[nfb-talk] Making Our Homes Comfortable and AccessibletoBlind Folks

[Ashley Bramlett]

Ryan,
what is your masters in and what is your job? Sad to hear you are working at 
a job for which you're over qualified for.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ryan O
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 5:07 PM
To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Making Our Homes Comfortable and AccessibletoBlind 
Folks

Jimbo:

Next time your friends come over and bitch about the lack of light, say
something like this:

"You know what," (insert name) "...You know what? Every freakin' day, I get
up and move around in a sighted world. I work on a finite schedule with the
aid of public transit because I can't drive. If the bus or train is
late...so am I. If inclement weather strikes, I don't get in my car and turn
on the windshield wipers. I freeze my nuts off in the rain or snow until I
can get on a bus. When I go shopping, I pray to God that I can land a
shopper's assistant who is, at the very least, literate. If they speak
English, it makes my day. If they speak English fluently...Jesus, I've been
known to weep with joy. If I shop on line, I'll be lucky if capcha, internet
graphics and flash don't give me a migraine that could floor Robin Williams
on a coke binge!

Sorry if I seem a little grumpy. I just came from a job for which I'm vastly
over-qualified. I have a freakin' master's degree in mathematics, or
genetics, or whatever, but every institution/company at which I apply is run
by sighted pricks who have figured out a way not to hire me. God bless the
ADA and the well-intentioned, ignorant bastards who sleep better at night
for having passed it. And God bless social security, who is still haunting
my ass four years later because I forgot to report the income I made running
a cash register so that I could put bread on the table in between college
semesters.

It makes a guy wonder if Walter White didn't have a point. Screw it! Can
blind people be meth cookers? You ever see Breaking Bad? You know...it's
that super good crime show on AMC that doesn't air with description because
Hollywood is too God damn cheap to give us description with all of their
content, even though they can well afford to do so with minimal effort.

You want friggin' light bulbs? Drive to the store and grab a few boxes. I'd
take you myself, but I haven't won the Power Ball yet and can't afford a
self-driving car. But let me give you directions. Siri! Work! C'mon, damn
it! What's the nearest Wal-Mart? Flashlight? Who are you kidding? What
friggin' flashlight? Just use my cigar lighter to light your way to the
door. Pick me up a new can of butane on the way back. Yes, I smoke cigars.
No, I'm not amazing. Dealing with your ignorant ass makes me wanna smoke one
right now. No, I don't need help lighting it. Get your damn hands off me
before Mr. Fist meets Mr. Sack!

It's your world and you're the king. Every day, I get up and I don't just
live. I thrive, brother. Grow the hell up!"

Then, out loud you can say:

"Umm, sure thing, man. Sorry for my insensitivity to your situation. Can you
drive me to the nearest Safeway to grab a few bulbs? And hey...can we swing
through for a Big Mac on the way home?"

Now, Jimbo, I've been assuming that the people in question are men. If they
are women, just say:

"Lights? Honey, for what we're gonna be doin', we don't need no freakin'
lights."

Sexist and boorish, but oh so true.



RyanO


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