Paul said:
>I missed "Paralyzing Fear" when it aired in San Francisco, so I can't
>comment on the content of the film. ... In 1994 I was approached by the
>producer, Nina Seavey, Director of George Washington University's Center
>for History in the Media, about serving on the film's advisory panel. I
>expressed two concerns. I told her that it was imperative that she
>include people with disabilities in key paid positions on the project. I
>also offered suggestions about the content of the film. I wrote a letter
>of support (appended below) to help her get funded.
> ... After she got her
>initial grant, she discontinued communicating with me. Those of you who
>saw the program can decide whether or not she responded to my suggestions
>about content.
>
>Paul Longmore
Frankly, Paul, your wide-eyed confession about not having seen the program
is almost too good to be true. I was willing to view "Paralyzing Fear" as
simply naive history, unconsciously echoing the bigotry of the Old Days,
after I first saw it.
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