[Blindtlk] "Its not safe for someone who can't see"

[Chris Nusbaum]

It says that in her signature.

 Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com
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Date sent: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:05:04 -0400
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] "Its not safe for someone who can't see"

Nikki, Are you on skype? RJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nikki Wunderlich" <nikki0222 at gmail.com
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Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 9:24 PM
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I probably would have said "if one of my children aren't welcome 
blind or
not then none of us are and we won't be coming back!!
 Nikki
 ----- Original Message -----
 From: "Penny Duffy" <pennyduffy at gmail.com
 To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
 Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 6:10 PM
 Subject: [Blindtlk] "Its not safe for someone who can't see"


I am still very upset over this but I want to know what a good 
response
 would be.

 Today I had a wonderful visit to an historic site that is part 
of the
 National Park service with my son Sam.  My daughter Abby who is 
blind is
 away this week at the Perkins School.   There was an artist in 
residence
 there.  She was a little odd but i heard her mention that they 
where
 having
 a class there for children .  the children would make casts of 
their
 hands.
 It seemed like a great activity for Abby.

 The artist didn't know if there was space or if they where even 
having
 the
 class (due to no enrollment) really she didn't know anything 
(there is a
 number you call to make reservations)  When I mentioned my 
daughter who
 is
 blind would really love to go to this class she told me she 
would NOT
 recommend it.  That it was unsafe for blind person and said but 
your son
 is
 welcome to take part if there is space and its sill going on.  I 
should
 have
 responded right away  I should have went right to visitor center 
and
 complained.  I was shocked.  I am still shocked.  The only 
reason I didn't
 talk to someone there is the day was about my son Sam and having 
an "Abby
 Free" day.  That and honestly I was so taken back by what 
happened.  I
 spoke
 with Sam in the car so he understood that what  was said was 
WRONG.

 I really don't feel this artist was projecting official national 
park
 policy
 but she is still an employee of the park so she should have just 
not said
 anything.   I would never have mentioned Abby's blindness when 
making
 reservations because I would have seen it has irrelevant.  If 
its safe
 for a
 sighted child 6 to 11 then it would be safe to a blind child 6 
to 11.  We
 are
 talking about an art class not driving a car over a single lane 
bridge
 over
 glass.

 We are not really interested in the class anymore (we have a lot 
of stuff
 going on) I am just really upset over comments by this artist.  
I have
 never
 had any one say Abby couldn't do anything.  I know there was 
people who
 thought that but no one ever pretty much implied "Your child is 
not
 welcome"
  Mind you I am only been dealing with Abby being blind for a 
year.

 I feel I should say something.  I just don't know what is a 
proper
 response
 and what is me over reacting.
 --
 --Penny
 ----------
 Adventures with Abby - visionfora.blogspot.com
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