[il-talk] Using a cane

[Connie Davis]

This is to all of you, who have posted back on-list, privately and have
called. Thank you all so much!!!
I'm going to clarify this. I was walking outside, pulling a grocery cart
full of groceries, using my cane in front of me. Two young men were walking
toward me. It was like we were playing chicken. One of them moved without
comment. The other was not willing to move out my path, even though it would
have been easier. When I didn't move, he called me a whore. What upset me
was that it wasn't an appropriate response to the situation. It's just a
word, but what the heck? Does that make sense?

Connie 


-----Original Message-----
From: il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Edwin Rodriguez
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 3:18 PM
To: 'NFB of Illinois Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Using a cane

Honey, ignore them and get around it by going to customer service and ask
for assistance! And decide what store will give you that! For me, Trader
Joes!  

-----Original Message-----
From: il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Connie Davis
Sent: June 12, 2011 6:48 PM
To: 'NFB of Illinois Mailing List'
Cc: 'Illinois Association of Blind Students List'
Subject: [il-talk] Using a cane

One of my biggest challenges in using a cane is going grocery shopping. I
take a grocery cart and pull it behind me while using my cane. For some
reason people think that I should get out of their way when I am walking
with a loaded cart. They just keep walking right in my path. I had a guy
swear at me today because I didn't move. I just ignored him. 
But I mean, how do you deal with that? It seems that I deal with peoples'
rudeness on a daily basis. Sometimes, I feel like they do it because they
see the cane and figure I won't know that they've done it.
 
Connie 
 
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