mark,
I wish to interject something I feel you and those of you who resonate
with this effort should consider.
Speaking only for myself I feel one reason why it can be challenging to
instigate impact is the way you discuss the experience of sight loss as
if it is totally and absolutely the opposite of sight, speak of the what
400 million people on the planet estimated to be living with sight loss as
if they are the
same / interchangeable with each other, and make no effort to establish
frames of reference for the people you want to reach.
Frankly I feel it is just as important for visible diverse and positive
images of individuals living with sight loss to appear in popular culture
as it is to create employment.
Because if people simply work with the dictionary that says blind /
sighted, they are going to be what they are...very confused.
To suggest that individual uniqueness never exists, or goes out of the
window when scores on an eye chart differ is counterproductive.
Speaking only for myself, I feel this is part of why there are so few
tools in the first place. why does one need several ways to do a task, if
"the blind," are spoken of so uniformly as if there are a composite whole?
Seek a place in society yes, but demonstrate that you have earned
that place. By your talent, your uniqueness, and what you share with the
rest of humanity. You matter because you exist, equally able to fortify
the fabric of society, individually with what makes you special,
collectively with what gives you the chance to view the world differently.
Off my soapbox now, smiles.
kare
On Thu, 23 Mar 2017, M. Taylor wrote:
Hello All,
Earlier this week, both Apple and Starbucks announced that they were, in
effect, reaffirming their commitments to several agendas.
In apple's case, they introduced iPhone 7 and 7 Plus RED Special Edition,
which is intended to give customers a way to participate in the fight
against aids.
In Starbucks case, they affirmed their commitment to hiring thousands and
thousands of veterans and immigrants.
Upon reading each of these announcements, via various social media outlets,
I requested that these two companies make a commitment to the blind and low
vision.
To Apple, I asked that they play a more active role in research that will
bring, eyesight, (in quote marks) to the blind and low vision.
To Starbucks, I asked that they commit to a policy of hiring blind and low
vision employees, where reasonably possible.
I am posting this to the list in order to ask those of you with social media
accounts to make similar requests of these and any other companies that
boast of their commitments to investing in any particular demographic.
We must begin to directly advocate for ourselves, as visually impaired
people, if major change is ever going to occur and we must do it on the
global stage so that our sighted counterparts will know that we are here and
that we matter.
The Gospel According to Mark, Chapter 2017.2.1.1.A. (smile)
Mark
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