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From: Ted.Young@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Ted Young)
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Subject: Re: Emergency Exits
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Date: 20 Jul 90 20:23:28 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Yes, but there are two major considerations.  1.  The Berlin wall was 
constructed against the common will of the people. and 2.  The ideology 
that caused the wall to come down was itself crumbling.  
Unfortunately, beliefs myths and misconceptions about blindness are 
deeply held by most people themselves and people do not change long 
deeply held beliefs without some need to do so.  Other minorities have 
long known that asking people to change or, indeed, trying to educate 
people concerning the need to change, does not work.  Unfortunately, 
confrontation is the only method I know of that causes people to see 
the need to change, and most people will not change without seeing the 
need to do so.
Ted Young

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