[nagdu] Political Correctness ?? and rudness

[Larry D. Keeler]

I would just say I'm Marty.  Legaally blind is good.  I think however you 
refer to yourself is strictly your buisness.  It would sure be a mouthful to 
say you are visually and hearing impaired wheelchair user!  In my oppinion, 
that's too much information!  Unfortunately, the petting the dog thing 
requires some assertiveness sometimes.  I have many creative ways to address 
it depending on the situation from really nice to really rude!  I oncre told 
a persistant woman that she could indeed pet my dog if she were willing to 
pet me as well!  Why she got offended I have no idea but she changed her 
mind about petting Holly!  I've also been known to reply that the dog won't 
bite but I will!  I think this politically correct stuff trickles down into 
personal life where it really doesn't belong anyway.  Its up to us to decide 
what we like best and most of us like our names better than the conditions 
we have.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mardi Hadfield" <wolfsinger.lakota at gmail.com>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 1:31 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Political Correctness ?? and rudness


>I have a political correctness question. I have been referring to my self
> as legally blind. I don't call my self blind, as I feel that might mislead
> other people into thinking that I am totally blind.I do have some
> sight,though it is diminishing.I am also deaf in one ear.I don't refer to
> my self as Deafblind as I can still hear. I just can't tell where that
> sound is coming from.As a matter of fact, I seldom even mention that I 
> have
> a hearing problem.I have mentioned it on this list due to some of the
> threds that have been discussed here. Is it the right thing to call my 
> self
> a legally blind person? If not, what should I say to people.I often get
> asked if my dog is a wheelchair dog or a guide dog.They ask me, why do I
> need a guide dog if I am using a wheelchair. I guess they think that only
> people that can walk become blind?I actually dread talking about this as I
> end up explaining all about how I have spinal stenosis and that is why I
> use a wheelchair and then how I was affected by brain damage  and then
> affected by macular degeneration, and that is why I am legally blind. Then
> I have to explain legal blindness. I am a very private person and hate
> answering all these questions. But some how they always ask.Some times I
> just don't answer and then people think I am rude. All this while they are
> usually petting my dog. How do others on this list handle this situation?
> Mardi and Shaman and Tipton,future GDIT.
>
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