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From: ckrugman
Date: Mon, Nov 05 2012 4:18AM
Subject: Invisible Made Visible - This American Life Podcast
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again am going through old posts. This podcasts has created quite a bit of
controversy in the blind community and I understand that there have been
some efforts made by NGFB about portraying blind people in a light that
shows a greater degree of competency. Concerns have been raised about its
reinforcement of negative stereotypes of blind people and their ability to
overcome their disability. This has applied to several of their podcasts.
Chuck
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> Thought the list would enjoy act 1 of this podcast:
> http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/464/invisible-made-visible#radio-episode-464
>
> Just navigate to the Play link for the flash player that opens in a new
> window or directly below that is a Free MP3 link which will either open a
> new tab and play directly in your browser or the mp3 will be downloaded to
> your computer depending on how you have things setup.
>
> Very funny and heart-felt! Enjoy!
> > >

From: JP Isaac
Date: Mon, Nov 05 2012 7:07AM
Subject: Re: Invisible Made Visible - This American Life Podcast
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Chuck and all,

Yes, this is interesting. I've heard Ryan on a couple of episodes of This
American Life as well as the CBC show Wiretap.

To me, having more people like him whether portraying competence or
incompetnce is helpful because it makes people with disabilities seem more
real and present; people who you may encounter in an average day. This
presence helps to make the argument for accessibility as a basic right
stronger.

Best,

== J