[Nfb-or] PDX BlindCafe

[Mike Freeman]

Sue:

What exasperates quite a number of us is that no one thinks to ask the organized blind whether such simulations with their attendant pathos are a good idea. No one these days would dare simulate being African-American!  Why then is it okay to simulate blindness?

Mike Freeman 

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On Nov 17, 2010, at 12:31, "Sue Redding, LMT" <sue at sueredding.com> wrote:

> I'm new to this list. It's been interesting for me to read the flurry of comments generated by this 
> topic. I didn't think much about it myself, until my sighted husband asked me to go, partly in 
> support of one of his sighted co-workers who is attending despite claustrophobic tendencies. I think 
> it takes some courage for a sighted person to try something like this. I can report back on my 
> impressions of the event, if anyone is interested.
> 
> I read some strong feelings in many of the comments. There seems to be anger and bitterness. I'm 
> sorry if anyone feels that way. My experience of people is that  we mostly have good intentions. Our 
> mistakes come out of ignorance or inexperience. The more experience we have being around someone who 
> is different in some way, the more empathy and compassion we can learn.
> 
> Sue Redding
> 
> "Separation is an optical illusion of consciousness."
> Albert Einstein
> 
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