[Blindtlk] blindtlk Digest, Vol 77, Issue 11
wogg le4
woggle4 at gmail.com
Thu Nov 15 00:59:00 UTC 2012
Some very strange responses here.
>From "blinks" to "sighty"?!!!
Never heard of any of these terms, i'm glad to say.
Work's stressful and long hours and maybe I need to get more of a
social life outside.
I am quite a confident and outgoing person, thanks. Possibly quite
quiet at the same time. That's a paradox, not a contradiction.
As I said, I do think that while I make loads of aquaintances, I don't
get close to people as easily as some of my sighted colleagues at
work.
I was wondering if that was a common experience for blind people as I
have few blind friends.
Perhaps it's my personality, perhaps it's because I think too much about work.
But perhaps there are good reasons, like a lack of eye contact - yes I
do face the person with whom I talk but actual eye contact is
important for some - and maybe a lack of recognition of people, can't
always remember everyone's names from their voices which have an
effect.
More generally, if any of you are in business, what have you found
works best in terms of networking with sighted people?
W
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> 1. Re: How do You Find your Interactions withSighted People?
> (Jasmine Kotsay)
> 2. Re: How do You Find your Interactions withSighted People?
> (Mike Freeman)
> 3. Re: How do You Find your Interactions withSighted People?
> (Mark Tardif)
> 4. Re: How do You Find your Interactions with Sighted People? (Robin)
> 5. FW: Bentech Needs Transcriber Volunteers! (Humberto Avila)
> 6. Re: How do You Find your Interactions withSighted People?
> (David Evans)
> 7. Re: How do You Find your Interactions withSighted People?
> (Mike Freeman)
> 8. Re: How do You Find your Interactions withSighted People?
> (Gloria Whipple)
> 9. Re: How do You Find your Interactions with Sighted People?
> (Jim Portillo)
> 10. Re: How do You Find your Interactions withSighted People?
> (Constance Canode)
> 11. [nfbcs] FW: Bentech Needs Transcriber Volunteers! (Humberto Avila)
> 12. Fw: USA Paralympics 2016 (Sherri)
> 13. Re: Question About Repairing Canes (Judy Jones)
> 14. Re: Question About Repairing Canes (Judy Jones)
> 15. Re: voting experience (Judy Jones)
> 16. Re: How do You Find your Interactions with Sighted People?
> (Judy Jones)
> 17. ViewPoints features iPhone - Blind Friendly Apps (blueskies11)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:24:38 -0800
> From: Jasmine Kotsay <jasmine.kotsay at gmail.com>
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>,
> gwunder at earthlink.net
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
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> Hi,
> "Blinks?" I've never heard of that, but it seems pretty
> strange. LOL!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ray Foret Jr <rforetjr at att.net
> To: gwunder at earthlink.net,Blind Talk Mailing List
> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:39:10 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions
> withSighted People?
>
> And there are even some who still call us "blinks" OH please,
> that's just ridiculous.
>
> Anyhow, I guess the concincis here is to just be yourself.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>
> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>
> Skype name:
> barefootedray
>
> On Nov 13, 2012, at 10:12 AM, "Gary Wunder"
> <gwunder at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> I respect your right not to be a member, of course, but what
> force presses
> harder for the elimination of such terms and the integration of
> the blind
> and the sighted than the NFB? To me this integration is central
> to
> everything we do. I do not like the term sighty anymore than I
> think I want
> to be called a blindy or a blink or a bat. I am a blind person,
> a person who
> happens to be blind, a person who has blindness as one of his
> characteristics, but it is certainly not the dominant one in my
> life.
>
> Gary
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Michelle
> Medina
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 8:30 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions with
> Sighted
> People?
>
> Ol' sighty. . . that's a new one. Very original to.
>
> I hate to confess here, but that's one of the reasons I'm not a
> card-carrying member of any organization to do with us blind
> folk, because
> it's the 21st century and myths still abound from both sides,
> both sighted
> and non-sighted folks about each other.
>
> On 11/13/12, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
> Good morning, W.
>
> Yeah. Ol' Sighty tends to avoid me like the plague
> although
> acquaintances, there are many. It's okay though. What are ya
> gonna do,
> yu want peple to act natural, unincumbered by anything that
> seems to
> incumber these sighted people.PM 11/12/2012, you wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I realize it's probably a strange one but how do you find your
> relationships with sighted people?
>
> I often find that, while I meet plenty of people through work
> and so
> on and get to know them quickly, I make very few real friends,
> more
> aquaintances.
>
> I was wondering why this is - perhaps it's the nature of my work
> -
> perhaps my personality and I wondered what the experiences of
> others
> were?
>
> W
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:03:28 -0800
> From: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
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> Consider the iBlink Radio app.
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> Mike Freeman
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> On Nov 13, 2012, at 10:24, Jasmine Kotsay <jasmine.kotsay at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> "Blinks?" I've never heard of that, but it seems pretty strange. LOL!
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Ray Foret Jr <rforetjr at att.net
>> To: gwunder at earthlink.net,Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:39:10 -0600
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
>> People?
>>
>> And there are even some who still call us "blinks" OH please, that's just
>> ridiculous.
>>
>> Anyhow, I guess the concincis here is to just be yourself.
