[nfb-talk] Fwd: [Nfbf-l] Florida Times Union-Jacksonville

Sun Jul 8 23:06:54 CDT 2007

I was unable to attend the march because of my job, but I have been told by 
many that it was wonderful! My fiance was one of the sign holders for the 
state of GA. One of the things I applaud the organizers for is having 
trollys and such there for those who were unable to walk far so that they 
too could still participate. While I was waiting for the bus that took me to 
work from the hotel, I got the opportunity to hear comments from by-standers 
who knew of the march and I wondered what impact if any the march would have 
on them. I heard comments such as "they are having their little march today. 
That is why all the roads are closed." which was followed in the same 
conversation by "some of them are walking to fast, they can't see they don't 
need to be walking fast." or my favorite, "They'are having some walk for the 
VIP'S and it is holding up trafic. They oughta have this VIP thing some 
other day when I don't need to be out here driving." My hope is that one day 
our yearly march will be seen with as much importance as other civil rights 
marches Atlanta and other cities hold.
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>I applaud the skating canes, too. As for falling on their asphalts?  That's
> the risk they wanted to take, and that is what being a federationist is 
> all
> about...venturing out, taking risk, and leaving our comfort zones. *SMILE*
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Peter Donahue
> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 2:43 PM
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>
> Good afternoon everyone,
>
>    I began hearing sentiments like those expressed below when I discussed
> the skaters' plans. When the garbage began flowing I promptly stopped our
> conversation and refused to discuss the matter with those of this mind-set
> until the march was over. The Skating Canes Team did better than some of 
> us
> who had to get out of the march due to bad backs or to just not being able
> to keep up. Good for Tai and the Skating Canes.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
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>
> Or, to put it another way, you might land on your asphalt in the parking
> lot.  (giggle)
> Visit my personal page at
> http://www.lynnwhite.radioforlife.net
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>> Oh me,
>> Wow you have swell balance.
>> I would think going off curbs would make you land on your parking lot.
>> smile,
>>
>> --Dar
>> www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/5779
>> Every saint has a past
>> every sinner has a future
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tai Tomasi" <tai.tomasi at comcast.net>
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>> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 10:41 PM
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>>
>>>I was one of the three brave rollerbladers. It was a blast and totally
>>>worth
>>> it!
>>> Tai
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of dmgina
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 2:35 PM
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>>> Now I can hardly stand on my feet,
>>> Wouldn't want to be on the roller glades.
>>>
>>>
>>> --Dar
>>> www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/5779
>>> Every Saint has a past
>>> Every Sinner has a future
>>>
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>>>>
>>>>>Subject: [Nfbf-l] Florida Times Union-Jacksonville
>>>>>
>>>>>Their "march for
>>>>>
>>>>>Independence" touted jobs and education.
>>>>>
>>>>>By DON SCHANCHE Jr. Associated Press
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>ATLANTA - At sunrise Tuesday, hundreds of people - most tapping the
>>>>>ground with white canes and a few making the trip on roller blades -
>>>>>marched en masse from a downtown hotel to a city park more than half a
>>>>>mile away to make a point:
>>>>>
>>>>>Blind people can do what other people do.  The early morning event,
>>>>>organized by the National Federation of the Blind, was billed as a
>>>>>civil rights march.
>>>>>
>>>>>"We are here to march for independence for blind people across 
>>>>>America,"
>>>>>said parade marshal Larry Streeter, a school principal from Raleigh,
>>>>>N.C.
>>>>>"We're here to change what it means to be blind and let the world know
>>>>>we are indeed able people who have many talents."
>>>>>
>>>>>Two of the main goals: jobs and education.
>>>>>
>>>>>"The blind have a 70 percent unemployment rate, and we have a 10
>>>>>percent rate of being taught to read and write Braille in our schools
>>>>>in this country," said NFB President Marc Maurer, a lawyer from
>>>>>Maryland.
>>>>>
>>>>>The NFB also has pushed for accessibility in other areas. In June, the
>>>>>group won an agreement with the nation's largest non-bank owner of
>>>>>automated teller machines to improve access for blind people at ATMs
>>>>>in malls, gas stations and pharmacies.
>>>>>
>>>>>Maurer said the NFB - founded in 1940 and now with more than 50,000
>>>>>members - decided to Incorporate a march into this year's annual
>>>>>convention in Atlanta because the city was the symbolic heart of the
>>>>>Civil rights movement for racial equality in the 1960s, Congressman
>>>>>John Lewis, D-Atlanta, a veteran of that movement, led the march.
>>>>>
>>>>>Organizers said 1,000 or more people look part. The Atlanta police
>>>>>estimate was 700.
>>>>>
>>>>>Al Ella, t3, a computer consultant from Boston, was on hand with his
>>>>>guide dog, Zion. Born with retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye
>>>>>disease, Elia said his vision had dropped to a point where he could no
>>>>>longer do his job without retraining.
>>>>>
>>>>>He said his most important issue is access to study materials for
>>>>>advanced degrees. Although educators now are required to provide
>>>>>blind-accessible school books in grades K-12, Elia said, "They still
>>>>>haven't done that for college and advanced degree texts. I can tell
>>>>>you from trying to get study materials to go to law school, it's
>>>>>something
>>> that needs to happen."
>>>>>
>>>>>Picture (not included):
>>>>>
>>>>>U.S. Rep. John Lewis (second from right), D-Ga., leads the
>>>>>
>>>>>National Federation of the Blind march in Atlanta Tuesday.
>>>>>
>>>>>Marching with him were Anil Lewis, president of the Georgia
>>>>>
>>>>>Federation of the Blind, and Thelma Goodwin, a member of the
>>>>>
>>>>>Georgia organization.
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