[blindlaw] CLE agenda language that is negative toward the blind

[Ray Wayne]

Hmmm:
I'd rather go deaf than hear any more war stories about the Relocation Act.
I'd rather be paralyzed than have to run after relocating custodial parents.
I guess my reaction is about the same as before.
Ray

----- Original Message -----
From: "albert griffith" <albertpgriffith at hotmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] CLE agenda language that is negative toward the
blind


> See how you feel when you substitute another disability?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Noel Nightingale" <nnightingale at earthlink.net>
> To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 4:10 PM
> Subject: [blindlaw] CLE agenda language that is negative toward the blind
>
>
> | Blind law listers:
> |
> | I just ran across a family law CLE agenda for my local county bar
> | association that contains t following agenda topic:
> |
> | 2:15     I'd Rather Go Blind Than See You Walk Away From Me:  Stories
> | from the Relocation Trenches
> |
> | Panel discussion of recent problems in interpretation and enforcement of
> | the Relocation Act
> |
> | Before I knee jerk react against this language, I'd like to hear what
> | you all think about the agenda item title stating that the presenters
> | would rather go blind than have a custodial parent relocate.  Perhaps it
> | can be construed as a positive statement about being blind.  What do you
> | think?
> |
> | Noel
> |
> |
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