[nfb-talk] [NFB-talk] Here We Go Again: Home Makeover-blindcouple in OH

[Gloria Whipple]

I would like that also

I really like what you have to say.


Gloria Whipple
Corresponding Secretary
Inland Empire chapter
nfb of WA

cell number: 509-475-4993


-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Constance Canode
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 12:43 PM
To: NFB Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] [NFB-talk] Here We Go Again: Home
Makeover-blindcouple in OH

ight on Gloria.  Hope to meet you in person some day.

Connie Canode
At 02:13 PM 12/6/2010, you wrote:
>I hate the stupid things.
>
>
>Gloria Whipple
>Corresponding Secretary
>Inland Empire chapter
>nfb of WA
>
>cell number: 509-475-4993
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Constance Canode
>Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 12:10 PM
>To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] [NFB-talk] Here We Go Again: Home
>Makeover-blindcouple in OH
>
>As a good cane traveler and experienced in travel all over the
>country, I find the audible signals distracting when you are trying
>to listen to traffic, especially if the are louder than the norm.
>
>Connie Canode
>At 01:58 PM 12/6/2010, you wrote:
> >Yeah, a driver can still make a mistake and the audible signal won't
> >protect you. But audible walk signals aren't to keep drivers from
> >making mistakes. They're to keep blind people from making mistakes.
> >And they're really good for that.
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
> >To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 12:51 PM
> >Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] [NFB-talk] Here We Go Again: Home
> >Makeover-blindcouple in OH
> >
> >
> >>If there's a light, it's not difficult.  A car is just as likely to hit
>you
> >>in a lighted intersection with or without an audible signal.  If the
> >>crossing is done without stop signs or some other type of traffic
control,
> >>then I agree something is required, but I think audible signals should
be
> >>enhancers if used, not requirements.
> >>
> >>Joe
> >>
> >>"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their
sleeves,
> >>some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: John Heim [mailto:john at johnheim.net]
> >>Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 1:32 PM
> >>To: jsorozco at gmail.com; NFB Talk Mailing List
> >>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] [NFB-talk] Here We Go Again: Home
> >>Makeover -blindcouple in OH
> >>
> >>She didn't say it was too much of a challenge to cross the street. She
> >>demonstrated how difficult it is.  Sometimes, it is difficult.
> >>There are
> >>intersections where having an accessible pedestrian signal makes it way
> >>easier and way safer for a blind person to cross. Its impossible to say
> >>whether an accessible pedestrian signal was really necessary on
> >>that corner
> >>but I see no reason to doubt it. I say when in doubt, put the signal in.
> >>
> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
> >>To: "'NFB Talk Mailing List'" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >>Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 11:18 AM
> >>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] [NFB-talk] Here We Go Again: Home
> >>Makeover -blindcouple in OH
> >>
> >>
> >>>You know, if they were willing to give me all them there
> >>gifts, I'll be
> >>>glad
> >>>to accept them and simultaneously correct their misconceptions of
> >>>blindness.
> >>>A win/win!  LOL  I'm just curious to hear what it is they
> >>counsel people
> >>>about empowerment if the street intersection is too much of a
> >>challenge?
> >>>
> >>>Joe
> >>>
> >>>"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up
> >>their sleeves,
> >>>some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
> >>>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> >>>[mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rovig, Lorraine
> >>>Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 12:02 PM
> >>>To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> >>>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] [NFB-talk] Here We Go Again: Home
> >>>Makeover - blindcouple in OH
> >>>
> >>>Here We Go Again: Home Makeover Extreme Edition - blind couple in OH
> >>>
> >>>Well, I watched it. It was pretty bad and it could have been worse. It
> >>>could have been a lot better too.
> >>>
> >>>Their original bathroom -- a sink fell off the wall once when Jasmine
> >>>washed her hands so they had no bathroom sink; the old toilet would
> >>>swivel left and right about 20 degrees either way if your toe
> >>pushed it.
> >>>Other parts of the old home and front porch were dangerous.
> >>The part of
> >>>the old house facing the street appeared to be two-rooms wide, small
> >>>rooms, and I do not remember if it was two-story.  They were given a
> >>>two-story, large, modern home with all new appliances in the kitchen,
> >>>laundry room, every other room, and etcetera.
> >>>
> >>>This is an African-American family, the Andersons of Maple
> >>Heights, Ohio
> >>>(near Cleveland). I do not know if either one has a job; both
> >>appear to
> >>>be in their early 40s.  The mother, Jasmine, states she is visually
> >>>impaired. She uses a folding cane with a fat white tip that I
> >>think is a
> >>>marshmallow tip.  Husband, Andre, pronounced the French way,
> >>is totally
> >>>blind and uses a guide dog named Valentine. The show gave the dog a
> >>>heart-shaped bed.
> >>>
> >>>Jasmine gave a tiny monologue stating she lost enough sight to be
> >>>visually impaired and was depressed for awhile but then she became
> >>>"courageous" like she is now. They never charge for their [untrained]
> >>>counseling and encouragement of other people with disabilities. They
> >>>give lots of speeches to educate the community how to make life easier
> >>>for blind people and people with other disabilities.
> >>>
> >>>The couple told us they are in danger every time they cross a
