[il-talk] person in the loop

[JOSEPH MONTI]

hi , well folks anyone keeping score? blind people and sighted  people are too sensitive on how the former treats the latter and vice versa. 
antisemitics and antiblacks don't have a monopoly on prejudice. too bad obama wasn't blind too. maybe he could have taught ALL of us a lesson.
a 'thank you' works much better than a 'you jerk'. 
every day we hear how cars kill bikers,motorcyclist, and ladies with strollers. the average car is a 3000 lb weapon that kill one or more people easily. just yesterday a cyclist was killed by a lady doing her nails in her car. maybe when they give a driver's test they also give an IQ test. actually wouldn't be bad before they put a white cane in someone's hand and say 'you can safely travel alone'.
some people think white canes is a magical shield around a person, making him safe. 
the sighted outnumber us by quite abit. we have to live in their world. the sighted have little knowledge of what we can and can't do. we don't want their pity, we want their respect but that respect also has to be earned. when a sighted person learns that a blind person can do a particular job they will give  that job over and over again. i know from experience. TRUST is another important trait blind people must earn and can. then we would all be in the LOOP.
i'll quit now because i'm starting to ramble.
joe monti