[nagdu] mobility-the deciding factor?

[Michelle]

Susan,

I haven't ever thought of it that way! (smiles)

Michelle
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Jones" <sblanjones11 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 7:12 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] mobility-the deciding factor?


> Julie et al,
> My take on that is that usually, a person who has the skills to get around
> well has the wherewithal to figure out how to do other things.
> I think independent travel is the hardest one to crack.
> Besides, if one was not getting their mail red, or their bills paid, 
> that's
> not really obvious.
> Travel is a very visible thing, even for those of us who can't see.  We 
> can
> usually tell whether a person is figuring out how to get confidently from
> place to place, or not.
> Does that make any sense?
> Susan & Rhoda
>
>
> -----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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