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When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine. BLINDNESS, starring Academy Award-nominee Julianne Moore, Gael García Bernal, Mark Ruffalo, Sandra Oh and Danny Glover, is a psychological thriller about the fragility of mankind. Adapted from Nobel Laureate José Saramagos masterwork. Directed by Academy Award-nominee Fernando Meirelles (City of God) from a screenplay by Don McKellar

Question by J: Can I file a lawsuit under ADA?
I was fired a few months ago. In my termination letter, under the heading of “Misconduct” was listed “functional impairment”. My employer told me he had several witnesses who saw me go unresponsive/semi-unconscious with eyes rolling back into my head. They witnessed bouts of poor balance and one person claimed I slobbered my pizza all over my shirt. (I am not kidding.) There was no allegation of illegal substance abuse. My employer acknowledged I was either ill or was suffering, perhaps, from the side effects of legal meds. I was under the treatment of a physician for what the physician labeled work-related burn-out – exhaustion, insomnia, anxiety. These people who witnessed me zone out never told me what they saw, never called for medical help when it supposedly happened, and didn’t even alert my wife who they know and works literally down the hall. In fact, I didn’t know about these episodes until it came up in my termination meeting. My former boss acknowledges I had health problems and has never really explained why he would have listed my health under “misconduct”. He did not claim my health was getting in the way of my job performance. The couple of other items in my termination letter were very minor. I have had a spotless employment record for 25 years in my profession. I was utterly shocked. Does it sound like I might have grounds for an ADA lawsuit? I have never heard of listing one’s health problems as “misconduct” in a termination when no claim has been made that their health interfered with his/her job. How can legitimate health problems be misconduct. Finally, he said I lied by not acknowledging these episodes. I literally had no idea these episodes ever happened, if they really did.

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Answer by whitefangz1
First, you need your doctor to confirm that your behavior was caused by a medical condition or lawful medication. If you ultimately have a valid medical condition that caused such behavior, and if this behavior was the proximate cause of your termination and your employer knew that it was a medical condition, then you would have a case.

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Question by carlita: what would be a good thesis statement for a research paper on “down syndrome”?
i need help on that..anyone, please!

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Answer by TruthB
Down Syndrome: Education and proper care improves quality of life.

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Question by Mike C: what is “wheelchair” in tagalog/Filipino?(and please, don’t say “silyang di-gulong” or “upuang de gulong”)?
“silyang de-gulong” or “upuang de-gulong” are more akin to wheeled computer chairs than wheelchairs, as in those used by differently-abled people.

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Answer by Erik Van Thienen
“There is no word for “wheelchair” as such, therefore you’d have to break it down into use. Thus “silya para di-makalakad” or “chair for one who can’t walk” is how you’d call it.”

http://www.amazon.com/review/R6N1KGR8M40BF/ref=cm_cr_dp_cmt?%5Fencoding=UTF8&ASIN=0804819629&nodeID=283155#wasThisHelpful

The Tagalog Dictionary at bansa.org says : “salumpo”

http://www.bansa.org/dictionaries/tgl/?type=search&data=salumpo

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Question by LucyWillow0607: Does anyone have ideas about the concept of “blindness” in Hemmingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants”?
My English assignment was to read the story “Hills Like White Elephants”, and I absolutely loved it. But then, my prof told us to write a two page essay on the “blindness” in the story, and I can’t really think of any solid theories to discuss on that concept. Does any have any ideas? I really need help!! Thank you!

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Answer by Echolalia
You could say that the man (what was his name? it may not have been given) is blind.
The women (forgot her name too) points out all these things going on in the scenery, but he doesn’t see it. The best example is the hills that she sees as white elephants, which he really points out that he doesn’t see.
THe hill that look like white elephants could represent the baby that she is having (it seems she is pregnant and they, especially the man, are getting an abortion).
A white elephant is a gift that it beautiful, and sacred, and precious. However, since the gift is so sacred and special, it is something you can’t get rid of, no matter how bothersome it is. Jig (is that her?) may feel that way about the baby and sees it reflected in the scenery. The man does not see this, he is blind to her potential love for the baby. He is blind to how precious and sacred the baby, and its life, is.
He also seems blind to how upset she seems to be about the situation, thinking she is more nervous about the operation than anything, saying it will just be “letting air in” and nothing else.
Jig herself is also blind. She hopes that they will be happy again after she gets the abortion, even though they are having problems and everything in the story points to the fact that they will never be the same after this. If she keeps the baby everything will change (as the man sees it; he may leave her). If she gets the abortion there seems to be indication, from her behavior and from the foreboding imagery of the scenery, that things will never be the same again between them and she will suffer either way.

BY the foreboding imagery of the scenery (you may not need to mention it) I mean that the area around the station where they are sitting seems to reflect their situation. THere are the white hills (the baby), fertile fields (her), yet there is also dry, arid land. Jig also notices a dark cloud, I believe, which could be foreshadowing either something good (rain=fertility; the baby) or bad (dark clouds are seen as ominous, and she says it looks threatening or something, so it could indicate the abortion).

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Question by imuneekru: Can anyone describe what “night blindness” is like?
Can anyone describe to me what “night blindness” is like? I know it’s caused by lack of Vitamin A. (I’m writing a novel, so I am trying to find more of a firsthand description than I can find in medical journals).

How dark does it have to be to where you can’t see?

When did you notice something was wrong?

To what extent is it reversible? If so, how long does it take to start clearing up?

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Answer by deogee
I have night blondness. Its terrible. Even if is just starting to get dark it effects how far away things look also when cars are coming from the other way the lights blind you. I was young and when my mom used to take us to the skating rink or something and drop us off she used to hate to pick us up at night beacuse of the same thing. I didnt understand until I got older and suffer from the same thing. I did get some new glasses this year that have antireflective lenses that really seem to help alot though. Its not reversible.

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The woman who portrayed a character with Down Syndrome on the Fox animated comedy “Family Guy,” enraging Sarah Palin, actually has Down Syndrome and says the former Alaska Governor needs to lighten up. (Feb. 19)
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Wheelchair dance competition in Europe.
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Aaron Fotheringham July 13, 2006 at Woodward West in California. I have the video because my son Alex is in the last 2 frames of the shot ….. Thanks Aaron

Question by Nate D: DUI vs DWI: Dot the I’s?
Thought it was always Driving Under the Influence and Driving While Intoxicated. DUI for suspicion of drug use and DWI for drunks. I recently heard the term “Impaired”. Having driven several times with a missing contact lens, I started thinking of numerous “Impairments”. Is that a valid charge that carries a similar sentence as drunk driving? If the I does stand for Impaired, what are examples?

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Answer by Poppy
The main thing they are talking about is folks that are driving while high from either legal or illegal drugs.

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Question by ebonii_cuteee: What is that legal term that is similar to “Willful Blindness”?
… or is that it?

When someone goes about doing something they fully know is what they should NOT be doing…. but when confronted, they claim/pretend that they didn’t know it was considered something wrong (even though common sense would tell you it is wrong – - pretend ignorance.)

The significance between this and ‘Willful blindness’ seem a bit different… maybe not?

Can you offer any help? I need have a feeling I may find myself in a confrontation some time soon, and I need the terminology .

Thanks.

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Answer by don c
its called—- BEING IN THE WRIGHT PLACE

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