Blind people, no matter how intelligent and competent we may be, do not have
true agency in a sighted world. Yes, everyone is interdependent. However, we
are more dependent on others than non disabled sighted people are.
Historically, we have been served because people feel charitable toward us. Now
that society has arrived at this point, we will receive services and
accessibility, only if someone clearly profits from providing services and
accessibility to us. It would be unrealistic to expect blind people, who
because of the nature of their disability and their role in society, to be able
to, as you put ith, have gumption. The Supreme Court ruling on money and what
followed, or what didn't follow, is an example. ACB won the case, but we don't
have accessible money. I haven't noticed any angry press notices from ACB
regarding this.
Miriam
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<blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
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Miriam,
I'm convinced it will not change as long as we have profit as our bottom line,
rather than people.
Right now it seems to me that there is no "gumption" in blind people...maybe
not in the entire Working Class.
But after a while it will turn around for a few years...
Carl Jarvis
On 1/20/19, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I read part of it. It's depressing and it's no surprise. Lighthouse
Guild International is mentioned and that's what I was writing about
several weeks ago. Everything is too big, too commodified, all
bureaucratized. Why would the blindness field be any different from
everything else?
Miriam
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Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2019 12:40 PM
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FYI:
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From: Aaron Espinoza Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 11:41:18 +0000
Subject: Opinion On Blindness Charity's And Money
Well worth reading.
Carl Jarvis
https://www.chrishofstader.com/blindness-charities-and-money-part-1-th
e-aggregation/
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