[nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey

Mon Aug 13 16:10:42 UTC 2018

I have gotten knocked down and told to stay down.  Why should I? I have 
decided to make my success be that revenge against a rotten system.

On 8/12/2018 8:39 PM, Jack Heim wrote:
> Kevin, I'd like to know what your experience has been in the blind 
> community. Because the more work I do, the less I think focusing on 
> the man in the mirror is a meaningful message. In my experience, most 
> blind people are already highly motivated. In fact, I'd say mostpeople 
> who are not disabled have no idea how motivated the average disabled 
> person is. I've seen examples of strength that would make a lot of 
> guys in special forces blanche. For example, the last time I was at 
> the guide dog school there was a woman there getting a dog. She was 
> about 30 and she had multiple Sclerosis. Every morning, we would be at 
> breakfast and she would be bubbling on about how excited she was about 
> that day's training. We were going to do crowds, escalators, whatever. 
> And every day, she would get off the bus, tears running down her 
> cheeks because she hadn't done half of what she had planned and was 
> totally eshausted. MS is a fi'in mean disease. But then the next 
> morning, she would be right back at it. She would be sitting there all 
> excited about that day's training.
>
> I've seen people get knocked down dozens of times and get right back 
> up and just try harder. You get  a rejection letter after a job 
> interview -- their loss. From what I see, I just don't know where the 
> strength comes from.
>
>
> It's all good to tell people to look at the man in the mirror but I 
> gotta say, for most blind people, I think they could do that with pride.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 08/12/2018 11:54 AM, Kevin via nfbcs wrote:
> > It is not so broken that we get nowhere.  It seems that you take a dim
> > view indeed.  The system needs work but why not rise abuv it?  Do you
> > feel it's hopeless to do so?
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/12/2018 12:50 PM, Andy Borka via nfbcs wrote:
> >> The point is people will not get anywhere if the legal system is
> >> broken and discrimination is allowed to continue. Motivate all the
> >> blind people in the world to work and it will mostly fail if the
> >> broken system of rules and regulations + the wall of discrimination
> >> continues.
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nfbcs <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Kevin via nfbcs
> >> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2018 12:43 PM
> >> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
> >> Cc: Kevin <kevinsisco61784 at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey
> >>
> >> That is only one half of the equation.  We must drive one another on.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 8/12/2018 12:37 PM, Andy Borka via nfbcs wrote:
> >>> No offense taken. However, with a broken system known as the ADA
> >>> (2008), the problem needs a more direct approach such as lobbying or
> >>> new/revised legislation.
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: nfbcs <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Kevin via nfbcs
> >>> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2018 6:20 PM
> >>> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
> >>> Cc: Kevin <kevinsisco61784 at gmail.com>
> >>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey
> >>>
> >>> I agree and I meant no offense by this.  I was operating under the
> >>> theory that if we can empower the blind to get involved, we can in
> >>> turn empower the sighted to at least take some baby steps towards
> >>> hiring the blind.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 8/11/2018 5:42 PM, Andy Borka via nfbcs wrote:
> >>>> We don't need to convince blind people to get out and work. We need
> >>>> to convince employers to hire qualified blind people to do the work.
> >>>> More people are denied work because of disability, age, and other
> >>>> protected classes set out by the ADA and EEOC. With a blog to
> >>>> convince blind people to get out and contribute, more employers
> >>>> might think we are lazy and can't do much. Besides, performing
> >>>> research doesn't pay the bills.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: nfbcs <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Kevin via nfbcs
> >>>> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2018 1:55 PM
> >>>> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> >>>> Cc: Kevin <kevinsisco61784 at gmail.com>
> >>>> Subject: [nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey
> >>>>
> >>>> I post this in the hopes that it inspires blind computer scientists
> >>>> to help the field as a whole advance.  Let's Encourage blind
> >>>> researchers to get out there!  I have created a blog of essays,
> >>>> algorithms, and anything related to computer science.  The goal is
> >>>> to show the world that blind people can have a voice in computer
> >>>> science.  The link is:
> >>>>
> >>>> http://tfotaj.blogspot.com
> >>>>
> >>>> Enjoy!  P.S. contributors are welcome.
> >>>>
> >>>>
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