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>
>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>>
>> Skype name:
>> barefootedray
>>
>> On Nov 13, 2012, at 10:12 AM, "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I respect your right not to be a member, of course, but what force
>> presses
>> harder for the elimination of such terms and the integration of the blind
>> and the sighted than the NFB? To me this integration is central to
>> everything we do. I do not like the term sighty anymore than I think I
>> want
>> to be called a blindy or a blink or a bat. I am a blind person, a person
>> who
>> happens to be blind, a person who has blindness as one of his
>> characteristics, but it is certainly not the dominant one in my life.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michelle
>> Medina
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 8:30 AM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions with Sighted
>> People?
>>
>> Ol' sighty. . . that's a new one. Very original to.
>>
>> I hate to confess here, but that's one of the reasons I'm not a
>> card-carrying member of any organization to do with us blind folk,
>> because
>> it's the 21st century and myths still abound from both sides, both
>> sighted
>> and non-sighted folks about each other.
>>
>> On 11/13/12, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Good morning, W.
>>
>> Yeah. Ol' Sighty tends to avoid me like the plague although
>> acquaintances, there are many. It's okay though. What are ya gonna do,
>> yu want peple to act natural, unincumbered by anything that seems to
>> incumber these sighted people.PM 11/12/2012, you wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> I realize it's probably a strange one but how do you find your
>> relationships with sighted people?
>>
>> I often find that, while I meet plenty of people through work and so
>> on and get to know them quickly, I make very few real friends, more
>> aquaintances.
>>
>> I was wondering why this is - perhaps it's the nature of my work -
>> perhaps my personality and I wondered what the experiences of others
>> were?
>>
>> W
>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:17:33 -0500
> From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
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> Yes, that term, fortunately, is almost never heard now, but back in the
> seventies when I was in high school, I heard it quite often and, crazy and
> ridiculous as this is going to sound, I actually heard one or two people use
>
> the term "blink pole" for the long white cane. Yes, I went to school with
> some strange folk indeed.
>
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jasmine Kotsay
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 1:24 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List ; gwunder at earthlink.net
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
>
> Hi,
> "Blinks?" I've never heard of that, but it seems pretty
> strange. LOL!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ray Foret Jr <rforetjr at att.net
> To: gwunder at earthlink.net,Blind Talk Mailing List
> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:39:10 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions
> withSighted People?
>
> And there are even some who still call us "blinks" OH please,
> that's just ridiculous.
>
> Anyhow, I guess the concincis here is to just be yourself.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>
> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>
> Skype name:
> barefootedray
>
> On Nov 13, 2012, at 10:12 AM, "Gary Wunder"
> <gwunder at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> I respect your right not to be a member, of course, but what
> force presses
> harder for the elimination of such terms and the integration of
> the blind
> and the sighted than the NFB? To me this integration is central
> to
> everything we do. I do not like the term sighty anymore than I
> think I want
> to be called a blindy or a blink or a bat. I am a blind person,
> a person who
> happens to be blind, a person who has blindness as one of his
> characteristics, but it is certainly not the dominant one in my
> life.
>
> Gary
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Michelle
> Medina
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 8:30 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions with
> Sighted
> People?
>
> Ol' sighty. . . that's a new one. Very original to.
>
> I hate to confess here, but that's one of the reasons I'm not a
> card-carrying member of any organization to do with us blind
> folk, because
> it's the 21st century and myths still abound from both sides,
> both sighted
> and non-sighted folks about each other.
>
> On 11/13/12, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
> Good morning, W.
>
> Yeah. Ol' Sighty tends to avoid me like the plague
> although
> acquaintances, there are many. It's okay though. What are ya
> gonna do,
> yu want peple to act natural, unincumbered by anything that
> seems to
> incumber these sighted people.PM 11/12/2012, you wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I realize it's probably a strange one but how do you find your
> relationships with sighted people?
>
> I often find that, while I meet plenty of people through work
> and so
> on and get to know them quickly, I make very few real friends,
> more
> aquaintances.
>
> I was wondering why this is - perhaps it's the nature of my work
> -
> perhaps my personality and I wondered what the experiences of
> others
> were?
>
> W
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:34:56 -0800
> From: Robin <robin-melvin at comcast.net>
> To: gwunder at earthlink.net,Blind Talk Mailing List
> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions with Sighted
> People?
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> Ol'Sighty , in my opinion, usually sits back and observes me prior to
> interacting with me. There are times Ol'Sighty AVOIDS me like the
> PLAGUE, but I try to let it slide. I do NOT want to IMPOSE myself on
> anyone.
> I take advantage of my interactions with Ol'Sighty by trying to leave
> the impression that Blind people are like everyone else, and don't
> let me be the Last TOTALLY BLIND person you give assistance to.It
> APPEARS to work because Ol'Sighty continues to go out of his/her way
> to OFFER aid, and this is the primary reason why I usually accept the
> OFFER even if I do NOT need it.
> I also do NOT subscribe to either of the so called blindness
> organizations, but I do NOT fault anyone who does with few exceptions
> that I do NOT intend to go into in this EMAIL MESSAGE.
