[BlindTlk] Question about societal attitudes toward blindness

[Carly Mihalakis]

Good morning, Mike, and other interesteds,

         Ol'Sighty, as I like to call him, in 
case you haven't yet noticed seems to be moved 
and effected by what he takes in with his eyes. 
Therefore, to make a most impactful statement, I 
have found out, might behoove the blink to 
actually embody his own take on blindness rather 
than employing cumbersome lip service directed at 
sighted people whom may or may not find 
themselves moved to understand. Mike, there en 
lies the nature of the revolving masses. New 
generations are constantly replacing those that came before.
Car At 02:56 AM 4/24/2019, Walker, Michael E. 
\(UMSL-Student\) via BlindTlk wrote:
>Thank you all for your responses on this. I 
>hadn’t spent a lot of time thinking about 
>there being a few of us compared to people who 
>can see. It would make sense, then, that it’s 
>constantly a cat and mouse game. New people are 
>born, don’t get exposed to blind people, so 
>blind people keep putting their selves out 
>there. It sounds like it’s just a fact of 
>life. It also reminds me that I’m on the right 
>track, because I’m working like everyone else. 
>I do agree with the point though that it can 
>become a problem if your boss has stereotypes about it.
>
> > On Apr 23, 2019, at 2:14 PM, Judy Jones via 
> BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Very well put.  I think the reason we are 
> constantly educating, whether we like it or 
> not, is that there are so few of us in 
> proportion to society, and with each 
> generation, a new crop of people arise that still need educating.
> >
> > When I have spoken at schools, in particular, 
> I tell the kids that they are going to be 
> tomorrows parents, employers, and leaders in 
> society, and how important it is they 
> understand about blindness, what it is, and what it isn't.
> >
> > Judy
> > “Embrace the day with its mercies and blessings.”
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: BlindTlk 
> [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mark Tardif via BlindTlk
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 10:21 AM
> > To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> > Cc: Mark Tardif
> > Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Question about societal attitudes toward blindness
> >
> > Three words, education, education and more 
> education.  It will probably be a
> > lifetime process for you.  It can be 
> frustrating at times because you would
> > think we would have made much more progress in this area by now.  I think
> > putting yourself out there and just meeting people and engaging them is an
> > excellent start.  Most people never expect to meet a blind person so it's
> > easy to understand the lack of education among the public regarding
> > blindness and the fact that blindness is a characteristic, but it is not
> > what defines us.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mark Tardif
> > Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Walker, Michael E. (UMSL-Student) via BlindTlk
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 6:13 AM
> > To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> > Cc: Walker, Michael E. (UMSL-Student)
> > Subject: [BlindTlk] Question about societal attitudes toward blindness
> >
> > Good morning,
> >
> > Something I have been troubled by for a long 
> time is why society sees blind
> > people differently from people who can see. For example, I often find that
> > when the topic of friendship or dating comes 
> up, I still get asked questions
> > like whether or not I have considered dating a blind person. It tells me
> > that society still has a ways to go in learning that blindness is an
> > inconvenience rather than something that 
> defines us. We like to participate
> > in the same venues as everyone else, without 
> being seen differently. How do
> > we overcome these challenges? The only thing I know to do is to keep doing
> > what I’m doing: putting myself out there and meeting people. What do you
> > guys do to overcome these challenges? How do you feel about being seen
> > differently because you’re blind?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Mike
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