[stylist] Blind and segregation

[Judith Bron]

I have to agree with Angela.  In New York State we have a Commission that 
serves the blind community.  Supposedly.  Every move they make has to be 
backed by a chapter or verse from their guidelines.  No more, no less. 
Every public building has to have handicap accessable bathrooms.  How many 
times has a blind person been in a public building and asked someone for 
directions to the restroom?  How many times is that question answered with a 
pointing finger?  Legislation is like an outline to a term paper.  You have 
the idea down, but now you have to do the real work to complete the project. 
Legislators can draw the outline, but in order to complete the project 
humanity has to use common sense to complete the project.  Judith
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angela fowler" <fowlers at syix.com>
To: "'NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Blind and segregation


> Donna,
> Legislation is only part of the solution. A piece of legislation without 
> the
> backing of heart and determination is a worthless thing. The civil rights
> act didn't make one less racist. The ADA didn't make one less person
> closed-minded to the capabilities of blind people. We can legislate if we
> will, but real change must take place at the grass-roots level. In short, 
> it
> is more important that parents all across this country stand up for their
> children's right to literacy!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Donna Hill
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 3:59 PM
> To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Blind and segregation
>
> Parents don't insist because they are strong-armed by the public school
> officials with budget concerns who tell them that their child doesn't need
> Braille.  We still live in a world where authority figures are deferred 
> to,
> whether they're right or not.  I think it would be easier to convert the
> school authorities with a change in the legislation than trying to find
> every parent who isn't standing up for their kids and train them in time 
> to
> avoid having the kid miss out on their education.
> Surely, the parents who join the NFB are given some support for standing 
> up
> for Braille literacy, but how many parents don't belong?  I really think 
> the
> schools must be forced to do it.
> Donna
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> LoriStay at aol.com wrote:
>> No.   The main reason is that parents don't insist, loud and long, with
>> advocates behind them when the schools balk.   Braille has been taught to
> the two
>> blind children in Chatterton School in Merrick, and all their work is
> presented
>> to them in Braille.   Actually, one of them is now in Middle school, and
> I've
>> no idea what they do there, but her background is solid because her
>> parents insisted.
>> Lori
>>
>> In a message dated 12/29/08 2:26:11 PM, penatwork at epix.net writes:
>>
>>
>>
>>> The main reason that Braille is not taught in public schools is
>>> two-fold.
>>>
>>>
>>
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