>
> At 08:12 AM 11/13/2012, you wrote:
>>I respect your right not to be a member, of course, but what force presses
>>harder for the elimination of such terms and the integration of the blind
>>and the sighted than the NFB? To me this integration is central to
>>everything we do. I do not like the term sighty anymore than I think I
>> want
>>to be called a blindy or a blink or a bat. I am a blind person, a person
>> who
>>happens to be blind, a person who has blindness as one of his
>>characteristics, but it is certainly not the dominant one in my life.
>>
>>Gary
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michelle
>>Medina
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 8:30 AM
>>To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions with Sighted
>>People?
>>
>>Ol' sighty. . . that's a new one. Very original to.
>>
>>I hate to confess here, but that's one of the reasons I'm not a
>>card-carrying member of any organization to do with us blind folk, because
>>it's the 21st century and myths still abound from both sides, both sighted
>>and non-sighted folks about each other.
>>
>>On 11/13/12, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
>> > Good morning, W.
>> >
>> > Yeah. Ol' Sighty tends to avoid me like the plague although
>> > acquaintances, there are many. It's okay though. What are ya gonna do,
>> > yu want peple to act natural, unincumbered by anything that seems to
>> > incumber these sighted people.PM 11/12/2012, you wrote:
>> >>Hi all
>> >>
>> >>I realize it's probably a strange one but how do you find your
>> >>relationships with sighted people?
>> >>
>> >>I often find that, while I meet plenty of people through work and so
>> >>on and get to know them quickly, I make very few real friends, more
>> >>aquaintances.
>> >>
>> >>I was wondering why this is - perhaps it's the nature of my work -
>> >>perhaps my personality and I wondered what the experiences of others
>> >>were?
>> >>
>> >>W
>> >>
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> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:50:30 -0800
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> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:41:49 -0500
> From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
> To: <gwunder at earthlink.net>, "Blind Talk Mailing List"
> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
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> Dear All,
>
> We use to have a saying back in the 1960's to answer those people "who did
> not want to get involved in making the World a better place."
> The saying was very simple and straight to the point and says it like it
> is.
> "If you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem."
> If you are staying out of it because you don't know what is right or you
> don't want to get your hands dirty and keep your sole lily white you are
> just as bad as those you condemn.
> You can not make an omelet without breaking a few eggs and you can not
> change the World by standing on the sidelines.
> Apathy is the fuel of failure and disinterest the biggest barrier to
> progress.
>
> David Evans
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
>
>
>>I respect your right not to be a member, of course, but what force presses
>> harder for the elimination of such terms and the integration of the blind
>> and the sighted than the NFB? To me this integration is central to
>> everything we do. I do not like the term sighty anymore than I think I
>> want
>> to be called a blindy or a blink or a bat. I am a blind person, a person
>> who
>> happens to be blind, a person who has blindness as one of his
>> characteristics, but it is certainly not the dominant one in my life.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michelle
>> Medina
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 8:30 AM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions with Sighted
>> People?
>>
>> Ol' sighty. . . that's a new one. Very original to.
>>
>> I hate to confess here, but that's one of the reasons I'm not a
>> card-carrying member of any organization to do with us blind folk,
>> because
>> it's the 21st century and myths still abound from both sides, both
>> sighted
>> and non-sighted folks about each other.
>>
>> On 11/13/12, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> Good morning, W.
>>>
>>> Yeah. Ol' Sighty tends to avoid me like the plague although
>>> acquaintances, there are many. It's okay though. What are ya gonna do,
>>> yu want peple to act natural, unincumbered by anything that seems to
>>> incumber these sighted people.PM 11/12/2012, you wrote:
>>>>Hi all
>>>>
>>>>I realize it's probably a strange one but how do you find your
>>>>relationships with sighted people?
>>>>
>>>>I often find that, while I meet plenty of people through work and so
>>>>on and get to know them quickly, I make very few real friends, more
>>>>aquaintances.
>>>>
>>>>I was wondering why this is - perhaps it's the nature of my work -
>>>>perhaps my personality and I wondered what the experiences of others
>>>>were?
>>>>
>>>>W
>>>>
>>>>_______________________________________________
>>>>blindtlk mailing list
>>>>blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
>>>>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>>>blindtlk:
>>>>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/carlymih%40comca
>>>>st.net
>>>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:31:25 -0800
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
> Message-ID: <00a101cdc218$86ae83c0$940b8b40$@panix.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
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> True enough. But I didn't know I was looking for interactions with sighted
> people. Therefore, I don't have a method to find them. (har)
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David
> Evans
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 6:42 PM
> To: gwunder at earthlink.net; Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
>
>
> Dear All,
>
> We use to have a saying back in the 1960's to answer those people "who did
> not want to get involved in making the World a better place."
> The saying was very simple and straight to the point and says it like it
> is.
> "If you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem."
> If you are staying out of it because you don't know what is right or you
> don't want to get your hands dirty and keep your sole lily white you are
> just as bad as those you condemn.
> You can not make an omelet without breaking a few eggs and you can not
> change the World by standing on the sidelines.
> Apathy is the fuel of failure and disinterest the biggest barrier to
> progress.
>
> David Evans
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
>
>
>>I respect your right not to be a member, of course, but what force presses
>> harder for the elimination of such terms and the integration of the blind
>> and the sighted than the NFB? To me this integration is central to
>> everything we do. I do not like the term sighty anymore than I think I
>> want
>> to be called a blindy or a blink or a bat. I am a blind person, a person
>> who
>> happens to be blind, a person who has blindness as one of his
>> characteristics, but it is certainly not the dominant one in my life.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michelle
>> Medina
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 8:30 AM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions with Sighted
>> People?
