[msb-alumni] Re: LSJ Finally Published my Letter to the Editor About Richard Bernstein
- From: "Vickie" <happytraveler1972@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:17:36 -0700
BlankWell, while I agree with Fred that it is because of our parents, and our
experiences, and our teaching at MSB, that made the sighted public aware of
blindness enough to put Bernstein in his position within the supreme court, I
also commend you Steve for pointing out that it was the media’s overstating of
how he got the position, being a super blind person. it is great that
supposedly Richard has a photographic memory, but it’s not the only way to get
placed in such high positions within government or rank in any business. So,
it appeared to me that you were just stating that fact. so, it’s a good thing.
I also know that you write to the Journal about other issues, not related to
blindness, and that’s also a good thing. so, you’re just putting this out to
the list, since it is blindness related, and so I’m just letting the list
members know that this is the case. You’re a good community active person, and
you certainly have the right to speak your mind. You weren’t using any backing
that you were a member of any blindness organization, or speaking for any
blindness organization, so I think it’s ok. I hope that sighted people will
read it and know in their minds that they can support other blind people who do
use technology and blindness skills to do other high qualified jobs. Maybe
it’ll do some good for the blind community. Oh, and, I do hope Sam doesn’t sue
you. smile.
Vickie rolison
From: Steve
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2015 11:24 AM
To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [msb-alumni] LSJ Finally Published my Letter to the Editor About
Richard Bernstein
This didn't make the NFB Newsline, I don't think. It was in the print edition
on Wednesday, I just found out from my sister.
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Letter: Blind needn’t be ‘super’ to succeed
5:21 p.m. EST February 4, 2015
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein, left, walks down the hallway
oustide his office with T.J. Bucholz, president of Vanguard Public Relations,
in January. The writer responds to an article about Bernstein, who is blind,
and discusses employment opportunities for the blind. (Photo: Dave
Wasinger/Lansing State Journal)
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Article about blind justice does injustice to the blind.
I’d be the first to laud the many accomplishments of Richard Bernstein, scion
of the law firm that bears his father’s name. But, the article (LSJ, Dec. 29)
leaves the implication that only a super-blind person possessive of
extraordinary drive and powers of photographic memory can be successful.
This is unfortunate! Under/unemployment amongst the blind is over 70 percent! I
know many other successful blind people who are members of management in the
private or governmental sectors.
As a blind individual with over 20 years in human resource management and now
doing computer tech support, there is a lot of technology that makes you as
productive as any other employee. If documents are accessible, you can read
much faster using assistive technology than you can with an aide. I can use any
Microsoft Office program well enough to function in an office environment,
writing memoranda as well as email exchanges and managing a work-group
calendar. It is important readers understand there are capable productive
individuals who aren’t “super-blind.”
Steve Pollo
Lansing
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