Old-school news, just in time
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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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 …
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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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, …
by Kevin Burton A legally blind Florida man who was falsely arrested Oct. 31 just for carrying his cane is filing a suit against the local government. James Hodges was stopped for questioning, then arrested after Columbia County Sheriff’s deputies mistook a folded cane he was carrying in his back pocket, for a …
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 …
by Kevin Burton If I ever go back to London, I know where I am not staying. The Premier Inn in North London ejected a blind woman, her partner and her guide dog, saying the woman “didn’t look blind,” according to published reports. My information comes from reporter Jessica Frank-Keyes, writing …
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