blind person would need to do to their house to make it accessble.
I can thinkofthe things a person would do if they had another disability but frankly EXTREMA Makeover has had some rather bizarre things for people who were blind on the show before.
Admittedly on that show there were other disabilities involved.
What negative info the general public is receiving.
Can you just imagine these people educating the general public or running a low vision suppot group?
Yuk!

Colleen Roth


----- Original Message -----
From: Sheri Wells-Jensen <swellsj at bgsu.edu>
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Thursday, Dec 2, 2010 10:45:46
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
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> Department of English
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> -----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: 'Ationfb 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
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> 237 Oak Street
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> Oberlin, OH 44074
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