[access-uk] Re: join my group blind ms office
- From: Saqib Hussain <saqibh23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 12:28:39 +0100
Hi. Looks like I've started a whole new debate. For me personally and
the way I've been bought up! Blind is something to be ashamed of and
the less the word is used in any form of life the better. I'm not
taking a passing shot at anyone! Just trying to encourage
mainstreemism within the blind community.
On 21/07/2012, Angel <angel238@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I love it. It is posts as are yours that remind me so much of my dear late
>
> husband. He had partial sight. Or you might say he was "visually
> Impaired". He didn't mind at all the label blind as it applied to him. He
>
> associated with us totally blind folk, and as most of his friends were
> totally blind, I believe he preferred our company. He would probably say,
> "I am blind" period dot". His speech was full of colorful phrases he
> created himself such as "period dot".
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Beasley" <pjbeasley23@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 12:53 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: join my group blind ms office
>
>
>>I am blind full stop.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Angel" <angel238@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 1:10 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: join my group blind ms office
>>
>>
>>> You may have vision to impair. But many of us don't. We are blind.
>>> With no sight to impair. So, why shouldn't we be proud to use the word
>>> which most aptly describes us. If we were all called visually impaired,
>>>
>>> that would imply we all had vision to impair. It would also further
>>> stigmatize the word "blind". Which should be nothing about which to feel
>>>
>>> shame. If that is what you are. If that word is used to describe
>>> various applications or other things, it might mean we all could use
>>> them. Not just those who only require some sort of screen magnification
>>>
>>> to use them satisfactorily.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Saqib Hussain" <saqibh23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 5:37 AM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: join my group blind ms office
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi. What is it with this blind word. Personally I find it annoying
>>>> along with a few others. Even Pacific apps for VI people are being
>>>> called blind so and so. It's embarrassing to say the least.
>>>>
>>>> On 21/07/2012, Tom Lorimer <tlorimer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> Hi Austin,
>>>>>
>>>>> Google groups use the plus sign before the word Subscribe instead of
>>>>> the
>>>>> normal dash.
>>>>> Here's the correct address:
>>>>>
>>>>> blindmsoffice+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers Tom.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "austin pinto" <austinpinto.xaviers@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: "access uk" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "accessindia"
>>>>> <accessindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "blindwindows7"
>>>>> <blindwindows7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <blindwindows8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
>>>>> "NVDA
>>>>> screen reader support" <nvda-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Voice
>>>>> Vision."
>>>>> <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2012 6:02 AM
>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] join my group blind ms office
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> hi all.
>>>>>> sorry for the off topic message but i did 1 thing i created a new
>>>>>> group on google groups called blind ms office whare u can discuss all
>>>>>> things ms office u can join this group by sending a mail to
>>>>>>
>>>>>> blindmsoffice-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>
>>>>>> please tell me if the link doesnt work
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> join me on google +
>>>>>> surch for +austin
>>>>>>
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