[Nfbc-info] the redbox issue on the internet

[Serena Olsen]

Consider the source--let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.  It's
obvious that these people have never met a competent disabled person
and their minds are the narrower for it.  Flaming back at them on
their own list will only add ignorance to the debate and they clearly
are not ready to consider why actions like these are important.
Perhaps one day disability will affect them personally and they will
either change their tune or live a sad and bitter life.  For every
moron out there who has no understanding of the realities that
motivate cases like these or their implications, there will be many
more who are receptive and open to a new understanding of what it
means to be blind or disabled.  Many of the most revolutionary ideas
of human civilization were controversial, pissed people off, and slow
to implement in everyday life to that seamless level where no one
questions it anymore.  Keep keeping on and continue to tap the
strength of all those around who do support and believe in the cause.
These a**holes are not worth our precious time.

Peace,

On 1/13/12, Chela Robles <cdrobles693 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'll write a petition on http://www.change.org and invite you all to
> sign it and let our voices be heard unless you want to do so Mrs.
> Martinez.
>
> On 1/13/12, Lisamaria Martinez <lmartinez217 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi my NFB family,
>>
>> Earlier I sent a press release concerning a lawsuit filed against
>> Redbox and how their DVD rental kiosks are inaccessible to blind
>> people. I hope you took the time to read it.
>>
>> In searching around the internet to see where the Redbox press release
>> was mentioned, I stumbled upon some awful comments about blind people.
>> The most hanus of comments came from the Free Republic. Here is the
>> link:
>>
>> http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/2832364/posts
>>
>> I really think we all should spend five minutes online writing a
>> message or two to straighten out these people. Seriously? We're
>> talking about comments like: who drove them to the redbox?; garbage
>> like this shouldn't see the light of day; Next you know they will be
>> suing Apple for no tactile keys. I really feel sorry for the blind but
>> this is pushing the envelope ...
>>
>> I invite you to help change the attitudes of some of these ... well
>> ... I'm going to be nice and not call them names. I'm sure by the time
>> you read this email more comments will have been posted to this site
>> and others. Help fight ignorance online by posting your own comments.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Lisamaria
>>
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-- 
Serena Olsen, MAIPS, NCLB
Staff Assistant, Japan Society of Northern California (www.usajapan.org)
Braille Instructor, Lions Center for the Blind (www.lbcenter.org)
President, NFBC East Bay (nfbc-east-bay at googlegroups.com)

"We are all born to be the hero of our own story." --Deepak Chopra