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NFB-TALK Digest             07 Mar 98 19:00:01 -0800
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          Explanation of the name and purpose of the Blink Link company
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Date: Sat, 07 Mar 1998 11:06:56 -0700
From: empower@smart.net
Subject: Explanation of the name and purpose of the Blink Link company
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From: STAN PHILLIPS 
Subject: interesting observation!
To: blindlaw@NFBnet.org (Multiple recipients of NFBnet BlindLaw Mailing List)
Mr. Steve Hurd,
Secretary Bonnie, on behalf of Mr. Phillips;  Who is out of Town with an
exploited child case he is working on.
I have read your messages as exchanged by and between yourself and Bill
Reif;  For which Mr. Phillips, has instructed me to transmitt the following:
Gentlemen, I find these messages regarding the name "Blink Link
Tele-Communication Corporation," to in all honesty have used the time and
energy of two who appear to be rather wise Gentlemen defending an issue
that I believe need not have so much of your valueable time.
I would as The Founder of Blink Link Tele-Communications Corporation, give
the facts of how this business named actually came about.
By way of background, I being a totally blind person and not liking the
treatment being given me at my public high school, did in 1971, walk out
for good.  I proceeded to enroll in adult continuing education at a
community college, graduated on time, thereafter finished my four year
degree at California State, then three more years in law school.  Because I
had dropped out of high school, I got no aid from any government or charity
entities whatsoever.  I bit the dust more times than I care to remember.
Thereafter I have by the grace of GOD enjoyed much success in the business
banking profession.  Here today I am able to retire from my law practice
and give this worthy enterprise all my best;  Not only abilities, but
substantial financial resources.
OK now that I have told you where I am coming from, I would like to tell
you where I am going and why:
I was just a couple of months ago granted one of a few telecommunications
licenses being offered by The F. C. C.  I gave a great deal of thought to
simply taking one of the rather desirable offers made to me by a couple of
the major phone companies and walk with my profits.  However I spent allot
of time just thinking about how this might better help some people enjoy
the blessing of GOD as I have.  As I thought back on my life I said to
myself, remember those blind students you left behind in that "special
education class?"  That made me decide I was going to search out a few
visually impaired people who have enough going for themselves without being
mad at the World to give an opportunity for success.  I had zero contact
with other blind persons in some twenty five plus years.  Actually I had no
idea how I was going to find these blind people to help me enjoy this
blessing from GOD.  So while I was running that through my mind, I
contacted an advertising agency in Chicago, and a survey company in New
York.  I told them I wanted to start a new telecommunications company, and
to find me a name for the business.  Neither of them knew me, nor had they
ever met me.  Furthermore I did not even tell them I was blind.  I simply
paid them twenty thousand dollars to telephone survey one thousand people
and interview some professionals in the long distance phone company
business.  Frankly, I myself had never known the term "blink" was
associated with visually impaired people;  And I am certain blind people
were the furthest thing from the minds of any of the several people working
in both Companies.  After a great deal of research in the public market
place they came up with the idea of "making a connection in a blink of any
eye, link up and save money with your long distance."  In need of making a
business name short and that could be associated with that marketing fraze
we all mutually agreed upon "Blink Link Tele-Communications Corporation."
I proceeded to file my identity documents with The Federal Government, as
well as articles of incorporation with The State Department of Commerce.
Once I was ready to go, I then started to search out some visually impaired
people.  I knew there could never be any financial contribution by them, so
I together with a couple of my Clients who own an off shore Bank, invested
the joint venture capital needed.  I just by a stroke of luck  while buying
my first ever screen reading software and over the phone met my first blind
friend in many years.
As he proceeded initially to put the word out for me in to "The Blind
Community," he in about our third conversation made a rather shocking
statement:  "OK Stan, I got your private name and number going out to a
bunch of blinks."  I said, "What the hell is blinks."  He then proceeded to
inform me of the fact that this  identity tag some blind persons used it.
When I told him that was the name already licensed to the new phone
company, he did not believe me.  I had to send him a photo copy of the
license and he had somebody sighted verify it for himself.
So when I hear my honorable Associates trying to defend the name, it makes
me sad and also reminds me of the blind persons I left behind so long ago.
If the word "blink" appearing in a business name is offensive, then I refer
you to a copy of The A. T. and T. yellow pages for toll free business
listing.  According to my Secretary just this evening, there are nineteen
pages of business in the alpha section which start with the word blink, and
GOD only knows how many others have the word blink in their names otherwise.
To relate a verb such as "blink" to an offensive nick name like "nigar" I
find obserd.  Also to have a sighted person make such a statement calling a
blind person a "blink" I find rather remarkable.  I am myself blind and in
twenty eight of my years of being blind, I never knew that untill just two
months ago.  Further, when in a telephone survey by a very respected survey
company calling one thousand people did they not have it come up?  Frankly
the fact of the matter is, most of the real World associates the word
"blink" as a rapid eye movement or opening and closing of a lens.
My choice of the words "Blink Link" was in no way connected to blind
persons.  I did not just give all that money away to the advertising agency
and survey company;  I took their advise and put it to use.
If anybody thinks for a minute that Blink Link Tele-Communications
Corporation, will be successful serving only visually impaired persons,
think again.  I have a bit more business experience than that.  The fact
is, I intend to enter the long distance telephone market for all users and
honestly believe I have a name that the sighted World will relate to just
as I want them to;  A fast hook up to quality long distance service at a
competative rate.
Now I believe if those few people who were objecting to my use of "Blink"
were to look at my business from a reasonable and fair view, I believe you
will agree that I made a good business choice.  If you sincerely believe
visually impaired people have been denied opportunities, then why now when
the once in a nearly life time the chance comes along for them without
having a penny to invest get to become owners of a license that already is
worth millions, why not enjoy the blessing from GOD?
In closing Gentlemen, I want to thank you for helping me remember how those
blind students were I was a part of so many years ago.  I am grateful to
GOD that HE let me escape having nothing to do but find things to complain
about or bad mouth HIS blessings to another person.  I would like to offer
as food for your thoughts:  Leave behind the negative and live the
posative.  I actually learned braille with Stevey Wonder, and we lived only
a couple of blocks from each other in Detroit as children.  I wonder if his
success had anything to do with not searching for reasons to associate his
blindness with anything else, such as failures and negative issues.  He
once said to me many years later at a dinner in Los Vegus, "Stan I caint
get off on that blind trip.  They spend to much time talking about their
vision when they should be playing drums."  Gentlement, I could not have
agreed with him more;  As that is just what I honestly believe brought me
to the level of success I enjoy;  I left all that behind and live in the
posative world.
Ask yourself this:
What possible difference does it make if I or any of the other thousands of
business use blink in their name?
Actually if I had said something like, "Phones For Blinks," or "Blinks
Serving You," then I might understand somebody saying we are picking on
blind people.
However since that is not true, I rest my case.
End of dictation of Mr. Phillips;
With Bonnie, on behalf of:
Respectfully With Best Regards,
Stan Phillips
phone 1-8 8 8-7 7 6-7 8 2 6
e-mail STANPHILLIPS@WRITEME.COM
May God bless all of us always.
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NFB-TALK Digest             06 Mar 98 19:00:01 -0800
Today's Topics:
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          Reply: Avon Web site?
          Blink Link Offer
          Avon Website Request Reply
          Presidential proclamation on "Save Your Vision Week"
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Date: Thu, 05 Mar 1998 20:33:13 -0600
From: "Renee M. Zelickson  KF4CHY  http://home.hiwaay.net/~reneez" 

