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<DIV><FONT size=4 face=Arial>This disgusting video is actually an ad for a
public relations firm, but it is a terrible portrayal of a blind person.
Possibly we can all protest to this firm, at the very least.</FONT></DIV>
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face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">I </FONT></FONT>h<FONT color=black size=4
face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">ave to say YUK and Double YUK to this
video. The pity button is not a desirable thing. Blind folks have
been fighting for years to overcome the stereotype of "blind beggars" and pity
for them not being able to see. The only thing missing in the video is
that the guy was not selling pencils, lightbulbs or brooms door to
door.<BR><BR>The image of the blind as pathetic beggars keeps public perception
of the blind right back in the 19th century and the unemployment rate of capable
blind people sky high.<BR><BR>I understand the point of the message but for
those of us involved in the struggles for equal civil rights and opportunities
for people with disabilities things like this video disgust and sadden us.
It undoes so much of the work that we are doing.<BR><BR>This video really
illustrates how well-meaning people can do great harm while trying to do
good.<BR><BR>
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