[nfb-talk] Hebrew U scientists help blind 'see 'by activatingtheir visual brain cortex

[Karen Rose]

I have never found anything other than driving a car that I could not do folie as a blind person. And it looks like we will be driving in the next few years if Google has its way. Karen

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On Jan 11, 2013, at 8:00 AM, "Todor Fassl" <fassl.tod at gmail.com> wrote:

> Something doesn't make sense about this though.  How can you say you're happy being blind unless who you are is a blind person. Vision is a very handy thing. With vision you can catch a ball or run the high hurdles. You can appreciate a photograph of your kids. You can fly a plane or drive a taxi. Why wouldn't you want to be able to do those things?
> 
> If you're blind, there are a lot of things you can't do. But to me, that has nothing more to do with who I am than does not being able to do math like Albert Einstein or throw a football like Peyton Manning. That has nothing to do with who I am. I'm just not a blind guy.
> Would I like to be able to do math like Albert Einstein or throw a football like Peyton Manning? Sure. Would I like to be able to see like everybody else? You bet.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mauricio Almeida" <mauriciopmalmeida at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 9:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Hebrew U scientists help blind 'see 'by activatingtheir visual brain cortex
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> 
>> independently on what she meant to say, i agree with this point at least as far as i am concerned.
>> I never had vision, and I do not consider it important whatsoever, for I never , and I repeat, never, suffered prejudice due to blindness, as to me and to the people within my network prejudice hardly depends on us and how we let it come and affect our existence.
>> I am in favor of every single treatment available, for people should have the right of having sight if they wish, i just wouldn't do any of them, despite some people considering me crazy for not wanting such a cool thing as sight.
>> 
>> cheers
>> 
>> mauricio
>> On Jan 11, 2013, at 9:59 AM, "Todor Fassl" <fassl.tod at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> When you reply that way, it implies that you are ssaying that people should be happy with who they are instead of jumping through all these