[Blindtlk] why is it important to join an organization of the blind?

[Ray Foret Jr]

Well, he (Thomas Jeferson that is), had not a thing to do with electric lights.  Edison, now, that's quite a different story.


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On Jan 19, 2012, at 9:17 PM, David Andrews wrote:

> Gary:
> 
> I agree with your message 100 percent -- just wondering what Thomas Jefferson had to do with electric lights (smile).
> 
> Dave
> 
> At 10:05 AM 1/19/2012, you wrote:
>> There are many things that need to happen before blind people start driving
>> independently.  One of the things we have to do is change the laws and all
>> of the states to do away with the visual requirement that now exists.  We
>> then have to convince the insurance companies that we are safe to ensure.  I
>> note that recently, I believe in the state of Montana, legislation was
>> passed authorizing the Google driverless car to operate on the streets and
>> highways of the state.  That legislation could not have been passed without
>> a vehicle to provide the evidence that the legislature used to decide it was
>> safe or at least safe enough.  I think we face the same thing with the blind
>> drivable vehicle.  How can any regulatory or legislative body take seriously
>> the question of letting a blind person drive until we have technology that
>> can give us the information we need.  How can we determine the information
>> we will need without working on the technology, seeing how it fits, and what
>> modifications we must make?
>> 
>> Without trying to start an argument, I'd simply like to understand how we
>> could proceed in any other sequence than we have.  Could Thomas Jefferson
>> have pressed for regulatory change seeking the replacement of gas lights
>> with electric lights before he had a working model?
> 
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