[Blindtlk] Letter to the Editor: Dining in the Dark events re:[blindtlk] fw: MIRA Foundation

[Mike Freeman]

Humberto:

At one time, there was a principle of law known as the "Doctrine of
Contributory Negligence". It held that, simply by virtue of going out alone,
a blind person who had an accident was in part responsible for said
accident. Thankfully, this began to be overruled as early as the 1860's. It
still holds sway surprisingly often in the mind of the public.

Mike Freeman

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Humberto Avila
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 2:36 PM
To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Letter to the Editor: Dining in the Dark events
re:[blindtlk] fw: MIRA Foundation

Hello, a police officer asking a blind person the question, "why are you
going out so late at night?" when it is just 8:30 P.M. is very crazy and
ridiculous, and not just that. It is just DARN  stupid! For once, that is
not the business or job of the law enforcement official, to stop a blind
person just because he or she is blind and he is going outside "so late"
when it is not even midnight. That has not happened to me, and none of my
blind friends that I have had said anything about similar experiences, in
fact it is the first time I hear this, on a blindness related listserve.
Police officers should not, and can not, do this, unless I commit a crime.
Or, is a person being blind and walking out in the street a crime? Really
crazy! It is simply not! I think this is the most extreme, and I say this
clearly, extreme and exaggerating way that someone will force misperceptions
and stereotypes about blindness. 

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Sheila Leigland
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 1:22 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Letter to the Editor: Dining in the Dark events
re:[blindtlk] fw: MIRA Foundation

Hello marion very well stated. As a blind person I just want to live my life
and be able to walk down a street without being watched to see if I'm going
to need help or something like that. The idea that we are more courageous is
rediculous. The stereotypes based on blindness ablone need to go and the
sooner the better. We aren't childlike or innocent about the world around us
or at least I hope we aren't. We were told one time that our canes were to
noisy and weren't there homes for your kind of people. We have had police
ask us why we are on the streets so late at night, it was eight thirty in
the evening. 

Sheila Leiglan	d

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