heheh. hey tony, thats one hell of a pet peeve. :) yeah, you use the groups about the same way I do. they are supposed to be representing us, aren't they?
-eric On Aug 25, 2016, at 3:26 PM, Tony wrote: > Thank you for giving me the opportunity to point out the arrogance of people > like you who only want to condemn those of us who champion different causes. > > Last week I was trying to select a funeral home to plan for my wife’s > upcoming demise. One of the sites had less than adequate accessibility. I > took the time to send them a not-so-nice complaint and request for the > missing information. > > Within an hour I had the requested information despite that they would have > been justified to blow off my message because of the way it was worded. It > was not crude, it was not screaming, but was not flattering. > > When I visited them today, after we had completed our business, the owner > told me he had immediately contacted the company who maintains his site and > it was corrected the next day. > > Unless NFB has changed their stance on guide dogs in the last fifteen years, > I would have to be suspicious of their attack on any dog school. At that > time it was cane all the way. People that took a dog to their office had to > leave it chained in the reception area. I know one person who had his dog > removed from the building while he was talking to someone in another office. > > I recently contacted NFB, ACB, and AFB for assistance when the state took my > grandchildren out of my home and said I could have them back when I cured my > blindness. NFB sent information and called multiple times. AFB sent > information. I am still waiting to hear from ACB, not. > > Does that change my opinion of the groups? No. I touched a sensitive spot > with NFB. ACB may not be active in that area, the person responsible for > that area may have been on vacation, or that position may be vacant. I did > not need, or expect top quality assistance from each group. I got what I > needed. Next time it may be from ACB. > > I have personally assisted a number of people, including small children > obtain Social Security benefits. I have assisted disabled servicemen and > women obtain their Veteran’s compensation benefits. My wife and I have > assisted many to locate and obtain needed medical assistance. > > Does that mean I am better than others on this list? I think not. I may > have more education than some, more experience than some, or more > opportunities to serve than some. I have observed many blind people on these > lists provide hours helping others. I know without a doubt that many provide > valuable and needed assistance in ways that you and I will never know. > > This does not make us better than you or worse than you. It may mean we are > more observant and seize more small opportunities to be of assistance. > Sometimes this includes being politely critical of people and groups that > appear to follow a narrow course in their advocacy while claiming to be > concerned on all fronts. > > I have stated my opinion on the underlying subject of this thread in other > places. Again thank you for the opportunity to get this pet peeve off my > chest. > > Tony > > On Aug 25, 2016, at 9:08 AM, Mário Navarro <[email protected]> wrote: > > you are of those only has intelligence to criticize what others do for you > ... > You should criticize less and work more for the cause of the blind and > accessibility. > instead, you are those who are always waiting for others to do for you. > NFB never done anything for you? > read this and learn. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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