[nfb-talk] Cash

[David Andrews]

I don't know about wheelchairs and ramps.  I think we have seen back 
lashes against affirmative action, and I bet most black people would 
tell you there is such a thing as a back lash.

I don't advocate asking for nothing, I just don't advocate for asking 
for anything and everything.  The biggest barrier, from studies I 
have seen, to disabled persons getting employment is a lack of good 
public transportation.  Now, I know that if we don't get identifiable 
money the savings won't improve transportation.  However, I think 
blind people would derive more benefit from improved transportation 
then identifiable money, since most of us have developed workable 
systems -- not perfect systems but workable ones.

Dave

At 12:43 PM 12/14/2006, you wrote:
>Do you have any reason to believe there will be a backlash? For example, can
>you show me evidence that there was a backlash against paraplegics when
>wheelchair ramps were mandated?  Anecdotal evidence is acceptable but better
>would be statistics showing a drop in employment for people in wheelchairs
>when the law was enacted.
>
>In the absense of such evidence, the NFB should not be taking a position
>that is counter to the well being of blind people. It's mere speculation
>that there would be a backlash whereas the ability to distinguish bills is
>something we can actually put our hands on.
>
>Note too (again) that you've effectively made an arguemtn against asking for
>*any* accomodations. Would you turn this contry back to the 19th century?
>AAnd wouldn't the lawsuit against Target lead to a similar backlash? Are you
>against that too?
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
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>Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Cash
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>
> > John you say:
> >
> > At the heart of the NFB's position on accessible money is that it would
> > make
> > it harder for blind people to find jobs, now, surely, you don't support
> > that, do you?
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> >
> > It isn't the identifiable money itself that will make it harder for
> > blind people to get jobs.  In fact, we probably will get a few jobs
> > that we couldn't have gotten in the past, involving handling money.
> >
> > As I have said in previous messages, the thing that could hurt us is
> > a possible back lash from businesses who have to make expensive
> > changes to handle the new money.  They will say, what will those
> > blind people want next, or what else will I have to do for those
> > people.  Either way, it won't make businesses anxious to hire us.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
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