Equal Rights for Blind Americans? Author Says We’re not There Yet

As a member of various blindness, advocacy and guide dog organizations, it’s not uncommon to come across a request from a college student to take a survey on blindness, and I’m always happy to participate. Rarely, however, (in fact, never) have I run across one with the depth of thought displayed by Drexel student Nora Goldberg. If you’re blind or visually impaired, Nora would appreciate your thoughts, and she has offline options, though this form is accessible. Act soon, though, her assignment’s due the end of this week. http://goo.gl/UBHm7x

One of Nora’s questions is: “Do you feel as though you have the same rights, privileges and freedoms as people who are sighted? Please explain.” This one really pushed my buttons. No one ever asked me that. The answer is no, and the explanation took me all afternoon. So, at the risk of revealing too much about my inner psyche, I…

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Patty L. Fletcher lives in Kingsport Tennessee where she works full time as a Writer with the goal of bridging the great chasm which separates the disAbled from the non-disAbled. And as a Social Media Promotional Assistant. She is the owner and creator of Tell-It-To-The-World Marketing (Author, Blogger Business Assist), and is the published author of two books, Campbell’s Rambles: How a Seeing Eye Dog Retrieved My Life and Bubba Tails From the Puppy Nursery At The Seeing Eye: Volume One. She can also be found in two anthologies which are, December Awethology Light And A Treasure Chest of Children’s Tales. See her latest book, Pathway to Freedom Broken and Healed: How a Seeing Eye Dog Retrieved My Life Second Edition in eBook and Paperback at: https://www.amazon.com/Patty-L.-Fletcher/e/B00Q9I7RWG Find it in various accessible formats: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/PattyFletcher See her Facebook business page: https://www.facebook.com/tellittotheworld/ Patty loves receiving feedback about her work. So, drop her a line any time at: patty.volunteer1@gmail.com

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4 Responses to Equal Rights for Blind Americans? Author Says We’re not There Yet

Donna W. Hill says:

June 3, 2019 at 6:53 pm

Patty, thanks for sharing this with your followers. Just a heads-up to the readers, the survey referred to in this post is closed. Hope you enjoy the thoughts it generated in me.

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- Patty says:
  
  June 3, 2019 at 7:43 pm
  
  Thanks Donna.
  
  I figured it was but the content was what I was after.
  
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  - Donna W. Hill says:
    
    June 3, 2019 at 7:54 pm
    
    Yes, I definitely think it holds up. I just didn’t want to confuse anyone.
    
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  - Patty says:
    
    June 3, 2019 at 8:54 pm
    
    Good deal.
    
    Always a good idea to be clear about stuff.
    
    A great article none the less.
    
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