Cellphones, TV must be more accessible to blind, deaf: CRTC

Foxrac said:
There's some Americans (in US) are very unfriendly to deaf people, I had been experience like that and Canada isn't alone.

It's good news about government take action to give more accessible for deaf and hard of hearing people.
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Heh. The thing is, Canadians still have a welfare mentality toward people they consider as disabled. Meaning that people should be grateful for what they have and be quiet. So, they are not really as rude as the Americans are from what I have seen. Canadians honestly think the Deaf and Blind should shut up and be grateful for whatever pension they are collecting.

Now... if only CTRC will allow more competitions in the market. Kinda tired of having to choose between Rogers, Bell and Telus and often having no option other than "pay or don't pay" for options that are not available to more than one company.
 
souggy said:
Heh. The thing is, Canadians still have a welfare mentality toward people they consider as disabled. Meaning that people should be grateful for what they have and be quiet. So, they are not really as rude as the Americans are from what I have seen. Canadians honestly think the Deaf and Blind should shut up and be grateful for whatever pension they are collecting.
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Ain't that the truth?

Even though I'm just deaf instead of being both deaf and blind, I know where you are coming from.
 
souggy said:
Yep, the first question I get in a job interview is "why are you not on welfare?" :shock:
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I didnt realize the mentality is like that in Canada...wow, I was so ignorant thinking it was better up there.
 
shel90 said:
I didnt realize the mentality is like that in Canada...wow, I was so ignorant thinking it was better up there.
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Well, I try to keep in mind that a lot of the time the ignorance projected by the so-called "abled" people is just due to lack of exposure and "disabled" people shying away from being in public. Usually I try to keep the deaf and blind away from the term "disabled," but I am deliberately painting all of them with the same brush in this context.

Luckily, most of the positive people in my life rocked, but that's only because I am following in the footsteps of those that prove the myths wrong. If anything, it just show how crucial it is to be on our best behaviour, meaning no militant ideology, and get out there and show them what we can do.
 
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