[nabs-l] social interaction

[Hope Paulos]

As far as El Salvador is concerned, it's not that people are 
ignorant, it's the  cultural contexts we need to take into 
consideration.  There aren't that many blind people I don't 
believe in El Salvador, and many people haven't been around many 
blind people.  I don't get offended easily when I'm asked those 
questions, I just explain that  I can do anything sighted people 
can do, well, except for drive.  I've evendone that once in my 
life.  Smile.  You're right, though, it's just a matter of 
educating the public about what we can do!
Hope and Beignet

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Franandah Damstra" <fantasyfanatic01 at gmail.com
>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 09:08:39 -0500
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] social interaction

>I play paino compleatly by ear and people are all like "How do 
you do
>that?!" I just sit there and laugh.  I admit, it is really 
anoying that
>people don't think blind people can do anythign for themselves.  
I
>mean, I went down to El Salvador for a missions trip two years 
ago and
>they asked me the most stupidest questions and said the most 
stupidest
>comments.  "Wow! Blind people can swim?!" "Wow, you sew?" "How 
can you
>find where your bed is when you can't see?!" I was about to 
scream by
>the end of the trip and I called my parents and I was like "they 
think
>I can't do anything!" My mum told me that they were just ingorant 
and
>you need to teach them what blind people can really do." I know 
people
>didn't know a lot about blindness, but I never knew it could be 
THAT
>bad...

>On 11/5/08, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I play the piano, and yes, I do read Braille music notation.  I 
can
>> read and play by ear, which makes things seem more amazing.  lol
>> Beth

>> On 11/5/08, Hope Paulos <hope.paulos at maine.edu> wrote:
>>> What do you play, Beth, and to make this student related,  do 
you
>>> read braille music?

>>> Hope and Beignet

>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com
>>>>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>>Date sent: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 10:14:51 -0500
>>>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] social interaction

>>>>I can't stand how people find it amazing that I can play my
>>> music.  It
>>>>sucks that people even find it amazing that I can eat.  Here's a
>>>>little story you might enjoy: I was sitting down to eat once at a
>>>>cafeteria, and someone asked if I was fed or not.  Interesting
>>> stuff,
>>>>eh?
>>>>Beth

>>>>On 11/4/08, Dezman Jackson <jackson.dezman at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Yeah,
>>>>> One barrier to making true friendships is that some people can't
>>> just carry
>>>>> on normal conversations with you with talking about the
>>> blindness and "how
>>>>> amazing it is that you can find your way down the hall".

>>>>> Dezman
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