[Blindtlk] Other "wrong" assumptions;Learning body language

[Steve P. Deeley]

Connie:
There are sighted individuals who are truly amazed how blind individuals 
function in such an  accomplish manner.  A lot of these individual really 
admire how a blind person is able to function.  I'm not certain if a 
question dealing with how you apply your makeup is a dumb or stupid 
question.  People are just curious.
Steve.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Constance Canode" <satin-bear at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Other "wrong" assumptions;Learning body language


> The stupidity of people never ceases to amaze me.  I was riding the
> bus to work one morning and someone asked me how I applied my
> makeup.  I was in a rotten mood and I responded that my husband's dog
> did it with her long tail.  She believed it.  Again as you already
> said, here's your sign.
>
> Connie Canode
> At 09:30 PM 6/1/2009, you wrote:
>>I had someone ask me once, If you are blind, how do you eat, you
>>know, find your mouth with your fork...?
>>I replied with, You can't see it, but I have a very fine fishing
>>line around my plate and the other end is around my front tooth. I
>>just follow th line up to my mouth.
>>
>>He said, Wow, I can't even see the line...
>>Here's your sign!!
>>I had a friend who had a black Lab assistance dog. She was going
>>through a Wal-Mart checkout and the lady asked her if that was a
>>blind dog? She told her that yeah she was, but that she wore the
>>glasses and led her around so the dog would not lose confidence in 
>>itself...
>>Here's your sign!!
>>
>>Marty
>>marty at theblindbean.com
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerardo Corripio"
>><gera1027 at prodigy.net.mx>
>>To: "Blind-Talk" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:05 PM
>>Subject: [Blindtlk] Other "wrong" assumptions;Learning body language
>>
>>
>>>Robert's message about false assumptions in the workplace reminded
>>>me of the following incident:
>>>The other day while attending a dinner with some coleagues one of
>>>them asked "Are you able to eat on your own"? comment which angered
>>>me, though I know the sighted person asked me with good intention
>>>it still made me a bit angry to the point that I know still lots of
>>>work needs to be done (especially in countries where the NFB isn't
>>>well-known or even heard of); this is why I really enjoy the list;
>>>ai always learn a lot from you guys.
>>>This brings me to another question especially for those of you
>>>blind from birth: How did you guys learn to use body language? I
>>>sometimes get to thinking that aside from integrating more with the
>>>sighted world, it saves our mouths from talking, especially while
>>>eating or doing other things that at that moment doesn't permit us to 
>>>speak.
>>>also, when saying no (shake of the head) is it from side to side by
>>>moving the head from shoulder to shoulder or moving the head
>>>clockwise or counterclockwise?
>>>also what does srugging the shoulder signify? As you see we blind
>>>from birth lose a lot of things by not being able to see. And when
>>>I first introduced myself the RP I took it to mean Retinopathy of
>>>Prematurity like in spanish, thus didn't think to clarify the concept.
>>>Gerardo
>>>
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