[Blindtlk] Adjustment to Blindness Training, NFB Centers or Not?

[Mike Freeman]

I doubt that many of us think that way.

Mike


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From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Desiree
Oudinot
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 3:18 PM
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Adjustment to Blindness Training, NFB Centers or
Not?

I completely agree with you, Justin. If I stepped out of my house
every day and thought about each and every move I made and whether it
would always, without fail, represent each and every blind person in a
good way, I would probably get locked up faster than you can say
turtle soup. No one should ever have to live with that kind of
pressure on them 24-7.

On 3/22/13, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> That may be true, bu if you walk around and think about that and live like
> that then you drive yourself crazy.  I prefer to give myself a brake.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David
> Andrews
> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 3:59 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Adjustment to Blindness Training, NFB Centers or
> Not?
>
> I think the point is that to everyone who regards you as a minority, for
> whatever characteristic, blindness, skin color, ethnic heritage, etc., you
> will be representing everyone with that characteristic.  The human
tendency
> is to generalize the individual to the group, if you only know one or a
few
> persons in that group.
>
> So, whether or not we want too, each of us represents all blind persons,
> much of the time.
>
> Dave
>
> At 11:01 PM 3/22/2013, you wrote:
>>I've been to both NFB and non-NFB training centers. Truthfully, I
>>didn't really enjoy either of them. I cook, clean, travel and use my
>>computer quite well and have done it my way.
>>
>>Having said that, and this is kind of veering into the other topic
>>discussed here about organizations, their philosophies and such, one of
>>my biggest problems with the NFB is that at the particular center I was
>>at, and maybe not every NFB'er believes this? was that I was told
>>repeatedly that when I stepped outside, I represented ALL blind people.
>>I'm half Mexican and half white. I won't be representing ALL Mexicans
>>or ALL white folks any time soon. I was born with a Tessier Cleft. I
>>was one of eight when I was born in the entire world with it, now I'm
>>one of between 50  and 56 people. I won't be representing every person
>>with a Tessier Cleft either. Do I represent ALL NIRVANA fans? ALL
>>NONPOINT fans?  ALL SEETHER fans? No. Why? Because I'm one person, an
>>individual. I represent my beliefs, my ideas, my thoughts, feelings,
>>emotions, my experiences, not my Dad's or my sister's or anybody else's
>>on this list. So how can I possibly represent ALL blind people?
>>
>>As I said, this is what I learned. Correct me or explain the NFB
>>definition of representing ALL blind people if I'm off base and there
>>is one.
>>Michelle
>
>
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