From Newsday, New York Daily News, and UPI:

Speaking to a group of disability advocates, New York Gov. David Paterson said he faces “degrading” attacks because he is blind.

Paterson said ridicule of his blindness by actors and commentators reflects a growing hostility toward people with visual impairments.

“Anything I did got associated with the fact that I do have visual impairment,” he said during a speech before the state chapter of the National Federation of the Blind. “That’s an insult.”

… Paterson said he can take the shots, noting that unlike 70% of blind people nationally, “I have a job and I will be keeping my job for four more years.”

But the attacks on him could influence how others, particularly potential employers, view everyday blind people.

(New York Daily News photo)

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