[Blindtlk] an awkward experience

[Carly Mihalakis]

Good morning, Mike,

You mean, you don't SMELL it? or better yet, feel the terds?
for todauy, Car
408-209-3239

05:18 PM 2/10/2014, Mike Freeman wrote:
>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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