[Blindtlk] an awkward experience

[Mike Freeman]

Ericka:

Who said anything about fighting?

But you're right that the blind don't always know about what the sighted do
and take for granted and vice versa and sometimes both groups aren't
especially savvy viz. the partially-sighted.

This may sound gross but I remember a discussion last year on either this
list or NFB-Talk or NABS-L -- can't remember which -- in which it proved a
great revelation to many of the blind participants that after using the
facilities, sighted persons look at the TP before flushing. Obviously, that
never occurs to those of us who are blind. (huge grin)

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ericka
Short
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 5:00 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] an awkward experience

Yes, Carly I think the same way about misguided folks.  I have my days, but
it's better PR to just say something kind but educational back and go along
my way.  After all, those of us that have always been vision impaired don't
know all that sighted experience either.  In fact I think it's tough for a
person born totally blind to understand being a partial.  I believe both
sides guess a lot and have stinky perceptions because of it.  As one math
teacher in high school always said "Never assume anything; all it does is
make an "ass" out of "u" and "me"."  We need to talk more and fight less.

Ericka J. Short
262-697-0510

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". Philippians 4:13

"No hand is too small or too big to do good in this world." EJ. Short 


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