[nabs-l] Grabbing etc.

[Ashley Bramlett]

Vejas,
Well, try and be polite, but if they persist, then be more firm.
No I don't think you were rude. If you tried to be nice and they wouldn't 
leave you alone, then you can try other tacticts.
I don't think your aide would like someone grabbing him/her. So why should 
you put up with it?
Don't let people shove you and maneuver you around just since your blind, 
especially if you told them you
were fine.
Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: vejas
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 9:17 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Grabbing etc.

So I guess we don't need to be nice about grabbing? I'm a
freshman in high school, and one time a senior started grabbing
my elbow.  I told him politely that I could do it myself, but he
didn't listen, so finally I said he could "go to class now." My
aide thought I was being rude, but I felt as if I was adovacting
for myself.  What are your thoughts on this?
Vejas


----- Original Message -----
From: Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com
To: Student Division <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 20:08:43 -0600
Subject: [nabs-l] Grabbing etc.


Arielle,

Don't feel bad about losing your calm with people who grab you
especially those who silently grab.  Any other situation, this
would be called harassment, but because we are blind, it suddenly
turns into charity.  I'll hit strangers who grab me.  I don't
know what their intentions are, and it's just a gut reaction.  I
don't purposely go around seeking people to beat up on, but if a
complete stranger grabs me, my natural instinct is to protect
myself.  Physical contact is one thing I don't think we need be
diplomatic and patient with.  No one has the right to touch us
even if out of kindness.  Does not common sense dictate that if
I'm out on my own I'm probably okay and don't require assistance?
Grabbing, or touching in any way, is crossing a line, and we
shouldn't feel bad about reacting.  As I said, especially for
women, in any other context, grabbing a person would constitute
to harassment.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
bpollpeter at hotmail.com

LiveWellNebraska.com


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