>>
>> Ol' sighty. . . that's a new one. Very original to.
>>
>> I hate to confess here, but that's one of the reasons I'm not a
>> card-carrying member of any organization to do with us blind folk,
>> because
>> it's the 21st century and myths still abound from both sides, both
>> sighted
>> and non-sighted folks about each other.
>>
>> On 11/13/12, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> Good morning, W.
>>>
>>> Yeah. Ol' Sighty tends to avoid me like the plague although
>>> acquaintances, there are many. It's okay though. What are ya gonna do,
>>> yu want peple to act natural, unincumbered by anything that seems to
>>> incumber these sighted people.PM 11/12/2012, you wrote:
>>>>Hi all
>>>>
>>>>I realize it's probably a strange one but how do you find your
>>>>relationships with sighted people?
>>>>
>>>>I often find that, while I meet plenty of people through work and so
>>>>on and get to know them quickly, I make very few real friends, more
>>>>aquaintances.
>>>>
>>>>I was wondering why this is - perhaps it's the nature of my work -
>>>>perhaps my personality and I wondered what the experiences of others
>>>>were?
>>>>
>>>>W
>>>>
>>>>_______________________________________________
>>>>blindtlk mailing list
>>>>blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
>>>>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>>>blindtlk:
>>>>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/carlymih%40comca
>>>>st.net
>>>
>>>
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>>> ail.com
>>>
>>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:43:32 -0800
> From: "Gloria Whipple" <glowhi at centurylink.net>
> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
> Message-ID: <000001cdc21a$38823cd0$a986b670$@net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> I don't worry about it
>
> Hahaha!
>
> Gloria Whipple
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike
> Freeman
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 19:31
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
>
> True enough. But I didn't know I was looking for interactions with sighted
> people. Therefore, I don't have a method to find them. (har)
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David
> Evans
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 6:42 PM
> To: gwunder at earthlink.net; Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
>
>
> Dear All,
>
> We use to have a saying back in the 1960's to answer those people "who did
> not want to get involved in making the World a better place."
> The saying was very simple and straight to the point and says it like it
> is.
> "If you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem."
> If you are staying out of it because you don't know what is right or you
> don't want to get your hands dirty and keep your sole lily white you are
> just as bad as those you condemn.
> You can not make an omelet without breaking a few eggs and you can not
> change the World by standing on the sidelines.
> Apathy is the fuel of failure and disinterest the biggest barrier to
> progress.
>
> David Evans
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
>
>
>>I respect your right not to be a member, of course, but what force presses
>> harder for the elimination of such terms and the integration of the blind
>> and the sighted than the NFB? To me this integration is central to
>> everything we do. I do not like the term sighty anymore than I think I
>> want
>> to be called a blindy or a blink or a bat. I am a blind person, a person
>> who
>> happens to be blind, a person who has blindness as one of his
>> characteristics, but it is certainly not the dominant one in my life.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michelle
>> Medina
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 8:30 AM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions with Sighted
>> People?
>>
>> Ol' sighty. . . that's a new one. Very original to.
>>
>> I hate to confess here, but that's one of the reasons I'm not a
>> card-carrying member of any organization to do with us blind folk,
>> because
>> it's the 21st century and myths still abound from both sides, both
>> sighted
>> and non-sighted folks about each other.
>>
>> On 11/13/12, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> Good morning, W.
>>>
>>> Yeah. Ol' Sighty tends to avoid me like the plague although
>>> acquaintances, there are many. It's okay though. What are ya gonna do,
>>> yu want peple to act natural, unincumbered by anything that seems to
>>> incumber these sighted people.PM 11/12/2012, you wrote:
>>>>Hi all
>>>>
>>>>I realize it's probably a strange one but how do you find your
>>>>relationships with sighted people?
>>>>
>>>>I often find that, while I meet plenty of people through work and so
>>>>on and get to know them quickly, I make very few real friends, more
>>>>aquaintances.
>>>>
>>>>I was wondering why this is - perhaps it's the nature of my work -
>>>>perhaps my personality and I wondered what the experiences of others
>>>>were?
>>>>
>>>>W
>>>>
>>>>_______________________________________________
>>>>blindtlk mailing list
>>>>blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
>>>>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>>>blindtlk:
>>>>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/carlymih%40comca
>>>>st.net
>>>
>>>
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>
> Message: 9
> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:00:17 -0800
> From: "Jim Portillo" <portillo.jim at gmail.com>
> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions with Sighted
> People?
> Message-ID: <50a3175a.46c5440a.4c35.15a4 at mx.google.com>
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>
> This is an interesting question. I, too, don't really worry about them,
> because in my life and world right now, I am surrounded and interact with
> sighted people every day. The same goes for blind people.
>
> I will say this though. I was once in an interesting situation, and I
> guess
> it was more mental than not, but it woke me up a bit and taught me that
> even
> though I'm blind, I also need to remember that I live in a sighted world
> and
> need to continue to interact in a world that's greater than just my blind
> circle of friends.
