Mike Tyson and the NFB

BANG. BITE. RIP. SPIT.

Fighting for the WBA Heavyweight Title in 1997 against Evander Holyfield, feeling desperate knowing his winning days were over, Mike Tyson bit Holyfield’s ear assuring a boxing legacy best described as bazaar.

Like Tyson, the National Federation for the Blind (NFB) is feeling desperate as its 20 plus year hold on the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Commissioner post is slipping away. With their own gnashing of teeth, some NFB members that fed from the RSA trough for years have filed suit claiming discrimination because five of the 66 RSA staff being laid off are blind.

Rumor has it that RSA regional staff without disabilities are considering suing as well claiming discrimination because after working at RSA they are perceived to have a disability.

People with disabilities witnessing the RSA theater, wish that RSA staff would have advocated with equal vigor for their interest.