[Blindtlk] Making our home comfortable for sighted folks

[Constance Canode]

Our home is comfortable for whoever visits, blind or sighted.  It 
doesn't matter.  Rick needs lights, so we have them on and I keep a 
nice clean home and it is warm and cozy, usually filled with lots of 
good food and drink and we would be happy to welcome people.  Sadly, 
our friends all live in Pennsylvania, Illinois and 
California.  Wisconsin is a very lonely place to live.  I guess that 
is why I spent so much time baking and sending out packages of 
goodies.  I can't spend Christmas with the people I love, but I can 
imagine the smiles on all of their beautiful faces and we all call 
each other frequently.  Hopefully next year I will be able to get 
time off and can travel to be with friends.  My dream is to get out 
of Wisconsin and move back to Philadelphia, but jobs are hard to find 
and I am lucky to have one.  Loneliness is a sad thing, but there is 
always email and the phone.

I wish everyone on the list a merry Christmas and a fun-filled happy 
New Year.  We are going to Chicago for the New Year to spend it with 
friends, so that will be fun.

At 06:57 PM 12/17/2011, you wrote:
>I love it! That's telling it straight, Ray!
>
>Mike
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Ray Foret Jr
>Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 1:42 AM
>To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Making our home comfortable for sighted folks
>
>To speak frankly, there is only one thing you need remember.  Lights.  IF
>you live alone, as I do, you must remember that sightlings need light.  Now,
>if you live with sighted folks, you need do nothing.
>
>
>Sincerely,
>The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>
>Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>
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>
>
>On Dec 17, 2011, at 3:37 AM, Jim Portillo wrote:
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> >
> >
> > Here's a question that I guess could also be somewhat philosophical.
> > As blind folks, do you think we have a responsibility to not only make
> > our homes comfortable and accessible for us and the folks with whom we
> > live, but also to sighted folks?
> >
> > I've heard comments in the past that basically say that since it's a
> > blind person's home, then the only thing that should be of concern is
> > that things are comfortable and accessible for the blind person.
> >
> >
> >
> > I've been thinking a lot about this over a long period of time.  I
> > have some friends that come over, and one in particular who stays in
> > my guest room when he's in town, and when all of that happens, I'm the
> > only blind person around.  All of a sudden, I begin to think about
> > lights and the amount of light in a room.  I begin thinking of making
> > sure that appliances that are labeled in Braille are done using clear tape
>so that they can also use them.
> > I even began thinking of the layout of my living room and how one of
> > my friends finally said that it was uncomfortable to do things like
> > watch TV or watch movies, because of how my furniture and TV are
> > placed.  People have to face sideways to be able to watch TV.  And, my
> > TV is so old that it doesn't support or have HD capabilities.
> >
> >
> >
> > I began wondering about the importance of a blind person having an
> > aesthetically or visually appealing house, not only for himself but
> > also for the sighted friends and family that come to visit.  Are we
> > being selfish by not considering these things, or should sighted
> > company learn to live with how we have things and deal with them?
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm beginning to think that if I care about my friends and family,
> > then I should do something to make them feel comfortable in a place
> > where they spend quite a bit of time.  But then, where does one draw the
>line?
> >
> >
> >
> > Anyway, hope you don't mind the question.  Just curious what other
> > blind folks (especially those who are totally blind) think.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
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