[nfb-talk] NFB Centers and Rock Climbing

James Aldrich jajkaldrich at gmail.com
Wed Oct 14 22:07:09 UTC 2009


Hi again!

I think there may be some merit to this activity and for those people it may 
help that's fine!  But I think there comes a time when this isn't very 
realistic for some people!

One wonders how many instructors must keep up their rock climbing skills? 
After all, what is good for the goose is good for the gander!

Jim


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I think you're right, frankly -- you should be able to opt out for health
reasons.  It's a no brainer.
I use a wheelchair and am probably much less able to rock climb than most on
the list, but back when I was working in a new organization of a large
company, someone from higher up said that everyone had to take some seminar
where they had to build trust by repelling off rock cliffs -- in short, rock
climbing.  (Kind of reminds you of the GEICO commercial with the gecko.)
The outing sounded fun, but out of the question for me -- but I noticed my
department head bristle when I opted out of going.  (It would have been
insane for him to Ctry and make me go, but I wondered if he was considering
that anyway.)
My thought was that it wouldn't affect my ability to do my job, and I
already had to trust people more than other employees, being blind.  They
also had to trust me to do the work.  But I didn't say all that.
Anyway, if you are fit enough to go, then age shouldn't matter, but if not,
I'd say no.
--le
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Aldrich" <jajkaldrich at gmail.com>
To: "NFB Talk Mailing List" <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:56 AM
Subject: [nfb-talk] NFB Centers and Rock Climbing


Hello all!

Do all NFB centers insist that clients rock climb?  I'm referring to the
three NFB centers in Minnesota, Colorado, and Louisiana as well as centers
which are a part of a state's rehab program as is the case in Iowa and
Nebraska?  Can a client be exempt from this exercise due to health, age or
other complications? Have people been denied services from all of the above
agencies if they refused to rock climb or they obtained a doctor's statement
that they shouldn't engage in such activity?  What exempts people from this
activity and if they are exempt, can they still receive services from our
NFB agencies?

A friend of mine returned from one of these centers.  He has a badly
sprained leg or he has pulled ligaments in his leg!  Needless to say, he is
out of the program or is immobile for an undetermined amount of time!  This
person was otherwise happy with the program and I commend this person  for
giving it a good try but I think there comes a time when a person my age who
is twice 30 shouldn't attempt such a thing!  If I were in my 20s and 30s, I
wouldn't question this but when one is in their late 40s and beyond, I'd
question whether this is such a good idea!

Any thoughts?

Jim


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