>
> I was living and working in an area where about 98 percent of my circle was
> blind. I worked as a rehab teacher at an agency for the blind, was active
> in the NFB, and hung out with blind friends. Those who were sighted also
> either worked with me or were in my friends circle. Any activities I did
> or
> places I went involved other blind people, and that was fine. I thought
> absolutely nothing of it. If anything, it probably made me use and improve
> my blindness skills at some point. <grin>
>
> Then, I began wanting to add to the things I was doing. I remember finding
> out that I lived in an area near some pubs that had live Irish and folk
> music. My interest was peeked, even though I was not anywhere near as
> active in the folk music world as I am now. However, my close friends
> lived
> in a city that was an hour away. I used to go to that city almost every
> weekend. So, I went to the music venues alone.
>
> At first, I literally felt awkward. For almost two years, all of my
> interactions were with blind folks or folks related to the blindness circle
> I had. Then, I was stepping out and by myself. At first, I went so far as
> to think, "My goodness, I hope my social skills are appropriate."
> Basically, I was a bit leery about totally jumping back into a world that
> was purely sighted folks. This was MY interest.
>
> I maybe had to polish off some minor things about myself, but I was glad I
> did all of that.
>
> Now, I have found the importance of a good balance in my life. I can't say
> I honestly have a ton of blind friends where I live. However, I work in
> the
> field of blindness and continue to need to keep my skills sharp and my mind
> set good. At this point, most of my friends outside of work are sighted,
> and that's fine. I know who I could talk to about certain things and who
> will understand and relate. In addition, I have a very close circle of
> blind friends from around the country that are NFB folks, and I know that I
> can always talk to and interact with them. So, it's taken many years, but
> I
> have a good balance.
>
> So, do I look for interaction with sighted people? I look for interaction
> with people. Yes, I think it helps to have both blind and sighted in my
> life, and it's made me a more well-rounded person. But, first and
> foremost,
> before looking at blind or sighted, I look at them as people and as folks
> who might have something interesting to offer.
>
> Jim
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gloria
> Whipple
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 7:44 PM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
>
> I don't worry about it
>
> Hahaha!
>
> Gloria Whipple
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike
> Freeman
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 19:31
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
>
> True enough. But I didn't know I was looking for interactions with sighted
> people. Therefore, I don't have a method to find them. (har)
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David
> Evans
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 6:42 PM
> To: gwunder at earthlink.net; Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
>
>
> Dear All,
>
> We use to have a saying back in the 1960's to answer those people "who did
> not want to get involved in making the World a better place."
> The saying was very simple and straight to the point and says it like it
> is.
> "If you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem."
> If you are staying out of it because you don't know what is right or you
> don't want to get your hands dirty and keep your sole lily white you are
> just as bad as those you condemn.
> You can not make an omelet without breaking a few eggs and you can not
> change the World by standing on the sidelines.
> Apathy is the fuel of failure and disinterest the biggest barrier to
> progress.
>
> David Evans
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
>
>
>>I respect your right not to be a member, of course, but what force
>>presses harder for the elimination of such terms and the integration
>>of the blind and the sighted than the NFB? To me this integration is
>>central to everything we do. I do not like the term sighty anymore
>>than I think I want to be called a blindy or a blink or a bat. I am a
>>blind person, a person who happens to be blind, a person who has
>>blindness as one of his characteristics, but it is certainly not the
>>dominant one in my life.
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Michelle Medina
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 8:30 AM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions with Sighted
>> People?
>>
>> Ol' sighty. . . that's a new one. Very original to.
>>
>> I hate to confess here, but that's one of the reasons I'm not a
>> card-carrying member of any organization to do with us blind folk,
>> because it's the 21st century and myths still abound from both sides,
>> both sighted and non-sighted folks about each other.
>>
>> On 11/13/12, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> Good morning, W.
>>>
>>> Yeah. Ol' Sighty tends to avoid me like the plague although
>>> acquaintances, there are many. It's okay though. What are ya gonna
>>> do, yu want peple to act natural, unincumbered by anything that seems
>>> to incumber these sighted people.PM 11/12/2012, you wrote:
>>>>Hi all
>>>>
>>>>I realize it's probably a strange one but how do you find your
>>>>relationships with sighted people?
>>>>
>>>>I often find that, while I meet plenty of people through work and so
>>>>on and get to know them quickly, I make very few real friends, more
>>>>aquaintances.
>>>>
>>>>I was wondering why this is - perhaps it's the nature of my work -
>>>>perhaps my personality and I wondered what the experiences of others
>>>>were?
>>>>
>>>>W
>>>>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:32:14 -0600
> From: Constance Canode <satin-bear at sbcglobal.net>
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
> People?
> Message-ID: <F063C269-A13F-4642-A040-8E495E704F60 at sbcglobal.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> My friends are my friends. I pay no attention to their visual acuity or lack
> thereof. If you are confident and don't make a big deal out of blindness you
> should handle any situation. Bring food into work when appropriate. It is a
> good ice breaker.
>
> Constance Canode
> Sent from my I-phone
>
> On Nov 13, 2012, at 9:43 PM, "Gloria Whipple" <glowhi at centurylink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> I don't worry about it
>>
>> Hahaha!
>>
>> Gloria Whipple
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike
>> Freeman
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 19:31
>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
>> People?
