[BlindTlk] House Cleaning

Tue Jul 20 13:34:02 UTC 2021

How old state it was so weird. I totally agree with you though Pam. The older I get the more I want to hire someone. He has nothing to do with my eyes not working it has to do with bending, reaching and once you get down on the floor you can’t get back up! Let someone younger do it. LOL 

Ericka Nelson

> On Jul 19, 2021, at 10:07 PM, Pamela Dominguez via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> What does this have to do with blind people playing blind characters?  I agree, by the way, but he was asking if I was in favor of having sighted people clean for blind people.  I don't know what made him ask me that, but I answered him.  I said there was no cut and dried answer.  It depended on the person or people, and the situation.  Pam.
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> -----Original Message----- From: Ericka via BlindTlk
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> Blind eople should play bind characters. The writers should consult blind organizations to create accurate characters.
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> Ericka Nelson
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>> On Jul 19, 2021, at 3:33 PM, Jamelle via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> So are you for having sighted people clean for blind people?
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Pamela Dominguez
>> via BlindTlk
>> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2021 3:37 PM
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>> Cc: Pamela Dominguez <pammygirl99 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] House Cleaning
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>> I asked, when I took skills of daily living at the center we could go to
>> here, that you go to every day, why they don't teach you to fully clean a
>> house, and they had no answer.  All they taught you was how to quickly run a
>> vacuum over a rug.  Nothing about washing windows or floors or walls, etc.
>> Anything I learned, I had to teach myself.  It's interesting how sometimes,
>> sighted people don't see things you can feel.  My mother would tell me my
>> kitchen floor was beautifully clean, and I would say I could still feel
>> dirt.  The thing is, when the floor is wet, it feels like you got
>> everything, but when it dries, it dries with stuff on it.  Pam.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jamelle via BlindTlk
>> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2021 4:15 PM
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>> Cc: jmail201586 at yahoo.com
>> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] House Cleaning
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>> Jen,
>> I'm living in my second apartment and I have a sighted person who cleans my
>> apartment twice a month.
>> I've heard of some independent living facilities that teaches blind
>> individuals how to mop etc. But I've never attended those classes.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jen via BlindTlk
>> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2021 5:26 PM
>> To: Jim Portillo via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Jen <spiderweb1 at sbcglobal.net>
>> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] House Cleaning
>> 
>> Floor sweeping, cleaning windowsills and dusting. Is it even possible for a
>> blind person to keep an immaculate house, or is sighted assistance always
>> needed?
>> 
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>> On Saturday, July 17, 2021, 05:02:19 PM EDT, Jim Portillo via BlindTlk
>> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> 
>> Hi there,
>> I think you're going to have to be more specific. There are certainly
>> techniques, but what are you wanting to clean or have look nice?
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jen via BlindTlk
>> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2021 12:31 PM
>> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Jen <spiderweb1 at sbcglobal.net>
>> Subject: [BlindTlk] House Cleaning
>> 
>> Are there alternative techniques for cleaining what you can't see so the
>> house is immaculate? Thanks.
>> 
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