[nfb-talk] To Be or Not to Be, Irritated

[Alan Wheeler]

Yes, and I am one of those who can.  Employers dismiss the possibility of
hiring blind people based on the baseless assumption that blind people can't
possibly do the job.  I've been on the receiving end of that attitude far
too many times to count or want to think about.  Sometimes, a great deal of
the time, in fact, all the educating in the world makes no difference.
People are so mired in their misconceptions that you would think their
mindset had been set in stone.



Alan D Wheeler
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[mailto:nfb-talk-bounces+awheeler1965=gmail.com at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
RyanO
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 12:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] To Be or Not to Be, Irritated

Joe, you are not hunting phantom devils here. The hard fact is that
discrimination against people with disabilities, particularly the blind, is
perfectly acceptable in today's society. I think anyone who has pounded the
pavement for a job can attest to this fact.


RyanO

"You can look the other way once and it's no big deal, except it makes it
easier for you to compromise.  Pretty soon, that's all you're doing is
compromising because that's how you think things are done."
Jack Bauer - "24" 

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