[nabs-l] Philosiphy in society

[Patrick Molloy]

Darian,
To answer your first question, regarding getting asked a general
question, my personal way of dealing with that would be to answer the
question, then say something like: "But really I'm no different than
you. Say, did you see the Grammies on Sunday?" To answer your second
question, regarding getting somewhere and being offered assistance, I
myself have had this happen. First I will say something like: "Thanks,
but I'm good." If the person is more insistent, I will say that I know
where I am going, but I will always make a point to thank them for
offering. Sometimes it can be a great way to educate people by just
doing the normal things that everyone else does.
Hope This Helps,
Patrick

On 2/16/11, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>   So, I was thinking about how  what we learn in the NFb can translate
> into society.  For example,  socializing, we want to be considered as
> "normal" as the next person, but often we are asked the  general
> blindness related questions, not  ina bad way, but because people
> don't understand something and want to know  what we do.  How do
> people deal with this?  Say, you really had a long day, and the last
> thing  you want to hear is something related to blindness, but the
> grammys were on, and you wouldn't mind talking about  how a certain
> pop star finally didn't win something *smile*.
>  Or,  you have the weel-meaning person trying to direct you somewhere,
> when you've made it clear  that you do not require said assistance?
> How do you  handle this without getting  fairly annoyed and/or taking
> it to be more serious than it's  simply ment.   I know we talk about
> the  importance of educating the public, yet   the equil importance of
> stressing normality.   How have people handled  these ideas?  How does
> one  operate keeping in mind the ideas of both living one's life and
> keep in mind the next blind person that comes along?
>
>     Darian
>
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