[nagdu] blind man goes missing while traveling

[Tami Kinney]

Lea,

Thanks for lett us all know! I am glad he is well and hope he enjoyed 
his visit where he wanted to go. /smile/ I have been wondering off and 
on whether I would ever know what happened. This is a good ending.

Tami



On 01/02/2012 06:34 PM, Lea williams wrote:
> Hi,
> there was a thing on the news over the weekend that he was not lost
> after all. When he got to charlotte, he got on a different train to go
> to a different place on his own doing. He just did not tell anyone I
> guess and his family panicked . But he was gone for quite a while, a
> week or more with no contact. I understand he is an adult, but in my
> family, they would freak weather you had eye sight or not if you did
> this.
> So not sure what was up with this all, once he was found, there wasn't
> much told.
>
> On 1/2/12, Natalie<nrorrell at qwest.net>  wrote:
>> Hi Lea, et al,
>> This article raises many questions, and my own interpretation is that it
>> portrays the missing as incompetent, por society's misdirected mindset
>> around those who are blind.  But in all due respect, this situation will be
>> in my thoughts and prayers.
>> Best,
>> Nat and Liam Joshua
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lea williams"<leanicole1988 at gmail.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2011 3:21 AM
>> Subject: [nagdu] blind man goes missing while traveling
>>
>>
>>> CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Charlotte Mecklenburg Police are searching for
>>> a blind man who was reported missing after he didn't make his
>>> connecting train to Alabama.
>>>
>>> The family of Mitchell Malik Smith, 33, said they haven't heard from
>>> him since December 16, the same day he traveled to Charlotte.
>>>
>>> Police said Smith had arrived at the Amtrak station on North Tryon
>>> Street from Washington, D.C., but didn't make the connecting train to
>>> Birmingham, Alabama as scheduled.
>>>
>>> According to police, Smith is legally blind in both eyes from an
>>> incident several years ago.
>>>
>>> He is described as 5'11" tall with a slim build, with brown eyes and
>>> dark brown hair.
>>>
>>> He has a scar on the right side of his head hear his right eye and a
>>> possible smaller scar on the left side of his head.
>>>
>>> He is said to sometimes wear dark glasses and carries a red and white
>>> cane.
>>>
>>> If anyone has any information on the whereabouts of Mitchell Malik
>>> Smith, you are asked to call 911.
>>>
>>> The part
>>> He is said to sometimes wear dark glasses and carries a red and white
>>> cane.
>>> gives me the cringe. I don't like this stario type or whatever it
>>> would be called. I know not all blind people wears sunglasses, and
>>> some might for their own reasons other than eye contact, like
>>> scarring. but it is a bit odd to be in doors or be wearing dirty
>>> glasses.
>>> But any how. I wonder what could have happened to this guy? And
>>> weather if having a guide dog would have helped him in any way? IDK.
>>> This is strange, how could he have just wondered off unless he was
>>> going to go off and get something at a restorant or store. What yall
>>> think?
>>>
>>> Sorry if this was not a good list to put this on, if you have a better
>>> idea of whitch one to put it on, feel free to say so.
>>>
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