>>
>> True enough. But I didn't know I was looking for interactions with
>> sighted
>> people. Therefore, I don't have a method to find them. (har)
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David
>> Evans
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 6:42 PM
>> To: gwunder at earthlink.net; Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
>> People?
>>
>>
>> Dear All,
>>
>> We use to have a saying back in the 1960's to answer those people "who did
>>
>> not want to get involved in making the World a better place."
>> The saying was very simple and straight to the point and says it like it
>> is.
>> "If you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem."
>> If you are staying out of it because you don't know what is right or you
>> don't want to get your hands dirty and keep your sole lily white you are
>> just as bad as those you condemn.
>> You can not make an omelet without breaking a few eggs and you can not
>> change the World by standing on the sidelines.
>> Apathy is the fuel of failure and disinterest the biggest barrier to
>> progress.
>>
>> David Evans
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
>> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 11:12 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions withSighted
>> People?
>>
>>
>>> I respect your right not to be a member, of course, but what force
>>> presses
>>> harder for the elimination of such terms and the integration of the
>>> blind
>>> and the sighted than the NFB? To me this integration is central to
>>> everything we do. I do not like the term sighty anymore than I think I
>>> want
>>> to be called a blindy or a blink or a bat. I am a blind person, a person
>>>
>>> who
>>> happens to be blind, a person who has blindness as one of his
>>> characteristics, but it is certainly not the dominant one in my life.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Michelle
>>> Medina
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 8:30 AM
>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions with Sighted
>>> People?
>>>
>>> Ol' sighty. . . that's a new one. Very original to.
>>>
>>> I hate to confess here, but that's one of the reasons I'm not a
>>> card-carrying member of any organization to do with us blind folk,
>>> because
>>> it's the 21st century and myths still abound from both sides, both
>>> sighted
>>> and non-sighted folks about each other.
>>>
>>> On 11/13/12, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>> Good morning, W.
>>>>
>>>> Yeah. Ol' Sighty tends to avoid me like the plague although
>>>> acquaintances, there are many. It's okay though. What are ya gonna do,
>>>> yu want peple to act natural, unincumbered by anything that seems to
>>>> incumber these sighted people.PM 11/12/2012, you wrote:
>>>>> Hi all
>>>>>
>>>>> I realize it's probably a strange one but how do you find your
>>>>> relationships with sighted people?
>>>>>
>>>>> I often find that, while I meet plenty of people through work and so
>>>>> on and get to know them quickly, I make very few real friends, more
>>>>> aquaintances.
>>>>>
>>>>> I was wondering why this is - perhaps it's the nature of my work -
>>>>> perhaps my personality and I wondered what the experiences of others
>>>>> were?
>>>>>
>>>>> W
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> blindtlk mailing list
>>>>> blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
>>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>>>> blindtlk:
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>>>>> st.net
>>>>
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>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:24:12 -0800
> From: Humberto Avila <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com>
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org, blindTlk at nfbnet.org, GUI-talk at nfbnet.org,
> nfbcs at nfbnet.org, nfbWaTlk at nfbnet.org, nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Blindtlk] [nfbcs] FW: Bentech Needs Transcriber Volunteers!
> Message-ID: <20121114052412.GW25043 at barcore.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
>
>
> From: Benetech [mailto:Benetech at mail.vresp.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 5:48 PM
> To: avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com
> Subject: Bentech Needs Transcriber Volunteers!
>
>
>
> Hello Volunteers!
>
> Benetech's marketing department is seeking volunteers to transcribe 12 to
> 15
> audio recordings into written text in order to make them accessible to
> deaf-blind and hard-of-hearing individuals. The audio recordings are 30 to
> 45 minutes in length on average. The transcriptions should be verbatim
> representations of the audio recordings, created in Word in standard
> sentence case, and divided into paragraphs as appropriate. They also need
> proofreaders to proofread these transcriptions. Volunteers should notify me
> (Madeleine - at the email below) upon completion of each transcription or
> proof of a transcription to receive $2.50 credit per transcription or
> proof.
> If interested, please contact Marcy Goot ( <mailto:marcyg at benetech.org>
> marcyg at benetech.org) in marketing by November 20 and let her know if you
> would like to proofread or transcribe.
>
> Best,
>
> Madeleine Linares
> Volunteer Coordinator
> Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
> 650-644-3459
> <mailto:madeleinel at benetech.org> madeleinel at benetech.org
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:32:47 -0500
> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
> To: <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>, "NFB of Florida parents" <fopbc at nfbnet.org>,
> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>, "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>,
> <Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net>
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Fw: USA Paralympics 2016
> Message-ID: <1805712B48194188A5F8F3DFAEA21331 at DCB3VNJ1>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Hello all,
>
> This gentleman spoke at a meeting I attended recently and hopefully will
> attend our next NFB Greater Orlando chapter meeting. This sounds like a
> great opportunity for the athletically inclined.
>
> Sherri
> ----- Original Message -----
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 6:09 AM
> Subject: USA Paralympics 2016
>
>
> My name is Jack Finucan and I am assisting Hector Torres, the USA Triathlon
>
> Florida Chair for the Paratriathlon Program, in locating blind people who
> want to participate in a triathlon. A triathalon is a 3-part competition
> consisting of a swim, a bike, and a run. Distances of each discipline vary
>
> from very short to very long, depending on the event.
