[nagdu] mobility-the deciding factor?

[Albert J Rizzi]

Well I for one have been judged that way on this very thread or chat or
whatever it is you call this. No one has asked me anything of my
accomplishments as a blind person at all. Not how I have adjusted or what I
am doing to be a well equipped and integral part of society. oh yeah, rule
of thumb with chicken, if you set your timer for 15 minutes for each side
you should be good to go. Of course it all depends on how you are cooking
the chicken, fried, baked, on the bone off the bone, whole or parts. I would
be happy to chat on that one off line. Steak is easy too. If you use your
broiler, usually 8-9 minutes on each side is rare at least for ne, and 9-11
minutes would be medium and 12-13 would be well done. a barb-a-q would be
more or less the same depending on the flame. I suggest a medium flame to
achieve the same results. That touching your hand thing is lost on me
because of some nerve damage I suffered. Peace. 

Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Julie J
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 4:27 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] mobility-the deciding factor?

Some of the recent discussion got me to thinking about how we, as blind
people, perceive independence or who is more capable than who.   It seems
that we always use travel to judge who has better skills than who.  I know
we have discussed this before, but I still have no clue why we don't use
Braille or cooking or something else to base our judgments on.  I'm guilty
of it too.  I've caught myself thinking if not actually saying that so and
so isn't as well adjusted as they could be because they are always needing
help to get places.

I happen to be a very good traveler with cane or dog.  But you know what?  I
read Braille at about 40 wpm.  By any measure that's slow, like incredibly,
snails pace slow.  But no one has ever said to me, "You know, you should
really attend a center where you could get better Braille skills so you
could be more independent."  

Then there is the kitchen...I really like to cook.  Generally I'm okay in
the kitchen.  I cook most meals from scratch.  But, getting the meat,
especially the chicken, thoroughly cooked is a constant stress for me.  I'm
frequently freaked out about whether or not there is any pink in the meat.
I know the skills.  I know how to check nonvisually, but I totally and
completely lack chicken confidence.

Am I crazy?  or don't you think that blind people always judge other blind
people on the basis of travel skills and virtually nothing else?  

thoughts?
Julie
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