[nabs-l] A moral question

[Jedi]

It sounds to me like you're placing the emphasis on the wrong thing: 
vision. You should  be placing the emphasis on the individual. For most 
blind people, bringing the cane is less a moral issue and more one of 
common sense. A blind  individual who accepts his/her blindness will 
bring the cane less from a moral standpoint and more from a practical 
one. There's a lot of issues and questions that go into this opinion, 
and I'm afraid it's an issue that must be tackled individually. Does 
that make sense?

Respectfully Submitted,
Jedi
Original message:
> Jim,

> I'm not leadership persee, but I am part of the organization, so I'll
> throw in my two cents.

> It depends to me on whether the person has relatively stable vision,
> or whether there is a good chance that person's vision will
> deteriorate.  If the person's vision is relatively stable (meaning you
> have retained the same level of vision for years and that level is not
> likely to radically change, then the line becomes blurry.  If by
> having enough vision to suffice, you mean that the person will not
> behave in socially unacceptable manners e.g trailing one's hand across
> the wall, then I would say that no, the person does not have a moral
> obligation to bring the cane.  If, however, even with stable vision,
> without the cane, you will conduct yourself in a manner which is not
> socially acceptable you have both a moral obligation and an obligation
> to yourself to bring the cane, since bringing the cane will keep you
> from committing actions which may jepordize your chances.

> If your vision is not stable and may deteriorate, no matter what your
> current vision level is, you always have the moral obligation to bring
> a cane.  To me, this is a matter of giving your boss an impression of
> having abilities you may not have in the future.  You may still be
> able to complete the same tasks with adaptations.  However, your boss
> will be expecting the completion of those tasks with the aid of your
> vision, and when the vision is no longer available, the boss may feel
> you have deceived them.  Whether you believe you did so or not, if the
> boss believes so, you will have been broken.
> I hope this begins to answer your question.
> Courtney

> On 5/9/09, Jim Reed <jim275_2 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hey all,

>> A hypothetical "what if" for you all to ponder,

>> What if a blind person uses a cane regularly, but has enough vision to
>> suffice without it. Would it be moral for that person to not take his/her
>> cane into a job interview for the purposes of hidiinf a disability until
>> after a job offer is made?

>> Think discrimination laws vs lying vs. Dr. Jernigan's "The Nature of
>> Independence" (By having the blindness training, you retain the option to
>> choose between methodologies).

>> I'd be particularly curious to hear how our leadership would answer this
>> question.

>> Jim

>> "Ignorance killed the cat; curiosity was framed."



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REspectfully,
Jedi

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