[nabs-l] A National Symbol of Blindness?

[Karl Martin Adam]

I=20think=20there's=20something=20to=20the=20idea=20of=20it=20being=20a=20s=
ymbol.=20=20It's=20
why=20the=20NFB=20has=20a=20"White=20Cane=20Fund"=20after=20all,=20and=20it=
's=20why=20the=20
Lions=20raise=20money=20by=20handing=20out=20little=20plastic=20canes=20(do=
n't=20take=20
this=20as=20an=20endorsement=20of=20the=20latter).=20=20Of=20course,=20many=
=20blind=20
people=20don't=20use=20canes,=20but=20there=20are=20plenty=20of=20Americans=
=20who=20
don't=20like=20apple=20pie=20too.

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Kirt=20via=20nabs-l=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Thu,=2025=20Jun=202015=2010:23:28=20-0600
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20A=20National=20Symbol=20of=20Blindness?

Darian=20no,=20I=20don't=20see=20this=20as=20being=20particularly=20accurat=
e=E2=80=A6=20
There=20is=20no=20symbolic=20Way=20to=20represent=20all=20of,=20or=20even=20=
the=20
majority=20of=20blind=20people=20in=20America.
Best,
Kirt

Sent=20from=20my=20iPhone

=20On=20Jun=2025,=202015,=20at=2010:08=20AM,=20Darian=20Smith=20via=20nabs-=
l=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>=20wrote:

=20Hi=20all,
=20I=20just=20wanted=20to=20throw=20something=20out=20there=20for=20the=20s=
ake=20of=20=20
discussion.
=20I=20saw=20a=20note=20in=20my=20inbox=20from=20a=20blind=20person=20about=
=20an=20event=20they=20
are=20taking=20part=20in.=20The=20event=20is=20not=20so=20important=20here=
=20as=20is=20
something=20he=20said=20in=20the=20note=20that=20got=20me=20thinking.
=20The=20person=20suggested=20in=20his=20=20note=20that=20the=20white=20can=
e=20=20with=20
it=E2=80=99s=20=20=20black=20rubber=20grip=20and=20=20red=20tip=20is=20a=20=
=E2=80=9Cnational=20symbol=20
of=20blindness=E2=80=9D.
=20In=20your=20view,=20is=20this=20accurate?=20inaccurate?=20is=20there=20a=
=20symbol?=20
multiple=20symbols?
=20Thanks=20for=20humoring=20=20me.
=20=20Take=20care,
=20=20=20=20Darian
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