[Blindtlk] should blind people go barefoot?

Wed Jun 17 22:29:06 UTC 2009

regardless of his mobility, i'm sure he enjoyed freedom from you.

Bryan Schulz
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Schwartz" <sidney.schwartz at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] should blind people go barefoot?

> Is this the kind of crap you folks discuss when I'm at work.  I would say
> yes, if you happen to be blind and stupid.  In the house there is the
> problem of toe stubbing, etc.    Outside, who knows what kind of 
> disgusting
> or dangerous thing you can step on or into.  At the beech, along the water
> line is nice.  Then there is the high correlation  between diabetes and
> blindness from diabetic retinopathy.  People with diabetes have 
> neuropathy.
> They lose the feelings in their extremities, like feet.  Also they don't
> heal well.  I had a patient who, in his home, barefoot, he stepped on a
> nail.  It was in his foot and became infected after  a week or so.  As a
> consequence he lost his leg.  That must have given him a feeling of 
> freedom.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Ron Poire
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:38 PM
> To: Ray Foret jr; Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] should blind people go barefoot?
>
> Hi all,
> I like going barefoot in my own home.
> I never thought about mopping the floor or vacuuming barefoot.  I would be
> afraid of stubbing my toe on something, which would ruin the whole
> pleasurable experience.
> I would definitely not go barefoot in a public place, because of diseases
> and toe stubbing.  Not to mention national convention, where one's feet 
> are
> quite vulnerable to people's canes and sniffing dogs.
> It's a great comic discussion, on a par with walking barefoot in the 
> woods.
>
> Ron Poire
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ray Foret jr" <rforetjr at comcast.net>
> To: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>; "Blind Talk Mailing List"
> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] should blind people go barefoot?
>
>
>> Especially when the floors are all completely smooth tile, as they are in
>> my
>> new place.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> The Constantly BAREFOOTED Ray
>>
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
>> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:43 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] should blind people go barefoot?
>>
>>
>> Vacuuming and mopping are much easier because it is easy for one to see
>> his/her work.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Kathleen Millhoff" <kmillhoff at gmail.com>
>> To: "Ray Foret jr" <rforetjr at comcast.net>; "Blind Talk Mailing List"
>> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:31 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] should blind people go barefoot?
>>
>>
>>> Hi, you could have Robert make a TP out of this; and, yes, you haven't
>>> asked this question for quite some time. I would bet that the
>>> additional tactile and vestibular info offered by bare feet is
>>> valuable to blind people. to say nothing of the fact that shoes carry
>>> some pretty yucky stuff into the house. You should move to the islands
>>> where people wear shoes when necessary, but mostly are barefoot inside
>>> and wearing zoris (what you guys call flip-flops) outside. (some folks
>>> also call them slippers, but they're not the bedroom slipper kind). I
>>> seldom find shoes that work well for me, and this includes Berkies and
>>> the rest.
>>> also, it's always summer here I'm glad to say.
>>> best,
>>> kat
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/17/09, Ray Foret jr <rforetjr at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>> With summer practically upon us?  I just thought I'd  throw this out
>>>> there.
>>>> Should blind people go barefoot; either inside or outside?  It's been a
>>>> couple or three years since somebody else broached the subject; and so,
>>>> I
>>>> just thought I'd get the general opinions out there.  Can it be tied in
>>>> to
>>>> blindness in any way?  IF so, why?  IF not, why?
>>>>
>>>> Ray
>>>>
>>>>
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