<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Oh goodness, thanks for pointing this out, Amy! Here is the article! <div><a href="https://www.disabilitywisdom.com/2022/10/14/blindness-philosophy-as-anchor-and-bludgeon-guest-post/">https://www.disabilitywisdom.com/2022/10/14/blindness-philosophy-as-anchor-and-bludgeon-guest-post/</a><br><br><div dir="ltr">Best,<div>JJ Aragon - President, NFB of Greeley</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 14, 2022, at 2:34 PM, Amy Sabo via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>hello j.j. and all,</span><br><span></span><br><span>this is a good question yto ponder and, article that you found out.</span><br><span>what is the link for it since you didn't put it here in the email</span><br><span>message so we can read it and, also then get our opinoions on it. so,</span><br><span>can you put the web site or link for the article here please?</span><br><span></span><br><span>thanks for posting this to the list and, i will talk to you soon.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>hugs,</span><br><span>amy sabo</span><br><span></span><br><span>On 10/14/22, Jj Aragon via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk@nfbnet.org> wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> I just read this article and found it very interesting, would love to see</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>some discussion here. My thoughts boil down to this: if blindness is truly</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>no more than a nuisance, and if we are truly free to live the lives we want</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>as blind people, then y is it okay for one blind person to tell another how</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>to live their life? Blindness is one, and only one, factor that affects a</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>person's day to day existence.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>" When I navigate the tasks, obstacles, and activities of</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>everyday life, I find myself wondering how my movements are being read by</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>those around me, and if I’m playing my part adequately in demonstrating to a</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>sighted world that blindness need not relegate a person to the sidelines. Am</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I making the most of my experiences, pulling my weight, and not selling</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>myself short when it comes to work and leisure alike, and if not, why not?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>It’s not always straightforward to know. But I’m grateful the blind</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>community is there to encourage me to ask these questions of myself. Equally</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>important, though, is that the construct of an ideal blind person is just</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>that, a construct, because a person is all each of us is.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Best,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>JJ Aragon - President, NFB of Greeley</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Colorado-Talk mailing list</span><br><span>Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Colorado-Talk:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/jjaragon102%40gmail.com</span><br><span>List archives can be found at <http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org></span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>