[stylist] Patterson's speech

[Judith Bron]

I just heard it.  First there is a commercial for something then you wait a 
minute and the speech starts.  Like I said earlier, It's very good.  Judith
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> go to www.nfbny.org
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> and just wait there is no play button on the home page and you can listen 
> and view if you still have sight there.
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> From: "Justin Williams" <justin.williams2 at gmail.com>
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>> Where is the new york's governor's article or speech or what ever it is.
>> Can someone send it to me?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Judith Bron
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6:15 PM
>> To: Stylist
>> Subject: [stylist] Patterson's speech
>>
>> I just listened to Patterson's speech.  I have to admit, I was very
>> impressed.  I want to mention one thing about special ed that paints
>> impressions for many.  Special doesn't only mean mentally handicapped.  I
>> have a friend who is fostering two down's syndrome children.  The younger
>> one is at a higher learning level, so she is receiving a decent education 
>> in
>> Rockland county.  The older one is physically disabled in addition to her
>> mental disability.  She has severe arthritis.  The public school demanded
>> that she climb two flights of stairs daily to get to her classroom.  My
>> friend was in and out of court until she got a tutor for the little girl 
>> at
>> home.  But I digress.
>>
>> When I first became blind people that I knew for years treated me like I
>> lost my mind.  It was an awful experience that no one should have to go
>> through.  When talking about disabilities, there should be a distinction
>> between mental and physical handicaps.  When the governor mentioned 
>> special
>> ed, this is the thought that went through my mind.  When a parent says 
>> that
>> their child is a special needs child they should be able to qualify that
>> statement.  Is the child mentally handicapped?  Wheelchair bound?  Blind?
>> Hearing impaired?  This is the big change I would bring to the department 
>> of
>> education and the way they presently categorize handicapped children.  In
>> addition to teaching Braille to blind children in schools, I think they
>> should offer Braille classes to adults wherever they can.  In Rockland
>> County no such place exists.  Thanks for the link, Donna.  Judith
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