[Blindtlk] Making a Difference, (Cont.): Bringing the right attitude out

Wed Sep 3 18:06:12 UTC 2014

Absolutely, Larry.  I don't know how many people have insisted that I get a 
handicapped parking pass, and I have absolutely refused to do it.  I can 
walk, for miles and miles if I want to do so.  I have concluded that some of 
these people who insist that I do it just don't like to walk a few extra 
steps, and are just not being honest about it.  In answer to your question, 
Eric, to be honest, sometimes I have given in to the driver's insistence 
that someone give me a seat, which certainly never made me feel too good.  I 
felt kind of dirty, to be honest, but chose not to make a sceen.  There was 
a loss of integrity there, on my part I think.  And other times I have 
insisted that everything was fine and I would not mind standing and simply 
grabbed a bus pole or one of those overhead hooks that some busses have for 
that purpose.  If I lived in New York City and was always taking the subway, 
I would probably be standing a lot, as often during rush hour, those trains 
are packed.  I suspect that's why subway riders in the city are often called 
straphanggers.

Mark Tardif
Nuclear arms will not hold you.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Larry Wayland via blindtlk
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 11:19 PM
To: 'Arielle Silverman' ; 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Making a Difference,(Cont.): Bringing the right 
attitude out

Very good points. I have been on standing room only buses as well and have
turned down seats that were offered to me.  I like to set anywhere on the
bus I want. Never know when there may be someone back there you want to set
beside.
Also I will never have a handicap parking tag as long as I can walk with out
difficulty.
Larry

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Arielle
Silverman via blindtlk
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 8:22 PM
To: Kendra. Schaber; Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Making a Difference, (Cont.): Bringing the right
attitude out

I can't think of a situation that would make me ask someone to move for me.
In fact, I don't usually take others' seats if they volunteer to move. To me
it's a matter of integrity. If I want to be and be seen as a competent
person with the right to work, live and travel on my own, etc. then I've got
to be willing to carry the responsibilities expected of anyone else
including waiting my turn for seating. Sitting near the door is sometimes
easier, but there is usually more than one seat up there. You can also stand
near the door.
Also, there are folks without obvious disabilities who might need the front
seats much more than a blind person, such as people with chronic pain
disorders who experience leg pain and fatigue if they stand too long, or
parents with several young children on their backs and in strollers.
Arielle

On 9/2/14, Kendra. Schaber via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi all!
> I usually sit in the front of a bus. When the front is full, I get the
> nearest seat possable. If there is standing room only or when there
> isn't a lot of seats and others who can't stand, I'll stand like
> everyone else. I have had people move voluntarily and I usually thank
> them. I have also helped other blind people find seats too. I am one
> who doesn't make people move in less there is a good reason for it.
> I've moved for wheelchairs many times.
> Kendra
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 2, 2014, at 5:46 PM, Eric Calhoun via blindtlk
>> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Not to play Devil's advocate, Mark, but has a driver ever demanded
>> you to sit down and refused your right to stand?
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