>
> While many people with physical handicaps have competed in the past, few
> blind people have because of the need for a triathlete guide/tandem cyclist.
>
> We hope to indentify potential candidates and match them with properly
> equipped guides. We are especially excited as triathlon has been added for
>
> the first time to the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janiero. Currently
> there are USA National and World Championships in paratriathlon. However,
> regardless of the athletic level of the person, we will gladly help anyone,
>
> young or old, interested in becoming a paratriathlete. Also, while we are
> looking for only Florida candidates, if anyone outside Florida is
> interested, please have them contact me and I can refer them to the
> Paratriathlon Chair for their region. My email is jolfinucan at yahoo.com.
>
> Jack Finucan
> www.100triathlons.com
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:15:17 -0700
> From: "Judy Jones" <jtj1 at cableone.net>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question About Repairing Canes
> Message-ID: <BA7CAB3AD097448DB538EDCE1E9F9B95 at JudyPC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=original
>
> Our agency sells the graphite canes, and they are preferred by our home
> instructor over the aluminum.
>
> Judy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Diane Graves" <princess.di2007 at gmail.com>
> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 10:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question About Repairing Canes
>
>
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> Thanks to all who responded to my question about cane repair. It is good
>> to
>> know that the NFb will repair these, as I have only been using this one
>> about 3 months. I need a cane that is going too have a much longer life
>> than
>> that. At the same time I want one that is easy to handle, and isn't bulky
>> and unattractive.
>>
>> I am definitely going to check out the revolution canes too. Thanks so
>> much
>> for this referral Jasmine. I had a graphite cane years ago. At that time
>> they were being sold by California Canes, a company which has apparently
>> gone out of business. I really liked the one I had and have wanted
>> another
>> one just like it ever since mine gave out.
>>
>> Diane Graves
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jasmine
>> Kotsay
>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 3:33 AM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question About Repairing Canes
>>
>> Hi,
>> I don't have the answer to the part of your email about the caane
>> being repaired, but I know that Revolution has canes that are graphite.
>> They're pretty light. I have one myself, and I like it. I don't have
>> much
>> experience with NFB canes.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Jasmine
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Diane Graves <princess.di2007 at gmail.com
>> To: <Blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:59:31 -0500
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Question About Repairing Canes
>>
>> Greetings to all,
>>
>>
>>
>> I have been using one of the newest NFB canes-the folding carbon
>> fiber-for
>> right around 3 month now, and just had one of the joints break on me.
>> The
>> sections themselves are still in tact, but the joint that holds two of
>> the
>> sections together is no longer there.
>>
>>
>>
>> My question is twofold, I guess. I am first of all wondering whether
>> these
>> canes can be repaired, and if so, is it cost effective to do so, or does
>> it
>> make more sense to just discard this one and order something else.
>>
>>
>>
>> Although I really like the thin, seemingly more attractive style of this
>> can, I probably would purchase another one of these if this is any
>> indication of their life span. On the other hand, I really dislike the
>> make
>> of the backup cane that I have, because it is extremely heavy and isn't
>> as
>> sleek looking.
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyway, any information about repair appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Diane Graves
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
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>
> Message: 14
> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:17:03 -0700
> From: "Judy Jones" <jtj1 at cableone.net>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question About Repairing Canes
> Message-ID: <BCA7A52DB13740FB81256214581CD322 at JudyPC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=response
>
> That is also my cane of choice.
>
> Judy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 12:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question About Repairing Canes
>
>
>>
>> Dear Dianne,
>>
>> I like the NFB telescoping canes and have used them for over 25 years.
>> I have used other canes, but I found the telescoping canes to be the best
>>
>> for my needs.
>> They are the lightest of all the canes and collapse into the shortest and
>>
>> most compact package when not in use.
>> I have even attached a "D"ring carabineer clip , up close to the end of
>> the handle and it lets me quickly clip them on my belt loop, or in your
>> case a purse strap, which frees up my hands and ensures that I never walk
>>
>> off and forget my cane or where I left it. I can even snap open my cane
>> with just one hand and collaspe it with just one hand too.
>> When I open the cane, I give it a good tug to ensure that it does not
>> collapse on me and I cup my hand over the end cap as I pound it down to
>> collapse it closed.
>> They come in fiber glass, which is more flexible and tough, or the carbon
>>
>> fiber, which is more stiffer but lighter.
>>
>> The price is about the same and I usually replace them, broken or not once
>>
>> every 4-5 years.
>> I use them as props in White Cane demonstrations and use the parts to
>> repair or rebuild canes for myself and others.
>>
>>
>> David Evans and GD Jack.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Diane Graves" <princess.di2007 at gmail.com>
>> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 12:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question About Repairing Canes
>>
>>
>>> Hi Guys,
>>>
>>> Thanks to all who responded to my question about cane repair. It is good
>>>
>>> to
>>> know that the NFb will repair these, as I have only been using this one
>>> about 3 months. I need a cane that is going too have a much longer life
>>> than
>>> that. At the same time I want one that is easy to handle, and isn't
>>> bulky
>>> and unattractive.
>>>
>>> I am definitely going to check out the revolution canes too. Thanks so
>>> much
>>> for this referral Jasmine. I had a graphite cane years ago. At that time
>>> they were being sold by California Canes, a company which has apparently
>>> gone out of business. I really liked the one I had and have wanted
>>> another
>>> one just like it ever since mine gave out.
