[Ct-nfb] Question on Hierarchy of Sight

[Esther Levegnale]

Hi, Justin,

It seems that no matter what we do, people focus on our blindness instead of the real issue.  I've been hearing in the news lately (and these apparently are sighted people) that there have been hit-and-run incidents here in CT--and how about the poor, unfortunate woman from CT who was struck by a bicycle in Central Park , had massive head injuries and passed away just this past week.  Sight or lack of sight thereof has nothing to do whether a person is struck by a vehicle.  As I said, and it's pretty sad, that blindness comes into play first.  I'm sure this person you know didn't get hit because, or in spite of, his blindness.  That's my take anyway.  Take care and hope you're doing well.

Esther

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> On Sep 24, 2014, at 1:19 PM, Justin Salisbury via Ct-nfb <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
>  
> I just read a message on another affiliate’s email list about a member who was hit by a car yesterday. He’s a really nice guy, but the post introducing the issue to everyone seemed to focus not on how great a guy he was but on the fact that he and his wife are both totally blind. It gave me the impression that it was worse for him to be hit by a car because of his total blindness than it would be for a high partial or sighted person to be hit. The reason I think it’s terrible is because he’s that kind of guy that you’d expect to play Santa Claus for the children at a pancake breakfast, not because of his total blindness.
>  
> Please excuse me if the subject line is ineffective, but I cannot help but wonder if this has something to do with the hierarchy of sight, or maybe some other social ideas about blindness. Why do you think someone would focus on his total blindness in a message like that?
>  
> I’m choosing to have the discussion here instead of there because I want the discussion to be separated from personal feelings about this guy, who, again, is a great guy.
>  
> Looking forward to responses,
>  
> Justin
>  
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