> >>street and
> >>>the camera mike was held close to trucks and cars as vehicles
> >>zoomed by
> >>>on a city street. Jasmine said she was hit in the shoulder by a moving
> >>>car one time. Ty Pennington, the shows' big-hearted hero,
> >>>furniture-designer and designer of his own line of linens and other
> >>>goods for the home, excellent carpenter and TV show leader, went on
> >>>about how dangerous it is for blind people every day when they are
> >>>outside the home. He got installed for the Andersons a fancy talking
> >>>device at the single crossing nearest to their home at their bus stop.
> >>>Jasmine told us "we're not the only blind people living here,
> >>you know"
> >>>and, she said, this will help people with other disabilities that live
> >>>in their neighborhood too.
> >>>
> >>>The show gave her a CCTV rigged to a lady's dressing table so she can
> >>>see to put on her make-up and not have to ask her son if she did it
> >>>okay. She got choked up that she can see her nails now and can paint
> >>>them as she could not see to do before, and for the first time she
> >>>exclaims, as we watch her look at it, she can see the
> >>beautiful ring her
> >>>husband gave her.
> >>>
> >>>In the old house, Jasmine shoved up the sleeves on her dress
> >>to show Ty
> >>>and us the many burns on her arms that she got from using her
> >>>conventional electric 4-burner stove and oven.  The show gave her
> >>>"induction heating" which does not give out any heat except to a metal
> >>>pot placed on the burner, and she got a wall oven so her oven is at a
> >>>better height for her to use. The house got a talking
> >>temperature gauge.
> >>>On the plus side, so the two wouldn't get lost, nothing odd was built
> >>>into the kitchen or the walls and floors.  Also on the plus
> >>side, except
> >>>for the induction oven, normal if fancy Sears's appliances were placed
> >>>in the home for the kitchen and the baths.
> >>>
> >>>Both Andre and Jasmine got computers that I think had JAWS
> >>installed on
> >>>them. They got a home theatre room with one "Sound Dome" over
> >>both their
> >>>heads that directs the sound directly only to them, and lets them hear
> >>>the SAP channel along with the show. They have two very helpful,
> >>>respectful sons (one may be age 12 and the other is a young teenager).
> >>>Ty stated the older son got a vacation from verbalizing what is on
> >>>screen plus he got the SAP thing with words running below the screen
> >>>when folks talked (which he needed but I missed the part that said why
> >>>he did). The younger son is sure he wants to grow up to be an
> >>eye doctor
> >>>so he can cure blindness, beginning with his mother's visual
> >>impairment.
> >>>
> >>>Both Jasmine and Andre got brand new, fat-bodied, folding canes that
> >>>have built-in sensors to inform them of obstacles by their head and at
> >>>their feet, and, said Ty, "these aren't even on the market yet." Andre
> >>>expressed their gratitude.
> >>>
> >>>They got a huge main room that runs from a living room
> >>grouping through
> >>>an empty space of floor to a dining room grouping to a kitchen with no
> >>>barriers or changes in floor, so they do not have to worry
> >>anymore about
> >>>running into posts or walls, as they did run into in their cramped
> >>>original home.  I noticed they are both bulky overweight
> >>people and the
> >>>original house doorways were older and appeared smallish, plus a post
> >>>was inconveniently placed, especially for any overweight people trying
> >>>to get past it to the bedrooms and bathroom.
> >>>
> >>>The mortgage company paid off and tore up their mortgage; the local
> >>>branch of the state college gave them 2 college scholarships for the
> >>>boys; Sears gave the four of them enough clothes and shoes to
> >>fill some
> >>>of their new closets; the local basketball team called The Cavaliers,
> >>>gave the teen-aged son a closet-full of their clothes plus
> >>3-shelves of
> >>>their basketballs with its metal rack. The building company gave them
> >>>$50,000 to a fund to handle their home maintenance.
> >>>
> >>>Braille got a "shout out" as the modern lingo has it. Ty
> >>added palm-size
> >>>wooden "dots" to their bed's headboard to spell out in grade
> >>one, "Love
> >>>is Blind."  Large print got a "shout out" too, with their top
> >>bed quilt
> >>>decorated with "Love is Blind" sewn on as stuffed, raised-up
> >>>hand-writing.
> >>>
> >>>(For me, I keep wondering how they and other Ty Pennington-show
> >>>homeowners can afford their new taxes on their giant gifts of money,
> >>>goods, and a huge new home.)
> >>>
> >>>The Andersons were so very grateful for all they received from Ty and
> >>>Sears Company and ABC. Tears all around.
> >>>
> >>>You can view the entire episode on the Anderson Family via computer,
> >>>here:
> >>>http://abc.go.com/shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition
> >>>Anderson Family
> >>>  | Full Episode
> >>>A visually impaired couple devoted to helping the community receives a
> >>>home makeover, complete with technologies that help people with
> >>>disabilities;
> >>>EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION - "Anderson Family" - Andre and Jasmine
> >>>Anderson have never allowed their visual impairment to slow them down,
> >>>but rather have faced it head on, and established the Disability
> >>>Awareness Center in Maple Heights, Ohio, to help others who are
> >>>struggling with sight loss. The couple and their sons learned
> >>they would
> >>>be recipients of a home makeover while aboard the public bus that they
> >>>ride every day. The "EM: HE" team surprised them on the bus
> >>and revealed
> >>>plans to give them a new "smart" home, equipped with technologies that
> >>>support people with disabilities. This episode of "Extreme Makeover:
> >>>Home Edition" airs SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC
> >>>Television Network. (ABC/MIKE CROUCH) ANDERSON FAMILY HOME - AFTER -
> >>>BEDROOM
> >>>
> >>>
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