[Nfbf-l] 2012-04 Dining in the Dark Resolution Info

[Patricia A. Lipovsky]

Interesting.


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From: "Lenora J. Marten" <bluegolfshoes at aol.com>
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Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 8:58 AM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] 2012-04 Dining in the Dark Resolution Info


>
> Hey everyone,
>
> For those who are not aware, NFB passed a resolution at National 
> Convention in Dallas that condemns the
> practice of Dining in the Dark.
> You will find a copy/paste of the resolution below.
>
>
> Resolution 2012-04
> Regarding Dining in the Dark
>
>
>            WHEREAS, the real problem of blindness is not the loss of 
> eyesight but the widespread public misconception that the blind are not 
> equal to the sighted in society; and
>
>            WHEREAS, the National Federation of the Blind categorically 
> rejects the myth that the blind are not equal to the sighted; and
>
>            WHEREAS, programs of the National Federation of the Blind teach 
> and promote a positive understanding of blindness, that the blind are 
> normal and equal members of society, and that blindness does not mean 
> inferiority; and
>
>            WHEREAS, an activity known as "dining in the dark" is being 
> promoted and used to raise funds by having sighted people experience 
> blindness by eating in the dark; and
>
>            WHEREAS, an article published in Time magazine entitled “Dining 
> in the Dark” assures would-be diners that the cook “works in a well-lit 
> kitchen”; and
>
>            WHEREAS, the Dining in the Dark 
> website--www.dininginthedark.org--states: “you will pick from a specially 
> prepared menu (designed by a sighted local ‘star’ chef)” and "In darkness 
> everyone becomes equal. Our opinions can't be molded by dress, mannerisms, 
> or makeup as none of it can be seen.  You learn that without sight your 
> other senses become more acute”; and
>
>            WHEREAS, these statements lay bare the underlying philosophy of 
> dining in the dark, that sight means superior ability, and that, when 
> sight is removed in the dark, the blind and the sighted are equal: Now, 
> therefore,
>
>            BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind in 
> Convention assembled this fourth day of July, 2012,  in the city of 
> Dallas, Texas, that this organization condemn and deplore the use of 
> dining in the dark in a manner that diminishes the innate normality and 
> equal status of the blind in society; and
>
>            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization pursue an active 
> policy of opposition to dining in the dark activities and events, 
> including use of media and public protests, whenever and wherever such 
> activities and events exploit blindness and blind people based on a 
> demeaning philosophy.
>
>
>
> Lenora J. Marten
> NFB-Florida Secretary
> FOPBC President
> NFB-Jax Chapter Secretary
> bluegolfshoes at aol.com
> 904-777-5976 / 904-229-9554
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