[Nfb-krafters-korner] off topic a question about blindness and how to explain it 2 sided people

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi hopefully you gave your room mates rules they need to follo  if they are going to live in your home  the rules need to include proper treatment of a blind person  once they learn how to treat you with dignity and respect if they refuse then out they go   

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> On 4 Oct 2014, at 3:12 pm, knitangelpm via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> hello all this is Portia!
> 
> I'm in a dilemma and I need some help here since I am renting a room, and
> I am sharing a house with three other people, I'm having a difficult I'm
> trying to explain to a couple of people that my independence is very
> important to me so I need to know how you handle this situation.
> 
> I have to say I think God for my mother really pushing me very hard to be
> independent and on my own.
> without her and many of them ONM instructors and VI instructors. I think I
> would be totally lost!
> 
> sigh! the lady that I rent the house from has never been around blind
> people before so I am the first.
> since my significant other has known me for almost 11 years and knows how
> well I have the myself out on the streets I don't have too much of a
> problem. but since moving to this new location where we are he has become a
> little bit more worrisome for my safety as well as she is but pushes him to
> go with me wherever I go
> yesterday was about the last straw for me and I had to explain to both of
> them that what would we do without white canes or guide dogs to get around?
> also what would we do if we didn't have instructors to teach us to solicit
> help for shopping , at times if you trust people to help you count your
> money to get it straight, walk across the street if you need to make sure
> your clothes are organized, help with cooking X cetera.
> 
> I know that it is taking some time with the red seats with department of
> rehab to get everything in order including my hearing aid so that is a slow
> process for me right now
> so where I am at I am near a four way stop it is difficult to cross this
> corner where I live so therefore I don't take any chances so I always have
> someone to help me across
> back to my original question how do you handle that with people that you
> live with or outside of your home that you do not need smothering and how
> do you teach them to understand that you can do something but you are doing
> those tests with accessible equipment to get around.
> and, to do everyday tasks.
> 
> please forgive me if this sounds like something non essential to this list.
> I need to ask since this is something that is very frustrating to me right
> now.
> 
> Portia, Pico Rivera California
> 
> 
> 
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