[blparent] Not quite OT, self-defense for the blind...

[Deborah Kent Stein]

National Braille Press offers a book by Wendy David called Safe without 
Sight.  It is available in several formats and includes a lot of great 
suggestions for dealing with dangerous situations or avoiding them in the 
first place.

Debbie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gabe Vega" <theblindtech at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2011 5:14 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Not quite OT, self-defense for the blind...


> this is an interesting topic. one that I want to read and contribute to 
> with great interest.
>
> I am a business owner CEO of two technology firms one specializing in 
> government/disability/assistive technology and the other for corp tech 
> implimentation, security and support.
>
> for this reason, I carry a 38 special snub, 5 shot Taurus m85.
>
> I often have my daughter Kayla with me age 10, while just on a family 
> outing, on the bus, or train and maybe with me at a meeting a time or two 
> and although I am confident of defending myself alone I often have feared 
> the what ifs, on being attacked, robbed or simular while with my daughter.
>
> She is no stranger to guns, yet doesn't find them to be her big thing, 
> believe it or not, although attending multiple gun safety classes and 
> being around the firearms I have owned cemi-autos, bult-action rifles, 
> revolvers, etc she is actually not curious about them which is a good 
> thing, as a matter of fact the training I put her through at a local shop 
> in phoenix has gotten her curiocity settled, but again, she freely admits 
> that she's not in to them.
>
> sorry for going off topic, I say all that to say this, my daughter and I 
> have a rule, or understanding that with or with out my gun being present 
> in a hostile environment, she is to get behind me if and when possibleso 
> that if anything were to go flying, fists or led, she would be out of the 
> way, thankfully I haven't had to pull my 38 out while she has been around 
> but there has been situations where the probablility for it was very high. 
> I am deffinetly interested in others peoples stories about self defense 
> around children. just to know that I am not the only one to stress on it.
> On Mar 19, 2011, at 2:52 AM, Mark Melonson wrote:
>
>>
>> All,
>>
>> I wanted to see who of you attended last year's self-defense seminar at 
>> National convention and also pick the brains of those who did not. I am 
>> one of those unfortunate people who has found himself in situations 
>> whereas I've had to defend myself physically. Thankfully, it was not when 
>> traveling with my children, but I often consider what it would have been 
>> like if I was traveling with them. I do a lot of traveling, but not often 
>> with my girls. However, I want to broach the concerns and possible 
>> solutions of traveling with our children as they relate to possible 
>> threats.
>>
>> I personally found the seminar useful and have since attended their 
>> instructor training, having studied the base art of the system for many 
>> years. As a blind parent, I want to hear your experiences, and fears so 
>> that I can help in establishing a curriculum that properly serves it's 
>> intended audience.
>>
>> Regards,
>> -Mark
>>
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