[Blindtlk] Why do we advocate?

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

that is probably part of it and part of it is everyone can't put down the cell phone or are always going somewhere and don't want to take the time.

Bryan Schulz

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Reese 
  To: Blind Talk Mailing List 
  Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 2:36 PM
  Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Why do we advocate?


  I was just thinking about how times have really changed from when I was 
  growing up.  I have been living in my house now for more than 5 years and I 
  don't even know who my neighbors are.  Once in a while they will say hello 
  but that's it.  I'm willing to bet part of it is since you can't make eye 
  contact with them, they are very uncomfortable interacting with blind 
  people.  How well do you know your neighbors and how did you get to know 
  them?

  When I was a kid growing up however, I lived on a street where everyone knew 
  everyone and I was pretty known around the neighborhood.  I'm sure eye 
  contact was important then as it is now.  So why don't people know there 
  neighbors like they use to and why are sighted people still uncomfortable 
  having a conversation with a blind person?

  Reese 


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