[Blindtlk] does this phenomenon have a name?

[Ron Poire]

I would call the phenomenon sheltering.
This is what parents do to their children when they want to be 
overprotective.
One doesn't need to be blind for this to happen.

Ron


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Konechne" <jakon22 at gmail.com>
To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 10:58 PM
Subject: [Blindtlk] does this phenomenon have a name?


> Hi Gerardo,
>
> There's really no name for the behavior, its just much of society's view 
> of
> blind people and their capabilities.
>
>
>
> Sometimes you change the person your close to, sometimes not.  The person
> you can always change is yourself, though!  To do that, you have to make a
> decision to change and then find the people to support you in it.
>
> As the previous message said, training at a center is always good, it'll
> teach you how to deal with the type of attitude and action that your 
> mother
> and others have.
>
>
>
> Just my two cents worth.
>
> James K
>
>
>
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