[blindlaw] job discrimination

[Mark BurningHawk]

I have neer understood the relationship that seems to exist in the  
minds of sighted people between blindness and needing preferential  
seating.  Mere blindness alone would not cause any such need, that I  
can figure out, but another disability that affects walking, balance  
or whatever might.  Why must a blind person sit in a certain area of a  
theater, or board a plane first, or not sit in an exit row?  If the  
argument is, "It will take you longer to find your seat because you  
can't see," that's plainly absurd, as anyone who's observed someone  
trying to find their car in a parking garage will attest to.  So, why  
am I bombarded with requests that I stick out like a sore thumb by not  
only having someone lead me about by the hand, but also having that  
someone make sure I'm all safe in my special little seat?  What gives?