[stylist] NFB files civil rights complaint against Penn State

[James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. N6YR]

Donna,
I did get a bulk mailing from nfb hq regarding penn state, it came 
from the PR folks, jesica freeh et al via Dave Andrews.
jc

At 04:32 PM 11/21/2010, you wrote:
>Hi Friends,
>I haven't seen anything about this on any other NFB lists, but the 
>following is a link to an Associated Press article on Penn Live 
>about the NFB's claim that Penn State is discriminating against 
>blind students and faculty.
>http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2010/11/advocacy_group_says_penn_state.html
>
>Interestingly, in the 10 comments on the site, a disturbing subject 
>comes up several times. People think the NFB may have jumped the gun 
>and  are doing this as a first resort without first trying to work 
>out the problem in some less formal way. One suggested that it's 
>just an attempt by the NFB to get publicity. Another student 
>demonstrates a lack of understanding of blindness, when writing that 
>he/she wouldn't go to Penn State if he/she were blind, because the 
>campus is too big, and it takes too long to walk to class.
>
>I think this demonstrates a need to do more to get our message out 
>to the public. As you all may know, I write about NFB/blindness 
>issues for Suite 101. I would be happy to talk to anyone with 
>first-hand knowledge about what's going on at Penn State.
>Donna Hill
>penatwork at epix.net
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