[blindlaw] Pimp My Cane

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

Where safety and recognition is concerned I fail to understand the rationale 
of deviating from the accepted standards. This is the equivalent of a local 
government deciding to develop its own colors of a system for traffic signal 
lights. There is nno point in making a fashion statement using a recognized 
symbol.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark BurningHawk" <stone_troll at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Pimp My Cane


> I'm following this thread, and I know a large percentage of the folks 
> here are NFB members; I personally a not, nor any organization, for  that 
> matter.  I find a bit of hypocrisy in this discussion:  First the  NFB 
> rails against things like audible cross walk signals and so on,  claiming 
> that the blind don't need them, that it's not what the blind  "want," 
> whatever.  Same with identifiable currency.  Now, however, I  hear a bunch 
> of the same people saying, in effect, "I want to carry a  symbol of 
> blindness! I want to proclaim my blindness to everyone so  that they can 
> alter their behaviors appropriately in recognition of  the fact that I'm 
> blind!"  I should think the true spirit of the NFB  might be to use a 
> black cane and give no indication whatsoever of  blindness, except on a 
> purely voluntary basis.  I just don't  understand this.
>
> Mark BurningHawk
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> Namaste!
>
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