[stylist] article from Debra Kendrick

[LoriStay at aol.com]

Judith, also, you haven't met Governor Paterson, or heard him speak (I 
presume).   Despite his lack of blindness skills, he is a competent leader.   I 
have met him, and I agree that he is doing as well as any governor would do 
who came into office and had to deal with what he has to deal with.
When he has time (if not reelected), I would hope he could take the time to 
learn Braille or mobility, but right now he doesn't.   He now has met 
competent blind role models, so perhaps his perspective will change.
Lori
In a message dated 1/26/10 2:12:28 PM, penatwork at epix.net writes:


> Judith,
> I think you're being a bit harsh here on the first blind governor
> willing to speak at an NFB state affiliate convention. Read his comments
> in the NY Times article "Listening to Braille" or, if that's too long,
> read them quoted in my article "Braille Literacy Crisis: Fact or Fiction."
> 
> http://educationalissues.suite101.com/article.cfm/2009_in_review_progress_f
> or_the_blind
> 
> 
> People who spend their childhoods being given the message that it isn't
> OK to be blind have a tough row to hoe.
> Donna Hill
> 
> Judith Bron wrote:
> > Patterson doesn't need newsline.  He has a radio, television and
> > people in his office who access websites whenever he wants.  He's the
> > governor of a state, but he has no idea on how to be an independent
> > person.  He's not a blind man, he's a man who has been coddled all his
> > life and has had gophers get him whatever he wants, whenever he wants
> > it.  He probably can't figure out why blind folks need different
> > equipment, need instruction on simple life tasks or need to read these
> > dots called braille.  He never had to.  But then again, most of us
> > don't live in a privilaged world where gophers do everything for us on
> > command.
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: <LoriStay at aol.com>
> > To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 10:19 AM
> > Subject: Re: [stylist] article from Debra Kendrick
> >
> >
> > I forwarded the article to Carl Jacobsen, president of the New York
> > Affiliate.   To the best of my knowledge, Gov. Paterson does use
> > Newsline, but I
> > could be wrong.   In any case, unless the Commission comes through with
> > funding, we will lose Newsline as of January 31.   The governor has
> > instructed the
> > Commission for the Blind to distribute the funds.   Let's hope they do
> > it.
> > Lori
> > In a message dated 1/24/10 1:27:12 PM, jbron at optonline.net writes:
> >
> >
> >> Great article! There are many who vote for a candidate because of his
> >> race,
> >> religion, disability or lack of one. I will label these factors (a).
> >> What
> >> does any of this have to do with ability or job performance? Label 
> these
> >> factors (b). Nothing. In other words, a has nothing to do with b. Many
> >> of
> >> the citizens of this country have decided to base their vote on
> >> differences.
> >> Ignorant. If, in spite of the fact that people have been put down
> >> because
> >> of their race, religion or disability shines through and gotten them
> >> to a
> >> point that they have the ability and can perform above the opposition,
> >> they
> >> become someone to be celebrated. If they choose to hide behind any of
> >> these
> >> factors and use them as the sole criteria for anyone to vote for them,
> >> they
> >> are no better than the bigots who shaped public policy for centuries.
> >> Judith Bron
> >>
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