[nabs-l] Cuts in line

[Serena]

Joseph

Sometimes, it can be about pride.  When I was in college, strangers 
sometimes offered me sighted guide, without my asking for it.  I was 
occasionally tempted to accept their offer if I really wasn't feeling great 
on a particular day, so didn't really feel like fighting the nasty blindness 
battle.  To inspire myself to fight the battle and decline the assistance, I 
remembered how I needed to be a role model to my fellow blind students on 
campus.  I didn't dare let them or their acquaintances see me using sighted 
guide!

Serena

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Cuts in line


> It's not about vanity or pride.  It's about discrimination.  Just because 
> they discriminate in your favor for a chance doesn't mean they're not 
> discriminating.  I want equal treatment.  No more and no less.
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 12:53:42PM -0700, Jim Reed wrote:
>>David, I grew up in Chicago, and I have gone to Six Flags Great America 
>>many times. I will tell you to get the disability pass if you can. The 
>>reason? Many of the lines for the more popular rides often top two hours 
>>of wait time for what amounts to a one-miniute ride.
>>
>>But hey, if you want to spend two hours waiting in line because you are 
>>too proud or too vain to accept a disability pass, go for it, and have fun 
>>in line. Personally, I'd rather ride the rides. Jim
>>__________________________________________________________----
>>Arielle, I agree with what you said. In the cases of cutting lines,
>>it is especially difficult to refuse if you have sighted peers along
>>with you who want to take advantage of that little perk. I will be
>>going to a Six Flags this summer with the All State Lions Band, and I
>>will probably be asked to accept either some sort of disability card,
>>or a place in the very front of the line. I won't accept, because I
>>don't feel I need either of those things, but I may feel pressure to do
>>so. Has anyone had that sort of experience before?
>>David
>>
>>
>>Homer Simpson's brain: "Use reverse psychology." Homer: "Oh, that sounds 
>>too complicated." Homer's brain: "Okay, don't use reverse psychology."
>> Homer: "Okay, I will!"
>>
>>
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