[nabs-l] Charlie Wilks- blind football player. (asfeaturedonESPN360)

[Serena]

David,

I see what you mean by the writer's bias overall, but the part about 
mingling with peers ... Not all blind people find it easy to make friends, 
mostly through no fault of their own, but because of a lack of social 
opportunities or other issues.  E.G., I called Access Link (NJ's Paratransit 
system) to arrange a ride to visit a friend of mine who lives only half an 
hour away.  Well, when I first called, the time they gave me was totally 
insane and I was afraid I wouldn't be able to go visit.  Well, I decided to 
call again later and got lucky with the time.  I'm going to visit my friend 
tomorrow night!

Serena


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Dunphy" <djdrocks4ever at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:27 AM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Charlie Wilks- blind football player. 
(asfeaturedonESPN360)


>I guess I'm just put off by this whole perception of how amazing we are in 
>the eyes of others when it comes out that we can do something. A guy who 
>can see finds out a blind person plays football, and that person is a super 
>hero who should have a hole story done on him. To me, he is just an 
>everyday person that found a way to play football that I don't think he'll 
>get far with based on what I heard in the article. Sighted people find ways 
>and solutions to problems of how they're going to accomplish something all 
>the time, and a second thought is not even given to it. We do it, and we're 
>amazing. And the fact that he made such a big deal out of something like 
>this, by this I mean mingling with his peers, whether it was by playing a 
>sport or what ever, suggests that the writer thought that was incredible 
>that a blind person can do that. As Harry put it, that to me shows a bias 
>there on the part of the writer or a misconception about us. People mingle 
>with their peers and find ways to have fun everyday. I personally thought 
>the whole thing was corny.
>>From David
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