>>>
>>> Diane Graves
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jasmine
>>> Kotsay
>>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 3:33 AM
>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Question About Repairing Canes
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I don't have the answer to the part of your email about the caane
>>> being repaired, but I know that Revolution has canes that are graphite.
>>> They're pretty light. I have one myself, and I like it. I don't have
>>> much
>>> experience with NFB canes.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Jasmine
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Diane Graves <princess.di2007 at gmail.com
>>> To: <Blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:59:31 -0500
>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Question About Repairing Canes
>>>
>>> Greetings to all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have been using one of the newest NFB canes-the folding carbon
>>> fiber-for
>>> right around 3 month now, and just had one of the joints break on me.
>>> The
>>> sections themselves are still in tact, but the joint that holds two of
>>> the
>>> sections together is no longer there.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My question is twofold, I guess. I am first of all wondering whether
>>> these
>>> canes can be repaired, and if so, is it cost effective to do so, or does
>>>
>>> it
>>> make more sense to just discard this one and order something else.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Although I really like the thin, seemingly more attractive style of this
>>> can, I probably would purchase another one of these if this is any
>>> indication of their life span. On the other hand, I really dislike the
>>> make
>>> of the backup cane that I have, because it is extremely heavy and isn't
>>> as
>>> sleek looking.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyway, any information about repair appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Diane Graves
>>>
>>>
>>>
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> Message: 15
> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:20:15 -0700
> From: "Judy Jones" <jtj1 at cableone.net>
> To: <gwunder at earthlink.net>, "Blind Talk Mailing List"
> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] voting experience
> Message-ID: <52A7E568D3604C5CA8621F3B5F0FBC71 at JudyPC>
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>
> It was a "piece of cake" to vote in Twin Falls, and the poll worker that
> showed me where our machine was seemed very familiar with it. I also
> enjoyed the speech tempo button which allowed me to review mor quickly.
>
> Judy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 1:43 PM
> Subject: [Blindtlk] voting experience
>
>
>>I would like to toss in my two cents about the voting experience I had
>> last
>> Tuesday. When I arrived, the machine was ready, I was asked if I wished
>> to
>> use it, was taken to the chair in front of it, given a set of headphones,
>> asked if I needed instructions, and left alone. It helped that our county
>> sent out the ballot ahead of time, so I was not required to thoroughly
>> read
>> over the ballot as would have been the case were this my first viewing.
>> The
>> machines we have in Boone County Missouri use a recorded voice provided
>> by
>> the machine manufacturer for instructions and prompts, and a recorded
>> voice
>> provided by the county for contestants and ballot issues. The process
>> took
>> longer than it would have if there had been some provision for adjusting
>> the
>> speed of the audio presented. I also admit to having to review the
>> instructions, since I use the machine in frequently enough that some
>> review
>> always seems prudent to me.
>>
>> I enjoyed being able to cast my vote without the assistance of a second
>> person, but I don't think there is any way for me to argue that the
>> machine
>> let me do it as efficiently as using a reader of my choice. Some of you
>> may
>> remember that before we pressed for accessible voting machines, we first
>> had
>> to secure the right to take a person of our choosing to the polls. I
>> still
>> think this is a fine option, and had there been much of a line for the
>> electronic voting machine (only one of them talked at my polling
>> location),
>> I suspect I would have used my daughter or my mother-in-law and would've
>> felt confident my vote was cast as I dictated.
>>
>> Warmly,
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> Message: 16
> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:22:59 -0700
> From: "Judy Jones" <jtj1 at cableone.net>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions with Sighted
> People?
> Message-ID: <669E39C10CB940FCB299D953A68B50EB at JudyPC>
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>
> I understand from studies that, sighted or blind, people have many
> acquaintances but few really close friends. I imagine it's in the numbers
> and taking advantage of social opportunities.
>
> Judy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "wogg le4" <woggle4 at gmail.com>
> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 4:54 PM
> Subject: [Blindtlk] How do You Find your Interactions with Sighted People?
>
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> I realize it's probably a strange one but how do you find your
>> relationships with sighted people?
>>
>> I often find that, while I meet plenty of people through work and so
>> on and get to know them quickly, I make very few real friends, more
>> aquaintances.
>>
>> I was wondering why this is - perhaps it's the nature of my work -
>> perhaps my personality and I wondered what the experiences of others
>> were?
>>
>> W
>>
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> Message: 17
> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 09:24:17 -0500
> From: "blueskies11" <blueskies11 at torpey.info>
> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Blindtlk] ViewPoints features iPhone - Blind Friendly Apps
> Message-ID: <001701cdc273$bbe58060$33b08120$@info>
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> ViewPoints 1246 11-14-12 iPhone
> <http://ViewPointsPlus.net/vp_1246_podcast.mp3> - Blind Friendly Apps
> Show Notes
> Last week's show highlighted the basic accessibility features of the
> iPhone.
> In this week's show, hosts Nancy Goodman Torpey and Peter Torpey discuss
> some blind-friendly apps which they've found useful. They also demo how one
> can customize the rotor functions as well as how to use SIRI for more
> advanced dictation.
>
>
>
> Check out ViewPoints
>
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