[blindkid] eHow internet article series on blindness

[Carrie Gilmer]

http://www.ehow.com/how_2040980_care-blind-person.html

There look to be well over a dozen! Just awful, so misleading! We can also help by offering to write NEW ONES!  

There is virtually NO differentiation made for blind, low vision, born blind, newly blind suddenly mid life or in much later old age! 

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On Mar 22, 2013, at 9:06 AM, Carrie Gilmer <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com> wrote:

> How to feed a visually impaired person:
> 
> http://www.ehow.com/how_7653948_feed-visually-impaired-person.html
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On Mar 22, 2013, at 9:05 AM, Carrie Gilmer <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Here is the table one: on each article page are links to others...
>> http://www.ehow.com/how_7021874_set-table-blind-people.html
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>> On Mar 22, 2013, at 9:01 AM, "Dr. Denise M Robinson" <deniserob at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Carrie...what are the links to read the articles?
>>> Denise
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 9:48 AM, 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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>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> *Dr Denise*
>>> 
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