And we have an Apartment to clean, one, that is dirty,
But,its not too bad,
And a long Conversation, Darrell and Mom had.
First, she called, because she made and purchased our flight Reservations,
This, we much, do appreciate,
Though, those two, got into a debate,
And I did some, let those two, do most of the talking, long they did chat,
In his office chair,Darrell, for two hours sat,
Discussing accessability and what more, should and could be done,
How the two major consumer blindness organizations are run,
What they don't do,
And what, we can do too,
To improve our cause,
At times, I had to pause,
Found myself, becoming exhasperated,
And, they, still on the phone debated,
Expressed their view about business and politics,
Darrell says, pretty well, the conversation did go,
And I was listening to Radio Rick's show,
But, then, turned on the XM Radio,
However, I perceived it to be intense, and this type of discussion we
often do have , when we discuss our jobs, and the struggles we have as
blind people, as a couple and a community,
We try to help them to understand, to see,
What we go through,
And , they, express, their point of view,
As someone who has sight,
Noone person,is totally right,
And guess, we will never fully comprehend, see eye to eye?
These issues are large in size,
And there are many, overwhelming, it can be,
So much more ,we can do, Both The NFB and ACB.
Darrell,is a hard core advocate, but, a few, cannot do it all,, there
will still be obstacles in our path,in our way,
Its should be all, everyone,working towards, the same goal each day,
We all have to work together, if more will get done,
Before we truly have won,
Life has improved for the better, an Technology is progressing at an
usually fast pace,
We need to stayin the race,
And compete with the sighted, Challenging it is indeed,
Assistance, from Everyone, we do need,
From not just the blind but the sighted as well,
Its not just about, cool accessable products to sell,
That will enhance our lives every day,
The issues are not clear, its gray,
Not black and white,
And here, this is why I write.
Its, about having independence and being able to contribute in the world
today,
To be able to work and play,
Just like the rest.
Without having to worry, whether we will be let go, unemployed struggling to
pay bills ,or worse,on the street,
Its much more difficult when one is disabled,not as easy, for him or her,
to get back on their feet,
There is a 75 % unemployment rate ,this is true,
Does that surprise you?
That, statistic is a fact,
This is due to many reasons, alternative skills, some blind people do
lack,
And of course, there is discrimination, but many stay home and collect
Social security, SSDI or SSI,
Because, they don't have as much of an insentive to work, that is why,
They lose their health benefits and more,its quite complicated,
They debated,
And agree, perhaps, the media, should be involved before, we will see any
real change which we plan to do,
And unfortunately, this KDd, needs to be through,,
I have housework to do,
Its now, 3 in the afternoon,
The day will be over soon.
And I could be writing all day long, stating all the issues there are
numerous, you know?
But, as said, I do need to go,
And want to get things done and for my mood to improve I am a little
grouchy, just a tad, lol
And would like to know, the day you had?
We will be flying to Boston on December 20 leaving 4;10,late in the
afternoon , arriving there, close to 11 o'clock at night,
It is a long flight, about 6 or 7 hours,
Hope there is snow, not rain showers,
And on time, hope the plane from Phoenix will depart,
And going to do housework now, and then, read more Dark River's of the
heart,
And, then, listen To Deb do her country show, and we have to plan ours, yes,
Monday, is soon here, great music we will play,
For now, have a great day.
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