by Kevin Burton You pays your money, you takes your chances. If we’re being honest, is that not a suitable tagline for the post-national United States? Isn’t that phrase a lot more indicative of the American experience than say “land of the free, home of the brave?” Now that phrase is …
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Discrimination By The Slice At Papa John’s
by Kevin Burton Papa John’s Pizza is being sued by the federal government for employment discrimination against a blind man, according to published accounts. This story has been widely reported. Much of my information comes from a story by Michael E. Kanell in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Thought I would mention this …
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A New Take On Taxis And Guide Dogs
If you are blind and use a guide dog for travel, this story is all too familiar to you. This comes from Calgary, Alberta, courtesy CBC News. “A Calgary cab company has fined and temporarily suspended one of its drivers for refusing to give a ride this week to a blind woman …
Russian Reporter Jailed For Telling The Truth
Maria Ponomarenko has my respect, my admiration and full attention. Last March the Russian Air Force bombed a Ukrainian theatre in the town of Mariupol, with 1,200 civilians inside. The Russian defense ministry denied the attack. Ponomarenko, a 44-year-old Russian journalist, told the truth about it in a social media post. This is …
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Suit Alleges Discrimination By Blind Agency
by Kevin Burton Some of the government and non-profit agencies which ostensibly serve the blind, really don’t. If I said these agencies had “blind spots” that would be a clever play on words. But many of them are willfully blind, no blind spot about it. What you often see is an agency …
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Blind BBC Reporter Gets Best Of Mugger
by Kevin Burton A blind BBC reporter, retrieved his cell phone from a mugger and restrained the assailant until help arrived, multiple sources reported in late December. “Wrong blind person, wrong day,” said Sean Dilley, a blind news reporter and project lead for the BBC’s Reframing Disability program. Dilley was taking a …
More Discrimination Against The Blind
by Kevin Burton Today, two stories about blind people standing up for their rights, one of a pending lawsuit, one of a successful suit in Ohio. I’m happy to see blind people demanding their rights, but sad that we should have to go to such lengths to get the right to lead basic, …
Blind Man Arrested For Wrong “Crime”
by Kevin Burton Blind people: use your canes! Or else, say police in Columbia County, Florida. Two Sheriff’s deputies have been suspended after they arrested 61-year-old James Hodges for “resisting arrest.” Hodges, who is legally blind was carrying a folded cane in his back pocket. One of the deputies mistook the cane …
First Date Leads To Second Date, In Court
by Kevin Burton The first date sets a tone, a pattern for, in the moment, who knows what. On that first stroll down Love Boulevard, there is hope and exploration. “Dating is about finding out who you are and who others are,” said clinical psychologist and author Henry Cloud. “If you show …
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How To Protect Your Personal Data
by Kevin Burton The battle for access to your personal information is being waged daily, as you go about your business. How is the battle going? “Just 12 percent of Americans and 9 percent of social media users report a ‘very high level of confidence’ that the government and tech companies can keep …
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