[BlindTlk] dealing with and helping blind/vissually impaired people

[Pamela Dominguez]

I usually say that to people, too.  Pam.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Kevin via BlindTlk
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2021 1:29 PM
To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Cc: Kevin
Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] dealing with and helping blind/vissually impaired 
people

I think that printing out something to give to people might feel a bit
like they need paperwork in order to deal with the blind.  I have had to
deal with this issue in the past and I will share with you all how I
dealt with it.  Now, it may be quite unpopular so no hate please.  I
would go up and talk to them and if they felt as if they had to fumble
and mumble in order to talk to me I would smile and say, "I'm just like
you accept that my eyes don't work."  Usually we would both relax and
the problem would be solved.

Kevin

http://kclive.buzzsprout.com


On 6/26/2021 3:28 PM, Madison Martin via BlindTlk wrote:
> Hi all,
> I've been thinking, I know it can be awkward for sighted people when they 
> meet a
> blind or visually impaired person so I've been trying to find things that 
> could
> be given to a sighted person to help them feel more comfortable when 
> meeting us,
> so they have a better idea of how to assist us, dos and don'ts, how to 
> treat us
> and just general etiquette. I've found things, but all of them seem to 
> talk
> about people who are guide dog handlers, and since many of us aren't and 
> may
> never be I thought that there should be something about those of us who 
> aren't
> dog handlers. I don't plan on actually publishing such a thing, but I 
> thought it
> might be a good thing to do anyway. Now, I'm not going to go handing such 
> a
> thing out to randome strangers, but it's something that if I know I'm 
> going to
> be meeting a sighted person for whatever reason then I could send it to 
> them
> ahead of time to read so that they hopefully feel more comfortable, I 
> don't like
> feeling uncomfortable around new people and I don't want people feeling
> uncomfortable around people like me. I know some people are comfortable 
> around
> everyone, but not everyone is that way. In my experience, some people just 
> get
> it right away, some get it once you explain something to them, and then 
> there
> are those who just will never get it no matter how many times you try and
> explain it/show them. I'm not very good at speaking up for myself so if I 
> can
> give them something ahead of time then I think that would be better. 
> Anyway, I
> have ideas, but when it comes to this sort of stuff is there anything that 
> any
> of you think that a sighted person should know? Look forward to any 
> thoughts any
> of you might have!!!!! Thanks
> Madison
>
>
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