[Blindtlk] This and That.

[Graves, Diane]

Hey Mary,

Welcome back. About this bug. I hear what you are saying but, if that bug gets in your house, you spray it, smash it, or call the exterminator.

No, the childish bickering when it isn't necessary, isn't productive, but you don't roll over and play dead either. 

Please don't misunderstand, I am not trying to come across as snide to you at all, I'm just arguing that some sort of response was definitely warranted in this case.

Diane Graves
Civil Rights Specialist
Indiana Civil Rights Commission
Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
317-232-2647
 
"It is service that measures success."
George Washington Carver
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mary Mc Gee
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 12:39 PM
To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] This and That.

Dear Fellow Federationists;

            I had a criminal appeal pending, then went on a little vacation,
so I haven't either read the posts or added anything for a while.  I've read
them all now and can make a few comments, for better or worse.

            An individual can be an excellent traveler with either a cane or
a dog.  Just choose your method and do your best.

            I cannot really answer the one about blind people not wanting to
"rock the boat" other than what's already been said about getting outside
the comfort zone, etc.  I CAN say that the train is common in people with
many and various disabilities and I think it stems from a lack of confidence
or fear that bad things will happen if harmony is upset.  I've never had
that problem:  I'm no doubt one of the most confrontational people alive
when I need to be.  And I'm a paid advocate in a competitive and sometimes
nasty profession.  I've had clients, e.g. people with disabilities who have
trouble with S.S.A. or the V.A. and they're afraid to do anything toward
solving their problem because they're afraid their benefits will be cut.
I've had other people say they won't take a stand because their families
won't like it and they're dependent on their relatives for transportation.  

            I guess my conclusion is:  Until you have total confidence and
no fear of the unknown, you won't want to do anything too "radical".  

            Now for this A.C.B. stuff.  If was in the N.F.B. back in the
day.  I knew Dr. Jernigan personally.   Yet I dropped out of the N.F.B.
years ago because of all the bickering between the A.C.B. and the N.F.B.,
even though I love the N.F.B. philosophy.  I just had better things to do
than worry about fighting back and forth.  

            I though the fighting was over, so I joined the N.F.B. again and
I'm on the Board of our Chapter.  The thing I want to know is:  Why is this
person's ad worthy of a response at all?  It's like a bug that doesn't
bite-leave it alone and it'll crawl away.

Sincerely,

Mary L. McGee, Attorney

 

 

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