[blindkid] What do you think?

[landjwest at bellsouth.net]

Pat,
Amen!! You are so right. I have an adopted daughter who was bron blind. People always say to me that they rather be deaf then blind. My daughter, Maleka, has so much going for her as do tons of blind folk. We have taken what others see as "disabilities" and turned them into "special abilities." 
If you get the chance read our story www.mymaleka.com and pass it on.
God Bless,
Laura
-------------- Original message from "Pat Chadwick" <radiowalker at disabilityhistory.org>: -------------- 


> Pat, 
> 
> I agree that the tone of the article was annoying. Even if the parents felt 
> that way, it should be balanced by an interview with a blind adult. Great 
> response! Too many articles and radio interviews have this tone. I just 
> heard an interview on NPR with an author who had written a book about 
> deafness in which he said, "Deafness is comic, blindness is a tragedy." Ugh 
> on both point of views. The interviewer said nothing in response to this. 
> 
> Best, Pat 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Patricia Renfranz 
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 7:55 PM 
> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List 
> Subject: [blindkid] What do you think? 
> 
> Dear friends, 
> Here is an article from the top of the front page of my local newspaper. For 
> some reason, maybe because it appeared at the time of Caroline's birthday 
> (13th!!), the tone of the article really got to me. At the bottom is a 
> letter (had to be less than 200 words) I sent to the editor. I am sending it 
> to the list to see what people think, am I overreacting, etc. I am NOT 
> sending it in order to provoke discussion of the parents' motives or of stem 
> cell research in general. And thanks to Carrie and Marla for their support. 
> Pat 
> 
> 
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