[nabs-l] phone numbers at night clubs

Sat Jan 2 01:28:33 UTC 2010

I' with Brice. I'd definitely bring a cane, if that is your travel aid of 
choice. I  use a guide dog, but won't take her to the clubs. I'll most 
likely bring a folding cane or my telescopic  cane. The cane I have gets 
really small.
Hope and Beignet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brice Smith" <brice.smith319 at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] phone numbers at night clubs


>I know this is slightly off topic from the original question and
> others might have different opinions on this, but a club or bar is the
> last environment I'd feel comfortable losing any type of independence
> whatsoever. What happens if you find yourself separated from your
> friends? As a guy I never go out at night without my cane, cell phone,
> and some extra cash ... and for good reason women usually worry over
> this more than guys do. Buy an identification cane or one of the new
> ambutech telescoping canes if you need something light -- anything to
> keep yourself feeling and looking independent if something unexpected
> happens.
>
> To add to the original question, ditch the notetaker or anything extra
> that unnecessarily weighs you down. Except for my cane, I never carry
> anything that can't fit into my pocket. Doing otherwise is asking for
> trouble.
>
> Brice
> On 1/1/10, Adrianne Dempsey <adrianne.dempsey at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I think taking a note taker to the club is a bad idea.  I don't even 
>> bring
>> my purse because it is just something to carry around.  You don't want to
>> set it down somewhere, and you would just look silly dancing with it.  In
>> fact I don't even bring my cane because I don't know what to do with it 
>> on
>> the dance floor.  I usually go with a friend and just go sighted guide. 
>> I
>> hate loosing a bit of independence but what ells can you do.  If I go 
>> with
>> other blind friends then I usually bring my cane but I always feel silly
>> with it at the club.  As far as phone numbers...  I think having someone
>> ells program it in to your phone is fine if you can not do it yourself. 
>> But
>> my phone is not very accessible and I can do it.  I just  hit o.k. and it
>> brings up a menu the first thing on the menu is add contact.  I hit O.K.
>> again, and then you can type in the number then down arrow and type in 
>> the
>> name. Then hit o.k. again and their it is.  Another option is to have a
>> bizness card with your info, so you can give the new person your number.
>> This is probably not so necessary as pretty much every one has cell 
>> phones
>> now but it is a thought.  The slate and stylist is a good idea to if you 
>> can
>> get a hold of one of those ninny slates.  But you have to be careful with
>> this option, because you could get stabbed with the stylist if you move
>> funny or if your pants are tight.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 4:24 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] phone numbers at night clubs
>>
>>
>>> Hmmmmm. Interesting subject.  I would've taken the notetaker just
>>> because I'm pretty touchy feely about my information.  The numbers are
>>> not programmable by a blind person in my cell phone, so a note taker
>>> is a good option.
>>> Beth
>>>
>>> On 1/1/10, Kevin Wassmer <commanderlumpy2003 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>> Hello folks. It's been a long time sense I have bought up a discussion 
>>>> on
>>>> here. First of all, I will say I am doing fine. I have a job at Verizon
>>>> Wireless working at a call center. It is challenging. How it is
>>>> rewarding. I
>>>> am glad to finely get off of social security soon. Or as I call it
>>>> socialist
>>>> insecurity. But that's another story.
>>>>
>>>>                 I want to bring up a topic. I use to go to night clubs
>>>> back
>>>> in the day. I did not want to bring my Braille Note with me because the
>>>> thought back then of bringing my note taker sounded strange. But I 
>>>> would
>>>> always have a problem if I met someone and wanted to get their number.
>>>> This
>>>> was because the music was so loud that it was hard to communicate. I 
>>>> use
>>>> to
>>>> have people program numbers in to my cell phone at nosy places like 
>>>> that.
>>>>
>>>> My
>>>> question to you all is this. Being blind, would you have taken your 
>>>> note
>>>> taker to the night club? The more I think about it, the more I believe 
>>>> a
>>>> Slate and Styles would have been a great option for some like the night
>>>> club
>>>> sidereal. What would you have done?
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