[nfbcs] FW: Did you guys see this?

[Buddy Brannan]

On Jun 10, 2014, at 12:41 AM, Jim Barbour via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Plus, there's the pervasive idea the commercial shows that people with disabilities who don't have this technology don't have a life worth living. That should make us all uncomfortable.

This is absolutely true, though not uncommon. While I agree with the first part as well (marketing hyperbole), the above really needs to be underscored. The trend towards “Our technology makes the poor pathetic lives of the disabled slightly less poor and pathetic” is really a problem.