[Colorado-Talk] Article for discussion

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Well, I am not sure exactly what the author is getting at.  I feel that blindness is so individualized, how one does daily tasks and presents themselves, it will vary from person to person.  I am not very concerned how sighted people view me, as I don’t really care. 😊  I feel it depends on where someone is in their adjustment to their blindness, the intersectionality of other characteristics, as well as their age at onset of blindness will all determine so many things.  

 

ReNae

 

 

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Subject: Re: [Colorado-Talk] Article for discussion

 

Oh goodness, thanks for pointing this out, Amy! Here is the article! 

https://www.disabilitywisdom.com/2022/10/14/blindness-philosophy-as-anchor-and-bludgeon-guest-post/

Best,

JJ Aragon - President, NFB of Greeley





On Oct 14, 2022, at 2:34 PM, Amy Sabo via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org <mailto:colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> > wrote:

hello j.j. and all,

this is a good question yto ponder and, article that you found out.
what is the link for it since you didn't put it here in the email
message so we can read it and, also then get our opinoions on it. so,
can you put the web site or link for the article here please?

thanks for posting this to the list and, i will talk to you soon.



hugs,
amy sabo

On 10/14/22, Jj Aragon via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org <mailto:colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> > wrote:



 

I just read this article and found it very interesting, would love to see

some discussion here. My thoughts boil down to this: if blindness is truly

no more than a nuisance, and if we are truly free to live the lives we want

as blind people, then y is it okay for one blind person to tell another how

to live their life? Blindness is one, and only one, factor that affects a

person's day to day existence.

"              When I navigate the tasks, obstacles, and activities of

everyday life, I find myself wondering how my movements are being read by

those around me, and if I’m playing my part adequately in demonstrating to a

sighted world that blindness need not relegate a person to the sidelines. Am

I making the most of my experiences, pulling my weight, and not selling

myself short when it comes to work and leisure alike, and if not, why not?

It’s not always straightforward to know. But I’m grateful the blind

community is there to encourage me to ask these questions of myself. Equally

important, though, is that the construct of an ideal blind person is just

that, a construct, because a person is all each of us is.

 

Best,

JJ Aragon - President, NFB of Greeley


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