Subject: Reply: Avon Web site?
The address for the AVON and other shopping can be found on my web page in
the Gourmetmall.  Go to the following address:
http://home.hiwaay.net/~reneez/gourmetmall.html
you will see the avon there and just click on it.
Ren
Rene M. Zelickson
reneez@hiwaay.net
http://home.hiwaay.net/~reneez
ICQ#  7265031
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Date: Thu, 05 Mar 1998 21:51:54 -0600
From: Jim Ruby 
Subject: Blink Link Offer
                     Blink Link Tele-Communications Corporation
                             FREE E-MAIL FORWARDING			
          Now you can have an address that relates to the blind comunity!
This great e-mail address forwarding is provided free of charge to blind
and visually impaired persons.  If you would like to have an address of
"user@blinklink.net,"  Please send e-mail to email@blinklink.com and
include the following information so we can get your new e-mail address
started.  Alternatively, you may provide this information through our Web
site at http://www.blinklink.com.  Simply choose the "Free E-mail
Forwarding" link, and fill in the form.   
First Name:
Middle Initial:
Last name:
Address number and street:
City:
State or Provence:
Zip mail code:
Country:
Phone with area and country code:
Birth Date, month, day and year:
Internet Provider:
E-mail address:
What name would you like to use at _____@BlinkLink.Net?
Your email address will be in the form (user@blinklink.net.
Please allow up to three business days for your request to be verified and
processed on our network server.  Meanwhile, let all your friends, family
and business associates know about this easy and fast e-mail forwarding
service with a domain address all blind and visually impaired persons can
relate to.
Once your request has been processed, you will receive a short e-mail
confirming your new address is now forwarding.
If you have any difficulties, please submit them to email@BlinkLink.com.
Note, in the use of your new e-mail forwarding address, we have made it
easy as the letters are not case sensative and, therefore, can be upper and
or lower case letters, even mixed.  Also, should you ever move or change
your current local internet provider, you can keep your Blink Link address
simply by sending a change of that information along with your
identification information as above directly to EMail@BlinkLink.com and we
will update your free e-mail address forwarding to your new local services.
We will honor your privacy, which we are certain you will appreciate.  We
do not release your information to any outside entities,  And keep it only
for use by us;  You will not be put on any other list or sold off.
Watch for the grand opening, coming soon, of our exciting new long distance
phone service designed especially for blind and visually impaired persons.
As we complete our research and development, these are but a few of the
great new products and services to be offered, all in a useable form of
braille, large print, cassette tape, voice pick up in bound information
access, pre-paid calling cards, dial one, internet, talking pagers, links
servers, as well as many other high quality services customized for blind
and visually impaired users.  Add your name to our watchlist  by sending
your contact information to Resources@BlinkLink.Com and you will receive
free updates without any obligation.
Thanks for letting us serve you.
Blink Link Tele-Communication Corporation
phone 1- 800- 4 4 1-5 4 6 5
Post Office Box 100
Townville, SC 2 9 6 8 9
through us you will find service is as fast as in the "blink of an eye!"
You will have the best link for tele-communications services.
Blink Link Telecommunications Corp.
P. O. Box 100
Townville SC, 29689
Toll Free: 1-800-441-5465
http://www.blinklink.com
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Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 00:24:51 -0700 (MST)
From: The Pink Wonder 
Subject: Avon Website Request Reply
Hi Judie and others on the list, you can also find Avon's home page by
going to http://www.avon.com.
Kelly
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Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 16:15:23 -0700
From: empower@smart.net
Subject: Presidential proclamation on "Save Your Vision Week"
I was impressed by what this proclamation did not say.  It
avoided the sappy language and metaphors about sight that have
typically accompanied such statements.  Hopefully, this is a sign
of progress in changing what it means to be blind.
Regards,
Jamal
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  Proclamation 7068 of February 26, 1998
 
