[blindlaw] Pimp My Cane

[Rob Tabor]

Good evening.

Although this thread of conversation began as something quite amuzing and at 
least arguably relevant to questions pertaining to alternately colored or 
multi-colored travel canes and their compliance with white cane laws it has 
evolved into an equally interesting but kokophanous diatribe over how we 
perceive one another and how the world perceives as people with blindness or 
otherwise low vision. In other words, the conversation is drifting far from 
being relevant to a blind lawyers' discussion list for which it is intended. 
I recognize, however, that Dave Anddrews has final judgment on this as list 
owner/moderator. Perhaps someone should start a philosophy of blindness 
discussion list where views like these can be aired and responded to.
Best regards,
Rob Tabor Vice president Douglas county (KS) Chapter NFB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark BurningHawk" <stone_troll at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Pimp My Cane


> Oh cut that out.  I was born blind, too, and I don't have insecurities 
> about injuring someone; I've never been responsible for anyone else's 
> injury that I didn't mean to, so stop making it personal when I'm  trying 
> to keep it general.  Blindness is *NOT* a liability any more  than 
> clumsiness or large feet.  Having bright red hair can e a  distraction 
> which can cause injury to someone who sees it.  I protest  loudly the idea 
> that blind people, especially high-end, intelligent,  lawyer-type blind 
> people accept the fact that they may injure someone  more readily than a 
> sighted person with two left feet might.  When I  see professionals who 
> are blind accepting this shame instead of  actively working to correct it, 
> I am sad because this attitude will  trickle down to disrupt my life when 
> I do something unconventional.   So knock off that psychology crap, 
> please; I use a guide dog, not a  cane anyway.
>
> Mark BurningHawk
> Skype and Twitter:  BurningHawk1969
> Home:  Http://MarkBurningHawk.net/
> Namaste!
>
>
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