Oh, lord, when I was younger I cannot tell you how many news articles were written and never was I consulted and generally I was always surprised by comments made in them.
A high school class once asked me if there were "dirty" books in braille this was around 1970, so I said that no there were not. The article they printed in the school newspaper said I wanted to read dirty books in braille which was not at all what I had said. When we read that my friends and I were rather shocked. Rose Combs [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Laura Wolk Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 5:32 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Friendly comments: "Jeopardy" article I know i'm joining in on a slightly off topic thread here, but Beth, in the first case, I have been the subject of a few newspaper articles, Etc, and not once was I presented with the material beforehand, nor were my parents (assuming that perhaps it had to do with the fact that I was under 18.) Secondly, yes, Braille may be confusing to some, as may print. But do you think you'd ever read in a mainstream article about how confusing the ABC's ar? Yes, we shouldn't generalize in either the negative (Braille is confusing) OR the positive (Braille is not confusing), so the best solution would be not to generalize at all, and, as a reporter, to keep your opinion out of it by using such a loaded word as "confusing". That word obviously implies that she, at least, believes Braille to be confusing, and does not imply at all that perhaps only Karri thought it so. My two cents, Laura ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
