[Nfb-or] PDX BlindCafe

[T. Joseph Carter]

Sue, I’d be interested in your reaction.

The problem is that we are surrounded by well-meaning people who end 
up making things worse in their ignorance.  The sentiments you see 
are not really directed at the people…at least not really.  They are 
directed at the things these people do—things that wind up hurting us 
in the long run.

It would be nice if just once in awhile, people would come to us and 
ask our help in portraying blindness as what it is, rather than what 
they imagine it must be.  It rarely happens, so sometimes we wind up 
venting about it a bit more than is perhaps good for us.

Joseph


On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 12:31:02PM -0800, Sue Redding, LMT 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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