Re: Do the sighted have a good representation and perception of us?
Particular incidents, from http://www.nfbmd.org/aggregator/sources/1:
Walmart Sued by Blind Maryland Residents over Self-Service Checkout Kiosks: This is a bit much. A bit ridiculous, even. The woman uses a Kiosk, and the person who's helping her requests an extra $40.00, adding that onto her bill. The kiosk doesn't give her any notice about this, nor does it give her spoken information on her total. They only discover this on the receipt. The problem, of course, is that suing Walmart was a bit much. They could've demanded the money back, and if that failed, they could've taken it to the manager or supervisor of the store. Going all the way up to the court system was a bit bullish.
National Federation of the Blind Sues US AbilityOne Commission: Woe. Woe. In this article, the NFB "Alleges Violation of Federal Transparency Laws and Regulations". "The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Maryland, alleges that AbilityOne violated the Administrative Procedure Act and federal grantmaking and contracting laws when it designated the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) as a "central nonprofit agency" (CNA) in the AbilityOne program and signed a long-term agreement with AFB. The Administrative Procedure Act requires federal agencies to give public notice and an opportunity for public comment before making changes to their programs and the requirements for federal grants and contracts require competitive procedures to ensure the most qualified bidders are able to apply." This seems like the NFB, again, digging their nose where it doesn't belong. Its another form of the NFB attempting to, yet again, impose their opinions and rules on others (the AFB) whether the AFB likes it or not. The NFB has done this with talking microwaves and other incidents regarding love notes that parents could get for their children with candy and other goods. The NFB partnered with a company to make these little recording boxes that let the parents record love notes to their children. (I wonder if they considered that the children that these notes were meant for, children under the age of six, could kill themselves by chewing and biting it because they don't know any better at that age.) I can't find the source for that one, though Blind Cool Tech did have it at one point.
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