[nabs-l] New Technology and Blindness

Tue May 3 20:38:20 UTC 2011

Chris,
  Of course everyone has to deal with that...but we especially as
blind people need to find ways to adapt to a world that shouldn't
always have to adapt to us.
  Best regards,
Kirt

On 5/3/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you, Kirt! That's what I've thought for a long, long, time!
> Oh, here's something for you.  Don't sighted people also have to
> deal with the world not always caring about their every need,
> too? Deal with reality, that's all I ask!
>
> Chris Nusbaum
>
> "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Mon, 2 May 2011 22:34:49 -0600
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] New Technology and Blindness
>
> To all,
>   Here's my take...and, because I enjoy being an argumentative
> pain in
> the neck, I'm going to enjoy this.  :)  But before I start, I
> want to
> make it perfectly clear that I'm absolutely for the Technology
> Bill of
> Rights, making new technology accessible ought to be a legal
> right,
> and we are at a disadvantage when technology, like the touch
> screens
> Ashley mentioned are being put in store checkout lines, is used.
>   But we need to remember we are a minority and the majority of
> the
> population shouldn't bend over backwards to accomodate us.  While
> having all new technology come to us perfectly accessible is a
> laudable goal, it's probably never going to totally be realized.
> Should we have the right?  Absolutely.  Will we ever have it
> totally?
> Probably not...even with the Technology bill of rights, this
> dream of
> Universal Design will probably never be totally realized.  That
> doesn't mean we don't work towards it-it just means we need to
> learn
> how to live in a world where there are inconveniences we have to
> deal
> with.  We may have to stand in lines instead of using the
> independent
> self checkout-deal with it.  We may need to get a reader if our
> textbooks aren't accessible-too bad.  We may need to get
> assistance
> using keosks in the airport-I'm terribly sorry, that's life.  e
> maybe
> might even have to go with a trusted family member or friend when
> using an ATM...what a terrible tragedy!  I can't believe we're so
> mistreated, abused, ignored, neglected, forgotten, and treated
> like
> crap by the rest of the evil sighted world that doesn't even give
> a
> damn about us!  Life is aweful!  This new technology isn't
> accessible-woe is me, we're
> dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooomed!  Noone
> even
> cares about us!  This is a terrible, terrible, no-good world we
> live
> in, because we need to get people to help us use touch
> screens...whatever are we going to do?
>   Now of course that was an exhageration, and I certainly want
> technology to be accessible.  But rather than spend so much time
> complaining about it, let's do our best to get around the
> inaccessibility and live our lives!  I'm all for pushing to make
> this
> new technology independently usable...but it's probably never
> going to
> totally happen, deal with it.  There will always be
> inconveniences and
> annoyences associated with being blind-get used to it.  The world
> will
> never perfectly cater to our every whim, get over it.
>   Warmest regards,
> Kirt
>
> On 5/2/11, humberto <humbertoa5369 at netzero.net> wrote:
>  Sorry, but your message came out blank: Subject: Re: [Nabs-l]
> New
>  Technology And blindness, sent on Sonday may 1, 2011 at 9:33 AM
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing
>  list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Sun, 01 May 2011 09:33:12 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] New Technology and Blindness
>
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