[il-talk] Proving your blindness

[Leslie Hamric]

Interesting. I have been told the same thing, that  I have an attitude. And I have not gone through an nfb  training center. But if you think of it, it's that attitude that has  got me where I am today.

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> On Feb 16, 2016, at 2:42 PM, Robert Gardner via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> For me, a guy who once couldn't do much of anything for himself, then went through blindness training and learned he could do just about anything, I feel I'm proving that I can do things all the time. If I go out on a walk or travel on the bus, part of that experience is proving to myself I can do it. If someone says, "Can I help you with xxx," my basic reaction is I'm going to prove to that person I can do it myself. Maybe I have an attitude, but that's me. And I've been told those who've gone through an NFB training center come out with an attitude. All in all, I think it's a healthy attitude for a blind person.
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> Bob Gardner
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leslie Hamric via il-talk" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
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> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 7:34 AM
> Subject: [il-talk] Proving your blindness
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>> Hey guys. I have a question. I'm sure you've all been told somewhere along the way that you spent a lot of time proving that you can do things in spite of your blindness. How do you  react to this  statement? I think this topic could start a good discussion.
>> Leslie
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