[nfb-talk] Here We Go Again

Sat Dec 4 02:09:28 UTC 2010

wishful thinking...
people here have no clue what happens in the one week build.
a relative worked on one and there were all kind of worksmanship f-ups and 
people running everywhere.
you really think a blind guy is going to carry sheets of drywall with 
material and tools all over the site without falling?
you don't get the pace.  just like there is a blind guy who owns a racing 
team but doesn't do the actual repair during race day due to the time 
limits.

Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Constance Canode" <satin-bear at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Here We Go Again

> Ray, that is an absolutely awesome idea.  Now if we can implement it, 
> people would certainly get a different perspective on what blind people 
> are really like.
>
> Connie Canode
> At 11:43 AM 12/3/2010, you wrote:
>>YOu know Peter, I was just kind of thinking.  I know of only one way to 
>>stop this.  What we need to do is get some independent and competent blind 
>>people on the make over crew.  Once we do that, maybe they'll get the 
>>idea.  Barring that, maybe we ought to have some competent blind people at 
>>least helping out on a make-over project; since I'm sure they wouldn't let 
>>us officially be part of what I presume bills itself as a professional 
>>make-over crew.
>>  Thoughts?
>>
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>
>>Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!!
>>
>>Skype Name:
>>barefootedray
>>
>>On Dec 3, 2010, at 11:27 AM, Peter Donahue wrote:
>>
>> > Hello John and everyone,
>> >
>> >    If you take the time to read the message I sent concerning an
>> experience
>> > we had when looking for an apartment last spring you'd understand why 
>> > the
>> > red flags are flying. If Extreme Make-Over Home Edition continues
>> to portray
>> > us as helpless unable to live on our own without major
>> modifications to the
>> > home environment or a presumed dependency on a million gadgets 
>> > incidents
>> > like the one I described in my message earlier this morning will
>> continue to
>> > happen to blind people seeking housing. While we can't prove that the
>> > manager at that apartment complex was influenced by an episode of
>> this show
>> > where a blind person or a couple were featured if this TV network
>> continues
>> > to cast us as unable to manage our own home they'll certainly be
>> suspect in
>> > my book.
>> >
>> > Peter Donahue
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "John Heim" <john at johnheim.net>
>> > To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 9:40 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Here We Go Again
>> >
>> >
>> > Well, I'd presume because you don't make a lot of money as a disability
>> > advocate.
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425 at verizon.net>
>> > To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 8:40 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Here We Go Again
>> >
>> >
>> >> I feel the same way.  First question that came to find...If these 
>> >> people
>> >> are
>> >> so fantastic and can motivate everyone to get past their disabilities, 
>> >> and
>> >> they have learned so much in the four years they've been blind, why 
>> >> can't
>> >> they maintain their house so it isn't falling down around them?
>> >>
>> >> Cindy
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
>> >> To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> >> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 9:16 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Here We Go Again
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I hate to be this way, but, how come I'm already skepticle?  Anyone 
>> >> care
>> >> to
>> >> guess why?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Sincerely,
>> >> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>> >>
>> >> Now A Very Proud and very happy Mac user!!!
>> >>
>> >> Skype Name:
>> >> barefootedray
>> >>
>> >> On Dec 2, 2010, at 7:49 PM, Ryan O wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>> Q From: Mary Watkins
>> >>> To: MAG_News at mail4.wgbh.org
>> >>> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 1:06 PM
>> >>> Subject: WGBH's Media Access Group Encourages Tuning into ABC'S 
>> >>> "Extreme
>> >>> Makeover: Home Edition" on Sunday, December 5
>> >>>
>> >>> WGBH's Media Access Group Encourages Tuning into ABC'S "Extreme 
>> >>> Makeover:
>> >>> Home Edition"
>> >>> on Sunday, December 5 (8-9pm, EST)
>> >>>
>> >>> The Media Access Group at WGBH encourages all those interested in
