[nagdu] mobility-the deciding factor?

[Michelle]

Er, I actually agree with you Julie. We always judge people on how adjusted 
to society they are by how good they are with their travels. I, as a totally 
blind person, still make the same judgements! (Lol!) You'd think we'd find 
other things to judge people by, but that's apparently not the case is it? 
(puzzlement)

Michelle
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 5:57 AM
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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