[nfb-talk] Washington Post: Trump ordered Braille removed from elevators in Trump Tower according to execs

Devin Prater r.d.t.prater at gmail.com
Thu Sep 13 19:37:52 UTC 2018


If any news source doesn't name their sources, it is always suspect.

Devin Prater
Assistive Technology Instructor certified by World Services for the Blind
JAWS certified 

> On Sep 13, 2018, at 1:59 PM, Jack Heim via nfb-talk <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Judy, first of all, the Washington Post is one of the most reliable sources for news in the entire history of the world. Secondly, they are simply quoting someone who used to work for Donald Trump. What difference does it make where that person's comments are published?
> 
> You can choose  not to believe this person just because you don't like what she says but that would be your bias showing. Just because an eye witness says something doesn't make it a proven fact. But it doesn't make it a lie either.
> 
>> On 09/13/2018 01:18 PM, Judy Jones via nfb-talk wrote:
>> Hey, don't believe this, especially from mainstream newspapers here.  They
>> have a left agenda and are biased, not fair and balanced, so please don't
>> spread this anymore.  The thing to do is to find out from locals if this
>> is,in fact the case.
>> What really is sad is that you can't trust the reporting from some of the
>> newspapers, who, in the past, had great reputations and scruples.
>> Many have been bought off and lost their ability to reason.
>> Judy
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of adrijana
>> prokopenko via nfb-talk
>> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2018 10:45 AM
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>> Cc: adrijana prokopenko
>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Washington Post: Trump ordered Braille removed from
>> elevators in Trump Tower according to execs
>> presidents represent whole nations and this is very sad indeed.
>>> On 9/13/18, Jack Heim via nfb-talk <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Judy, your response was blank.
>>> 
>>> To me, what this article says is that while some people think
>>> accessibility is cool, some do not. I mean, a person's reaction to
>>> braille in elevators could be, "Wow, I never thought of that. How would
>>> a blind person use an elevator? How cool that we've figured out a way
>>> for them to do that."
>>> 
>>> Not everybody reacts that way though.
>>>> On 09/13/2018 10:13 AM, Judy Jones via nfb-talk wrote:
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