[Nfbf-l] Deaf, blind priest grounded by airline

[Holly Idler]

While at Halifax Hospital I had a general surgeon that came in to look at my wound and determine if an additional surgery was required. Every time he came into the room he yelled so loud that my dad who is HOH tried to tune him out. After his second visit to the room. I whispered, "Doctor, are you hard of hearing?" He replied, "No, but your legally blind." I replayed, "Doctor, are the eyes and ears connected? If one doesn't work does that mean the other doesn't work?" He stepped back and the light bulb went off. He didn't yell or raise his voice again. Now when I go for follow ups in his office, he speaks in a normal voice. He even explained to a partner that legal blindness did not mean I was deaf.
This happened with in the past five weeks. 
Holly

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On Aug 20, 2013, at 4:19 PM, BROOKE6358 at aol.com wrote:

> Oh dear goondess! Do we laugh or do we cry at dodd-heads?  We take a  deep 
> breath and we 'teach'. Right on the spot.
> 
> I've been told 'it is politically incorrect' to 'correct' a  professional.  
> Hello? Are you kidding me? No, that part of society is not  kidding, 
> unfortunately.
> 
> Neither am I kidding! So, gently and firmly I am bold in advocating for a  
> truer understanding among us all.
> 
> This 'educator' you and your wife encoutered is not uncommon. It is a catch 
> twenty two as to how to handle each and every situation--but i take a deep 
> breath and let my smiley words flow. lolz  Most people truly are  
> appreicative when given 'new tools' to ply their craft, in this case the  principal. 
> Oh my word, what is it like when a 5th gader is standing before 'this  
> mind-set' because of some small playground infraction, I wonder!
> 
> Here's another one! 
> DBS office supervisor (manager-whatever the head position is called) had a  
> potential 'job' for me. At a Walgreen's Distribution Center. 30 hr wk, 
> standing  on my feet, pulling coded items off a shelf, place into basket and 
> send down the  conveyer belt. 
> When I heard the part..'sending items down converyer belt'--all I  could 
> 'see' in my minds-eye was the old Lucy and Ethel skit working on the  conveyer 
> line packing chocolates (candy), which got away from them and they were  
> eating the candies, stuffing in pockets, etc to keep up with the fast ractory  
> line pace--it was a very fast converer belt. 
> 
> My 'vision' strikes me funny. I know it isn't polite to laugh in someone's  
> face, especially when a possible job is at hand. I decide to tell all 5 
> people  at this DBS job meeting that the Lucy and Ethel memory came to mind and 
> I  began to laugh, as did 4 others at the table, all DBS employees.  Ah, 
> but  the 5th person, the DBS office manager, brought her very professional 
> self up a  little straighter in her chair, leaned into the table towards me and 
> said, "why,  Brooke! you will not be working with candy--you will be...." 
> need I explain the  rest?  My sons have a word for people like her, not 
> suitalbe here.  lolz
> 
> All of this needs our diligence to meet the need of the public  ignorances. 
> I DID give the entire DBS staff at this meeting what I deemed  another 
> level of self advocacy perhaps helping someone not to be some stupid  next time!
> 
> The job? I was, at the time, 72--yes, you heard right, 72 and was not  
> enthused about working for $5 or $6 an hour, as this was a 'work assessment'  
> then would morph into 'work experience', both of which does NOT pay minumum  
> wage.  
> 
> I digress!  
> 
> Be bold, friends, educate 'them'. I would have said something to the  
> principal, did you say anything? I can 'see' your wife sliding down the  
> walls...hall...to get away. Speak up.... all in the name of helping 'them' who  do 
> not understand what we do about blindness.   bre
> 
> 
> 
> 
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