[Blindtlk] FW: Army's First Blind Active-Duty Officer

[Ray Foret Jr]

Good points Cindy.  I didn't mean to come across as condescending in any way.  My only complaint, really, is about the way in which we were portrayed, not so much by the captain, but by the reporter.


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On Sep 23, 2010, at 1:13 PM, Cindy Handel wrote:

Well, I always thought I had a whole brain, but maybe not.

It's really doing a disservice to people who lose their sight later in life 
to pretend that they shouldn't be upset or that they'll never breakdown and 
cry, out of frustration.

This gentleman was blinded suddenly.  It would be foolish to think that he'd 
wake up, accept the loss of one of his senses and not be afraid or angry. 
Then, he goes to a training facility to start to learn what he needs to 
continue with his life.  But, this doesn't come quickly or easily, either. 
He gets disoriented in a parking lot and cries.  I'm sure he was crying 
because he was frustrated, due to his inability to find where he wanted to 
be, as well as feeling sorry for himself, because he was put in the position 
of having to learn to live all over again.

People who attend the NFB orientation centers spend nine months there, 
learning and living what they need to know, 24 hours a day.  It's not fast, 
and it's not easy.  So, why should we expect this man to wake up with the 
proper attitude toward blindness and then go through his life with a smile, 
pretending that none of this matters?

No, it's not pleasant to tell the public that it's not all sunshine and 
flowers.  But, it's the truth.  There's a lot of hard work behind becoming a 
competent blind person.

Cindy
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You need to get a clue.  She's rightk and, it's quite clear that she is. 
anybody with half a brain can see that.

D
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On Sep 23, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Steve P. Deeley wrote:

you need to lighten up.
Steve
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> A small step forward for the military, but a big step back for the
> image of blind people in my opinion. They talk about how devastating
> losing his sight was, how he wanted to die, that his life was black
> literally and figuratively, and how he broke down crying because his
> life was so horribly changed.
> 
> Captain Smiley tries to push that his life is normal. He makes light
> of his wanting to have fun (surfing, mountain climbing, parachuting),
> but the Fox announcer seems so shocked and awed that a blind person
> could do such things.
> 
> Good for Captain Smiley. I'm sure he'll go far and represent people
> with visual impairment well, but this video certaionly doesn't.
> 
> My two cents,
> 
> On 9/23/10, Hyde, David W. (ESC) <david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us> wrote:
>> I think this represents a small step forward by the military. They at 
>> least
>> didn't give him a discharge and a thank you..
>> 
>> 
>> http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/21915181
>> 
>> 
>> 
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