[IL-Talk] Where do people get a license to put their hands on us?

[Leslie Hamric]

Ouch! I bet that was really scary for you. That guy is lucky You didn't break anything.

Leslie Hamric
Cello and Braille Music Teacher
Board member of National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division


> On Sep 27, 2022, at 6:46 PM, Patti S Chang via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Ok, worst time ever. I was boarding a train and a man grabbed me and I
> missed my step because he pulled my arm back which caused me to lose my
> footing and my leg ended up down between the platform and the train. Hit
> really hard on the edge of the platform and scared me b/c if the train had
> taken off, I would have been seriously injured. 
> 
> Not okay - creepy - dangerous. 
> 
> 
> Patti Chang
> 2nd Vice President
> National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
> https://www.nfbofillinois.org 
> Pronouns: she, her, hers
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IL-Talk <il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Robert Hansen via
> IL-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2022 5:23 PM
> To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Robert Hansen <hansen.robert70 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [IL-Talk] Where do people get a license to put their hands on
> us?
> 
> I thought they think we're like furniture or something. You know so they
> think it's okay. And sometimes I just tell him to get their hands off me.
> Sometimes I just have to get away from them. Jerk away from him if I have
> to. And I don't have time to educate most times because when they do that
> stuff I'm very agitated. The smart ones can catch on but otherwise you have
> to kind of just do what you can.
> 
> Robert Hansen
> hansen.robert70 at gmail.com
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Sep 27, 2022, 1:33 PM dandrews920--- via IL-Talk
>> <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> They think of us as children, so it is OK to grab.
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: IL-Talk <il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Leslie Hamric 
>> via IL-Talk
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2022 10:54 AM
>> To: Iltalk <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Leslie Hamric <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
>> Subject: [IL-Talk] Where do people get a license to put their hands on us?
>> 
>> Good morning Federationists. Today I was going to an eye doctor 
>> appointment.
>> And from the door of the building to the elevator, and then up to the 
>> office, I had a total of three people grab my arm. Of course, they 
>> thought they were helping when they really weren't. So I decided to 
>> try a new approach. Instead of saying, please don't grab, I said, 
>> please don't grab it's not safe. You should see how they back off when 
>> they hear the words it's not safe. And then, of course, each one got 
>> all apologetic. So, of course, I did some educating and then they got 
>> it. And then, when I got down the elevator back to the main entrance, 
>> a fourth person said, can I help you and they grab my arm. So I 
>> started the process all over again. All we ask for as blind people is 
>> an assumption of competence. Where did the cited people get off 
>> thinking that they can just put their hands on us? I wish I knew. But 
>> until then, I will keep educating.
>> 
>> Leslie Hamric
>> Cello and Braille Music Teacher
>> Board member of National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts 
>> Division
>> 
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