[nabs-l] If the World Went Sighted..

[josh gregory]

Hi,
I'd like to put out a thought here, which is this. I have always
wondered what it would be like to see, even though I myself have been
blind from birth. Similarly, as I am in a wheelchair myself, (although
I can walk in a walker) I have always wondered what it'd be like to
walk without needing any support at all.
  I can also agree with the statement that technology is quite
expensive for us blind people. I know this because I will be getting
my BrailleNote Apex monday :) and it's six thousand bucks.
  I guess my question is: Have people ever felt the way I felt either
about seeing, (in my case) walking, or both?
Josh

On 4/28/11, Bernadetta Pracon <bernadetta_pracon at samobile.net> wrote:
> Chris,
> First of all, I'd like to join in applauding you for your  well thought
> out, clearly written,and in general great posts. It's refreshing to see
> a seventh-grader this mature and this socially conscious. Regardless of
> whether you're right or wrong, you always send us posts that are
> thought through and make sense.
>
> That being said, I have to disagree with you that blindness is the most
> adaptable disability. Don't worry though--I used to think that myself.
> I've been totally blind since birth too, so it's natural for those of
> us born blind to automatically come to that conclusion. If you think
> about it a little further though, deaf people can communicate via sign
> language. Maybe it's not auditory, but it's effective for them. And
> likewise, sighted people believe that communication via eye contact is
> just as important, perhaps even more so,than auditory communication.
> Also, a person in a wheelchair could argue that a powerchair to him is
> as useful and effective as a cane or a dog is to us. We have to pay for
> expensive equipment as well; Our technology is in the thousands if you
> consider the specialized blindness products that many of us can't do
> without.
> I have a theory: I think we may believe that other disabilities are
> tougher to live with than being blind because we're not familiar with a
> daily life in the shoes of those who have them. Just like sighted
> people are afraid of blindness and can't imagine how we live "in the
> dark"as they tend to say, so we can't imagine being deaf or unable to walk.
> I would bet a lot that a deafperson could easily challenge one of us
> that his or her disability is easier to live with than blindness is.
> My point is, almost everyone is comfortable in their own skin, with
> their own disability, or at least they are comfortable to the point
> where the thought of a different disability is daunting.
> So it's not necessarily accurate  for us to jump to the conclusion that
> blindness is the most adaptable disability, but at the same time, it's
> good that you feel that way. I think it's healthy to be confident about
> a disability any of us happen to have, whether it be blindness or some
> other disability, because the more comfortable we are in our own skin,
> the smoother our lives will likely be in that aspect.
>
> Cheers
>
> Bernadetta
>
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