>> >>> inclusive
>> >>> technology for people who are blind or have low vision to tune into
>> >>> "Extreme
>> >>> Makeover: Home Edition" this Sunday evening, December 5. While we 
>> >>> can't
>> >>> provide any specific information on what will be seen and heard (it 
>> >>> would
>> >>> spoil the surprise!), the episode promises to create much greater
>> >>> awareness
>> >>> of the services and products now available for people who have 
>> >>> limited or
>> >>> no
>> >>> sight.
>> >>>
>> >>> Here is the information the production company has released in 
>> >>> advance
>> >>> about
>> >>> this episode:
>> >>>
>> >>> The "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" team has selected the Anderson
>> >>> Family
>> >>> in Cleveland, Ohio. The family of four answered the call to action 
>> >>> when
>> >>> they
>> >>> inspired the community to heighten their awareness of the obstacles
>> >>> facing
>> >>> the disabled in their community. Diving headlong into their work, 
>> >>> Andre
>> >>> and
>> >>> Jasmine have dedicated their time to supporting and counseling the
>> >>> disabled
>> >>> by connecting them with resources to help them live and lead more
>> >>> independent lives. The Andersons have proven to be the definitive 
>> >>> role
>> >>> models as they themselves lost their sight 4 years ago.
>> >>>
>> >>> Empowered by their own obstacles, Andre and Jasmine have never let
>> >>> anything
>> >>> slow them down. Together they have teamed to complete grad school, 
>> >>> run a
>> >>> center for people with disabilities, created a support group, and all
>> >>> while
>> >>> balancing life at home with their 2 boys (one of whom is hearing
>> >>> impaired).
>> >>> Despite having lost their sight after their sons, Jasison and Jahzion
>> >>> were
>> >>> born, Andre and Jasmine have rallied back and have embraced their
>> >>> reality.
>> >>> While they continue to empower their community, the family has hit a
>> >>> rough
>> >>> patch. Their home is falling apart around them and it has become
>> >>> complicated
>> >>> and hazardous for them to live in especially in the face of how their
>> >>> needs
>> >>> continue to grow.
>> >>>
>> >>> On September 29th the Andersons will have some changes in sight when 
>> >>> Ty
>> >>> Pennington, designers Michael Maloney, Tracy Huston, and Xzibit 
>> >>> deliver a
>> >>> "Smart House" in just 7 days. Local builders Marous Brothers 
>> >>> Construction
>> >>> and community volunteers will rebuild the structure and give them the 
>> >>> key
>> >>> to
>> >>> live above and beyond their wildest dreams. The Andersons will 
>> >>> vacation
>> >>> in
>> >>> Crested Butte, Colorado.
>> >>>
>> >>> About "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
>> >>> The Emmy-award winning reality program "Extreme Makeover: Home 
>> >>> Edition,"
>> >>> now
>> >>> in its 8th season, is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol
>> >>> Holding. It's executive-produced Brady Connell and George Verschoor.
>> >>> David
>> >>> Goldberg is Chairman, Endemol North America. The show airs Sundays 
>> >>> from
>> >>> 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET on ABC.
>> >>>
>> >>> About the Media Access Group at WGBH
>> >>> The Media Access Group at WGBH, which includes a Services division 
>> >>> and a
>> >>> research and development division--the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family
>> >>> National
>> >>> Center for Accessible Media--has pioneered and delivered captioned 
>> >>> and
>> >>> described media for nearly four decades to people in their homes,
>> >>> classrooms, at work and in the community. And the Media Access Group
>> >>> continues to develop new solutions to access challenges as 
>> >>> technology,
>> >>> and
>> >>> the way we all consume media, evolve. Members of the group's 
>> >>> collective
>> >>> staff represent the leading experts in their fields and their success 
>> >>> is
>> >>> exemplified by a history of accomplishments and continuous growth, 
>> >>> the
>> >>> integration of innovative products and services into society at 
>> >>> large,
>> >>> and
>> >>> the enthusiastic support of the audiences served, including 36 
>> >>> million
>> >>> people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have low vision. More
>> >>> information about the Media Access Group at WGBH can be found at:
>> >>> http://access.wgbh.org.
>> >>>
>> >>> Contact:
>> >>> Mary Watkins
>> >>> mary_watkins at wgbh.org
>> >>> 617 300-3700
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> RyanO
>> >>>
>> >>>
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