NYU Online Town Hall: Psychiatric Ransom Notes

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Well, I guess one can't call him a hypocrite at least.

I'm gonna "take a pass" on that one ... for the moment!

... that's for another thread...

I'll have to clear a few days on my calendar for that one!

Perhaps it's just my negative bias of him now, but I don't really like his picture on the NYU site. Something about him... he seems more like a shmoozing business sort than a doctor (not that the two can't obviously occur together).

You are frighteningly perceptive!

You should see the photo-ops of him posing with the NYC/Hollywood glitterati at gold-plated A-list fundraisers! Though, I'd recommend avoiding them until you can view them on an empty stomach

Okay, yeah -- bias. OTOH, his every word and gesture drips with that which further biases me. When necessary, I will remind myself of the subjectivity of my position. But I will not ignore the facts on record.

And they DO speak volumes ...

From my most recent e-mail to our listservs:

Hello all,

Thank you to everyone who joined us in asking important questions at the NYU Child Study Center's Online Town Hall Meeting this past week. A transcript of the session is available here. Unfortunately, the comments of many people with disabilities, family members, professionals and other supporters were not heard. The NYU Child Study Center has announced that they will respond to these statements by e-mail over the course of the next several weeks. We look forward to receiving those communications, as they come in. In addition, we have encouraged the NYU Child Study Center to post all of the comments and questions that were not published during the online town hall on their web site, to ensure open communication of the ideas presented there. The Town Hall was not intended solely to address individual concerns, but to provide an opportunity for NYU to show that it is willing to be accountable to the disability community, whose outrage forced a withdrawal of the Ransom Notes ads this past December. Showing an openness to publish all comments and questions is an important part of that accountability process.

One of our members is working to collect unpublished comments and questions that were sent in during the Online Town Hall but not published. These will be posted online at a date to be determined in the near future. If you attempted to ask a question or make a comment during the NYU Child Study Center's Online Town Hall and were unable to, please e-mail your thoughts to dkmnow@yahoo.com. That member's comments are available here, where he provides further instructions on how to submit your unresponded to questions and comments. We continue to encourage the NYU Child Study Center to provide a full and uncensored airing of the concerns of the disability community on its website and we will keep you informed. Our strength is in our ability to come together as a community. That was what led to our success in ensuring the withdrawal of the previous offensive advertisements, and that will be what will ensure our ability to change the public image of disability for the better. All those who believe in a basic respect for the dignity and humanity of people everywhere have common cause on this important issue.

As always, Nothing About Us, Without Us!

Regards,
Ari Ne'eman
President
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network
1101 15th Street, NW Suite 1212
Washington, DC 20005
http://www.autisticadvocacy.org
732.763.5530

Yeah, I'm glad Ari is advertising the comments collection. Good.

::goes and looks up::

Not finding it...

Huh?

Oh.

um...

just a minute...

Oh, here it is:
http://newyorksocialdiary.com/partypict ... _05_05.php

Scroll down about half way. There are several -- even one with Bob and Suzanne Wright (surprise, surprise), among others. Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless.

"Mr. Burns, you're the richest man I know."

"Ahhh, yesssss -- but I'd trade it all for a little more!"

:-p

OMG, shmooze city!

If I ever get wealthy, somebody stop me from reveling in it please!

::goes and throws up:::