[blparent] Still using visual gestures with other blind people

[Veronica Smith]

I do that all the time and my husband is always saying to me about me,
shaking your head?  Aren't you the one that always complains when others do
that?  Or my daughter last week, "mommy I thought I saw  you gesturing for
us to come over here but honestly, the kids across the room thought you were
pointing at them as well."  Too too funny, I knew who I was calling, why
didn't they? Ha ha 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 11:16 AM
To: blparent at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blparent] Still using visual gestures with other blind people

Both my husband and I are blind, though he has some useable vision, but he
can't see everything especially in the dark. We both use to be fully
sighted, though he has RP so he knew he would eventually start experiencing
vision loss, but I had no reason to think I would be blind someday. Anyway,
I'm still a very visual person and always use visual gestures. I will do
this with Ross, my husband, and get annoyed when he doesn't respond
correctly before realizing oh, right, he can't see me either, grin! I will
also give those conspiratorial looks across the room or at someone sitting a
couple of chairs away from me or something, and again, when it's Ross or
other blind people, I have a moment where I forget they can't see me. LOL

When you learn and pick up visual gestures and behaviors, they stick with
you even if you lose your sight. It's just second nature to do this even
among other blind people.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

Message: 22
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:52:53 -0700
From: "Tay Laurie" <j.t.laurie at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] Explaining vision loss to children
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Well, everoyne here at the apt complex thinks it's "cute" how my husband and
I are able to manage fairly well, even when navigating. Because I have the
most sight out of both of us, he gives me his longest cane, and then he
pushes my wheelchair down the hall, sidewalk, etc. Granted, on unfamiliar
paths we run into snags such as unexpected hills, ruts, and dropoffs, but
that's ok. Or, how if I'm asking him to find something, I can give him a

general "this is where it is" or, when he's handing me something, I snap my
fingers or pat or knock the desk where I want it put. He does the same
thing. I sometimes forget he's blind until I nod  or shrug and he's not sure
I heard me, or I kid and use facial expressions to convey it. I used to have
sight, so for me it's a rather odd cross.


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