[Ohio-talk] blindness and minor inconvenience

Tue May 27 19:19:03 UTC 2014

Hello,
Interdependence is very important. You are right. Thanks for the idea about Puffy Paint on Cards.
Would you make raised print letters? I am just asking in case this would be something I could use for someone else.
Thanks,

Colleen

----- Original Message -----
From: Marianne Denning via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 02:24:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] blindness and minor inconvenience

>
>
> I totally agree with you but that is a struggle I have had all of my life.
> 
> I believe orientation happens in the head and some people have the
> ability to orient themselves and others struggle with it.  I have
> sighted friends who have absolutely no orientation skills. They would
> get lost very easily.  I believe independence is the ability to make
> decisions for yourself and, if needed, direct others on how to assist
> us.  I have moved past independence and encourage interdependence.  No
> one is totally independent.  We are interdependent.  You have skills I
> lack and I have skills you struggle with.  We all help each other.
> 
> On 5/27/14, COLLEEN ROTH via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >  Hi Marianne,
> > I know that some of us thought or just think that we have to be purrfect.
> > The word perfect was deliberately spelled differently.
> > For many years I felt very inferior because I am probably the worst
> > independent traveler you have ever met.
> > In 1993 I felt better about myself after hearing Dr. Jernigan's speech on
> > the Nature of Independence.
> > (I think it was 1993 but it may have been 1992.
> > Anyway Dr. Jernigan stated that a person can be considered independent if he
> > or she gets where they want to go without additional major expense or
> > inconvenience to others.
> > For many years I have had significans aalance issues. Some people just
> > thought I wasn't trying to ravel by myself not taking my balance and use of
> > a support cane into consideration.
> > I do appreciate the fact that the NFB tries to encourage blind people to
> > travel independently at Conventions.
> > However with my Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and lack of balance this was beyond
> > my ability.
> > We all have different skill sets. Sometimes we just make an error.
> > The only being who is perfect is God.
> > Marianne, you do not have to be purfect.
> > Colleen Roth
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Marianne Denning via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Date: Friday, May 23, 2014 12:49 pm
> > Subject: [Ohio-talk] blindness and minor inconvenience
> >
> >ar
> >ar
> >ar NFB says blindness is a minor inconvenience.  Today, it was one of
> >ar those for sure and I am very embarrassed.  I hate it when I look
> >ar stupid and blind at the same time and I pulled it off today.  I had
> >ar the ISBN for a textbook and sent it on to be ordered.  I learned that
> >ar I had provided the same ISBN in March but did not know that because
> >ar the school district was going to order new math books so I assumed the
> >ar original number was for the old book.  Then, I didn't check the
> >ar numbers and responded that the previous number was for the old math
> >ar book.  I was wrong but didn't bother to look up the old number.  I
> >ar find the form a little challenging to navigate so didn't even look.  I
> >ar think a sighted person would have checked the 2 numbers to see if they
> >ar were the same.
> >ar
> >ar I know that was complicated but I wanted to share one of those minor
> >ar inconveniences.
> >ar
> >ar —
> >ar Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
> >ar Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
> >ar (513) 607-6053
> >ar
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> 
> -- 
> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
> (513) 607-6053
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