[Ohio-talk] great article

[Robert Spangler]

Yes, that certainly makes sense; plus, by always writing about restoring
sight as the solution, authors undermine the idea of adjusting to and
learning to live with vision loss.

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Denning via Ohio-talk
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Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] great article

I think what she was pointing out was that just because sighted people
believe we all want to see again it isn't the truth.  I agree we all have
different feelings about this and I don't think the author was speaking for
all of us.  I think her main point was that when authors write novels about
blind people restoring sight is not the only way to resolve the conflict in
the story.  Authors should learn about blind people and resolve it in other
ways.

On 12/14/15, Robert Spangler via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I totally agree with you.  Like anything else, we all feel differently 
> about it.  I know blind people who have no desire to be sighted.  
> Personally, if there were an effective and safe operation available 
> that would permit me to see, I would do it.  I don't say this because 
> I am not confident in myself as a blind person - far from that; 
> however, those of us who are realists do not deny that blindness has 
> its limitations.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Cheryl Fields via Ohio-talk
> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 2:22 PM
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List 
> <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Cheryl Fields <cherylelaine1957 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] great article
>
> ? I hope that I am not out of line... Well here goes.
> This article was well written but, do all blind persons feel this way?
> Some of us would love to see again, grandchildren, sunrises and other 
> things... However this does not mean that we are not doing everything 
> we can to be productive and relevant while maintaining a positive 
> attitude. I understand the nfb's thinking about cures.... But, it 
> makes me uncomfortable when 1 individual speaks this way, for all 
> blind persons, we are the same and different. Hopefully the author she 
> is angry with reads the article.
> Because we are similarily different, this may be the information his/ 
> her research provided.  Blessings, Cheryl
>
>
> On 12/13/15, Marianne Denning via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Here is an article written by a woman in England.  It is great and 
>> says what the NFB believes.  Let's keep spreading the NFB message.
>>
>> http://disabilityinkidlit.com/2015/12/13/when-blind-is-forever/
>>
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