[nabs-l] staring

[Jedi]

Perhaps. But not at the expense of people feeling uncomfortable or alienated.

Respectfully Submitted

Original message:

> Good afternoon, Chris,

> I don't believe the act of Staring is inherently bad. Don't you think
> it wise to allow any misconseptons about blindness to be
> demystified?  At 11:06 AM 11/24/2011, Chris Nusbaum wrote:
>> Hi Vejas,

>> Ah, the staring game! I'm faced with this as well! Now, let me just
>> say this; you are frustrated because your sighted parents aren't
>> doing anything about it.  However, if they're not doing something
>> about it, can't you? I know that your parents would have to tell you
>> that someone is staring, but you can take it from there! You can
>> advocate for yourself; you can tell them to stop!

>> Chris

>> "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The
>> real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that
>> exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and opportunity,
>> blindness can be reduced to a mere physical nuisance."
>> -- Kenneth Jernigan (President, National Federation of the Blind, 1968-1986

>> The I C.A.N.  Foundation helps blind and visually impaired youth in
>> Maryland say "I can," by empowering them through providing assistive
>> technology and scholarships to camps and conventions which help them
>> be equal with their sighted peers.  For more information about the
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: vejas <brlsurfer at gmail.com
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:54:40 -0800
>> Subject: [nabs-l] staring

>> I hate staring.
>> People do it all the time in my community, and I don't even know
>> that they are doing it.
>> I have no vision as of recently.  I can't tell when people are
>> staring at me.  But I know-because my parents sometimes tell me
>> that in restaurants, people stare at how I eat.
>> What is more upsetting, though, is why aren't my parents doing
>> anything about the staring, like telling them to stop? I wonder
>> do these people even realize they are staring?
>> Vejas

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