Folks, this is off topic, lets put it to rest. Keith Reedy keithreedy@xxxxxxxxxxxx On Jan 25, 2011, at 5:38 PM, James Dean wrote: > This is all true, save for one point. There are many positions that do not > require fighting, such as what my brother in law does, satellite > communications. There is no reason why we can't be in the military. Sure, I > don't want to fight, because, well, I'd most definitely die, but there are > more and more technical jobs that we as blind individuals could do just fine > with training, some of it even self-taught. > > James A. Dean > > > On Jan 25, 2011, at 7:05 AM, Gabe Vega wrote: > >> 1. send posts like this to the mod, before you just bring it on >> yourself to post garbage like this on the list. >> 2. this is a personal and very emotional petition and is not in the >> proper format for an actual government review. >> 3. if this was, a lejitament petition which its not, you would have >> people in porchagal and germany signing it, because their signatures >> woulodn't count in a u.s. document to our government. >> 4. we can't join the military for a reason, we are blind and would >> would provide no useful function with no sight. >> 5. who is stopping you from being a salesman? >> 7. do you have a skill or degree, if not this might be contributing to >> why you can't get a job. >> 8. the 70% number thrown around for blind unemploymed people is >> inflated and a false number, it does not take in to account those who >> are scared to get a job because they don't want to lose their welfare >> SSI checks. >> 9. there is no 6th item, not sure why or how. >> >> On 1/25/11, Gabe Vega <theblindtech@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Yepway off topic >>> >>> Gabe Vega - Sent from my iPhone >>> (623) 565-9357 >>> >>> On Jan 24, 2011, at 10:48 PM, Timothy Clark <timothyclark113@xxxxxxxxx> >>> wrote: >>> >>> folks- I am writing to say that we as blind individuals should be able to >>> get that job working next to our sighted counterparts but as a lot of you >>> know I am sure, that isn't the case all the time. >>> maybe you want to get out on the rode but you are limited by the fact that >>> you are blind. maybe you want to join the military in a certon branch but >>> that is impossible do to your blindness. >>> folks, we can change that. >>> how you ask? it might take longer then we would like but we can change it >>> by signing this. there has to be 1 million signatures by the tenth of april >>> and then it moves on to the senet. >>> so, I ask that you do two things, 1. sign this >>> 2 send this to your friends. >>> once again I am sorry that we are totally off topic but I felt that some >>> of >>> you might want to know about this. >>> >>> http://humanrights.change.org/petitions/view/sign_if_you_believe_blind_people_are_equal_to_their_sighted_counterparts >>> >>> http://humanrights.change.org/petitions/view/sign_if_you_believe_blind_people_are_equal_to_their_sighted_counterparts >>> once again sorry if you are not liking the fact that this is off topic. >>> http://humanrights.change.org/petitions/view/sign_if_you_believe_blind_people_are_equal_to_their_sighted_counterparts >>> >>> >>> -- >>> God Bless >>> Timothy >>> http://www.youtube.com/black59cash >>> http://www.twitter.com/timothyclark13 >>> http://www.facebook.com/timothyclark13 >>> http://www.myspace.com/timothyclarkofficial >>> skype:djtimothy1 >>> >> >> >> -- >> Gabe Vega A+, Net+, ATACP >> The Tech of all Techs >> http://thebt.net >> (623) 565-9357 >>> >>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>> >>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>> >>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>> > >> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >