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MegaPlatinum Forums Index -> Government, Law, the Military, and You Author Message Alaska Friedalive Field Reporter Joined: Jun 21, 2008 Posts: 80692 Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:45 pm Koppell slaps Savino on the vision thing Bronx Councilman Oliver Koppell is calling on Staten Island state Sen. Diane Savino to retract her recent comments saying that Gov. Paterson's job performance is "hindered" by his blindness. "It is unfair and inappropriate to imply that the Governor is limited in his ability to serve because of his visual impairment, as Senator Savino has done," said Koppell, who chairs the council's Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Disability Services, in a news release. He noted that it would be it would be illegal for an employer to discriminate against an executive based on visual disability. "Senator Savino's statement may discourage employers from hiring people with blindness or low vision and discourage young people with vision impairments from pursuing various professions," he said. "This is deeply regrettable." Full statement after the jump. Publish Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:37:28 -0500 Read more... Source: The Daily Politics blog comments powered by Disqus

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