[nabs-l] Air Canada challenges deaf, blind man's right to travelalone; Burnaby

[Monika Reinholz]

And that is why I am glad to be a sighted member of the NFB. Even though I knew that a blind person could do anything a sighted person can before I joined, I have learned a lot more about how it can be done since joining. 
Monika Reinholz


 
> From: loneblindjedi at samobile.net
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:29:50 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Air Canada challenges deaf, blind man's right to travelalone; Burnaby
> 
> Beth,
> 
> what your really dealing with is a psychosocial problem rather than a 
> physical one. The sighted can't imagine how a blind person can safely 
> opperate an emergency exit row let alone do much anything else because, 
> in their world view, sight is a basic requirement for function and 
> leisure. we know differently. sight is a convenience, not a necessary 
> prerequisite. when a sighted person meets a blind person, their first 
> thought usually is, "what would I do if I were in that situation? I'd 
> be afraid and unable to cope!" Most sighted people don't recognize that 
> they're suffering from a lack of information regarding blindness until 
> you point it out to them. When they really understand that they need 
> educating, most are open and willing to engage in the process. Those 
> who aren't are experiencing good old-fashioned prejudice that spans as 
> far back as ancient antiquitiy with the help of the blind prophet and 
> the blind beggar. Sounds simplistic. Mostly, it's not, but that's the 
> basic run-down of the thing.
> 
> Respectfully Submitted
> 
> Original message:
> > Ok. But most airlines say, "You must be able to "see" the exit." Why
> > is this and how can we justify being able to sit in an exit row?
> > Beth
> 
> > On 6/10/09, Monika Reinholz <monika_r_r at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >> Actually, Jim's not wierd. Emergency exit rows are bigger than the others,
> >> therefore having more space for someones legs to be comfortable during
> >> flight. Even I prefer emergency exit rows even though Im ony 5'5" because
> >> its more comfortable for the legs. I can understand the kid rule they have
> >> for the row but I believe everyone knows what they can do best. If a blind
> >> person knows s/he can handle being in an emergency row, so be it and let
> >> them sit where they are most comfortable.
> 
> >> Monika
> 
> >> Monika Reinholz
> 
> 
> 
> >>> Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 20:13:08 -0400
> >>> From: thebluesisloose at gmail.com
> >>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> >>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Air Canada challenges deaf, blind man's right to
> >>> travelalone; Burnaby
> 
> >>> T's weird. What does height have to do with sitting in an emergency
> >>> row? It would be better for a blind person not to sit in those rows
> >>> anyhow because people ned to be directed from the aircraft visually.
> >>> Beth
> 
> >>> On 6/9/09, Jim Reed <jim275_2 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>> Hey all,
> 
> >>>> Another air travel related issue I just learned of is that blind people
> >>>> are
> >>>> not allowed to sit in emergency rows. I am tall enough to "need" an
> >>>> emergency row, so I guess I will hide my cane in the airport/airplane.
> >>>> BTW,
> >>>> I start cane travel training today.
> 
> >>>> Jim
> 
> >>>> "From compromise and things half done,
> >>>> Keep me with stern and stubborn pride,
> >>>> And when at last the fight is won,
> >>>> ... Keep me still unsatisfied." --Louis Untermeyer
> 
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