[Ohio-talk] FW: You Will Appreciate This

[Marianne Denning]

WOW!  I will cry with you.  Why would he say that blind people can't
read?  Crazy!

On 3/13/14, Deborah Kendrick <dkkendrick at earthlink.net> wrote:
> A couple weeks ago, I heard a blind attorney speak -- he is making quite a
> speaking circuit, too -- and he blatantly said out loud to a whole crwod of
> people that blind people can't read!  This guy is totally blind, was born
> blind, learned (or so he said0 to read braille asa kid and memorizes
> everything.  I wanted to cry!  Or maybe throw things at him!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marianne
> Denning
> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 9:03 PM
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] FW: You Will Appreciate This
>
> If these "legally blind" people are so great at reading print why aren't
> they doing it?  No wonder the employment rate is so much higher than it is
> for braille readers.  Go braille!!!
>
> On 3/13/14, Deborah Kendrick <dkkendrick at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Nice story, but it makes me mad!  This is the second time in a week
>> that I've heard a professionly successful blind person tell the world
>> that blind peopl can't READ!
>> I'm happy for him, but he didn't have to drag me down with him in his
>> admission to being illiterate.
>> I'll read copy, any copy, cold, and pit my ability to do it against
>> any sighted reader.  ?
>> We really need to do more to spread the word about braille!
>> Peace,
>> Deborah
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Debra Baker
>> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 2:11 PM
>> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
>> Subject: [Ohio-talk] FW: You Will Appreciate This
>>
>> I bet we've all heard this guy's voiceover a time or two.
>>
>> Debbie Baker
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Judy Havens [mailto:jhavenstrc at woh.rr.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 1:43 PM
>> To: Judy Havens
>> Subject: FW: You Will Appreciate This
>>
>> He has a great voice!
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eMOU-NO_FgU
>>
>>
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> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053