[blindkid] eHow internet article series on blindness

[Bernadette Jacobs]

Does this outfit have any such thing as an Email or place to submit
comments/complaints VIA the Internet???

Bernie

On 3/22/13, Carrie Gilmer <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all~
> I discovered last night a series of articles written and posted on eHow
> concerning blindness. they are misleading at best, horrifically bad
> perpetuated falsehoods at worst.  I had only viewed four of them last night
> and had to stop, I was so upset. This morning a friend pointed out that I
> was mentioned and partially quoted in another one! I was completely unaware,
> and found upon reading it, it is in the midst of misleading and mixed
> messages and not an accurate portrayal from the article or from our life!,
> I believe it was pulled from. The same is true for a friend of mine also
> "quoted" in the same article! one of the articles is titled "How to set the
> table for a blind person", yes, seriously. "How to care for a blind
> person"...They are Just dripping with condescending dramatic language and
> ideas! They appear to name the NFB (named National Federation FOR the Blind)
> as a reference!!!!!!!!
>
> I strongly encourage you to read the articles in the series and write
> complaints both individually and as groups, with reasoned argument specific
> to false points. There are multiple authors, so letters naming problems with
> each article are needed.
>
> We must get these off the internet.
>
> Contact for complaint for eHow:
>
> I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE WHO HAS COMPLAINT OR KNOWS ANYTHING ACCURATE ABOUT
> BLINDNESS TO WRITE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO EHOW!!!! I will be doing it one for
> each ridiculous article!! i believe if they get enough coherent and
> reasonable complaints they will take these down permanently...as per their
> policy on misinformation!:
>
> Further Information If you have a complaint, you may contact us at eHow,
> Inc. Legal Department, 5808 Lake Washington Blvd. Ste. 300, Kirkland, WA
> 98033, U.S.A. If you are a California resident, the Complaint Assistance
> Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the Dept. of Consumer Affairs
> may be contacted at 400 R Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 or (800) 952-5210
>
> Best,
>
> Carrie
>
> Sent from my iPad
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