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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>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. <span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>😊</span> 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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ReNae<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jj Aragon via Colorado-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 14, 2022 2:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Colorado Discussion List <colorado-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Jj Aragon <jjaragon102@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Colorado-Talk] Article for discussion<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Oh goodness, thanks for pointing this out, Amy! Here is the article! <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><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><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>JJ Aragon - President, NFB of Greeley<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Oct 14, 2022, at 2:34 PM, Amy Sabo via Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>hello j.j. and all,<br><br>this is a good question yto ponder and, article that you found out.<br>what is the link for it since you didn't put it here in the email<br>message so we can read it and, also then get our opinoions on it. so,<br>can you put the web site or link for the article here please?<br><br>thanks for posting this to the list and, i will talk to you soon.<br><br><br><br>hugs,<br>amy sabo<br><br>On 10/14/22, Jj Aragon via Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>I just read this article and found it very interesting, would love to see<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>some discussion here. My thoughts boil down to this: if blindness is truly<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>no more than a nuisance, and if we are truly free to live the lives we want<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>as blind people, then y is it okay for one blind person to tell another how<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>to live their life? Blindness is one, and only one, factor that affects a<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>person's day to day existence.<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>" When I navigate the tasks, obstacles, and activities of<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>everyday life, I find myself wondering how my movements are being read by<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>those around me, and if I’m playing my part adequately in demonstrating to a<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>sighted world that blindness need not relegate a person to the sidelines. Am<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>I making the most of my experiences, pulling my weight, and not selling<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>myself short when it comes to work and leisure alike, and if not, why not?<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>It’s not always straightforward to know. But I’m grateful the blind<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>community is there to encourage me to ask these questions of myself. Equally<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>important, though, is that the construct of an ideal blind person is just<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>that, a construct, because a person is all each of us is.<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>JJ Aragon - President, NFB of Greeley<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><br>_______________________________________________<br>Colorado-Talk mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org">Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Colorado-Talk:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/jjaragon102%40gmail.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/jjaragon102%40gmail.com</a><br>List archives can be found at <<a href="http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org">http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org</a>><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>