  Save Your Vision Week, 1998
 
  By the President of the United States of America
 
  A Proclamation
 
  The ability to see is a great treasure; but, as with any
precious possession,
  it is vulnerable to loss--through injury, age, or disease. Men
and women
  whose jobs require them to work with chemicals or machinery are
at increased
  risk of eye injury. Macular degeneration takes a dramatic toll
on the vision
  of people aged 60 and over, causing severe visual impairment
and even
  blindness in its victims. Diseases such as glaucoma, cataract,
and diabetic
  retinopathy can silently steal the vision of their victims
without pain or
  other early symptoms to signal the need for immediate medical
attention.
 
  The greatest defense we have in protecting our eyesight is
early detection
  and treatment. While many Americans receive regular physical
examinations to
  ensure their overall fitness, they often ignore the health of
their eyes.
  Yet, by the time many patients realize their eyesight is
deteriorating, it is
  often too late to restore vision already lost. Even though they
may not be
  experiencing vision problems, Americans should make a dilated
eye examination
  part of their preventive health care routine. A dilated eye
exam can reveal
  early signs of eye disease and make it possible to treat the
affliction and
  preserve vision.
 
  Good eye care is not solely for those who know they are at high
risk for eye
  disease--it is for everyone. Certain types of eye disease tend
to develop
  primarily in children, while others manifest themselves most
often in
  working-age adults or older men and women. By taking good care
of our eyes,
  we can take the important steps to maintain our quality of life
and ensure
  the full enjoyment of all that our world has to offer.
 
  To remind Americans of the importance of protecting their
eyesight, the
  Congress, by joint resolution approved December 30, 1963 (77
Stat. 629; 36
  U.S.C. 169a), has authorized and requested the President to
proclaim the
  first week in March of each year as "Save Your Vision Week."
 
  NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United
States of
  America, do hereby proclaim March 1 through March 7, 1998, as
Save Your
  Vision Week. I urge all Americans to participate by making eye
care and eye
  safety an important part of their lives and to ensure that
dilated eye
  examinations are included in their regular health maintenance
programs. I
  invite eye care professionals, the media, and all public and
private
  organizations dedicated to preserving eyesight to join in
activities that
  will raise awareness of the measures we can take to protect and
sustain our
  vision.
 
  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-sixth day of
  February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and
ninety-eight, and of
  the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-
  second.
 
                                         [signature]
 
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