From: David Andrews 
Subject: Re: MR. MAGOO CONCERNS
Your coment about NFB not having the power any more to help with jobs or
technology is laughable and petty.  We registered just under 3350 people at
our most recent convention and are undoubtedly the strongest force in the
blindness field.
You can get involved, if you disagree instead of taking pot shots from the
sidelines.
While it is a difficult situation, the portrayal of visually impaired
persons by Mr. Magoo isn't something that does any of us any good.  He is
bumbling and incompatent, and his only solution is to see again.
What is to be done, or how effective it is are complex matters.  However,
would you have us do nothing, and us is all of us as blind people, this
effects you too.
Part of the problem with jobs is people's attitudes about blindness.  My
boss wouldn't hire a Mr. Magoo, and that is the only visually impaired
person many people know.
David Andrews
On 1997-07-07 NFB-Talk@NFBnet.org said:
 SK>I guess the nfb doesn't have the power anymore to work tord jobs,
 SK>or technology. so they have to gripe about something  so people
 SK>will think they are doing something.
 SK>no matter how silly it is.
 SK>i just wish they would find something they can win, instead of
 SK>something they will surely fail on.
 SK>it seems like it would be like me.
 SK>apposing  coke or someething, they disney has enough money to drown
 SK>the nfb. At 01:37 PM 7/7/97 -0700, you wrote:
 SK>>Christine,
 SK>>In my opinion, I think using the media is the best option.  We get
 SK>>our message out to the press and we atleast increase the awareness
 SK>>of Mr. Magoo's poor resemblence to the blind.  If Disney still
 SK>>puts the movie out, at least the public may have an awareness why
 SK>we disagree with them. >
 SK>>I don't believe this is the only thing we should do, but I'm not
 SK>>sure what else we should do at this point.
 SK>>Later,
 SK>>Keri
 SK>--
 SK>Shawn Keen
 SK>orange@texas.net
 SK>--http://www.eden.com/~orange
 SK>--
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