[Sportsandrec] (no subject)

[Lisamaria Martinez, NOMC]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

And, because I hate to break the rules I try to establish on this list, I'm 
writing a few extra lines in this email to remind all of us on this list to 
write about relevant topics about blindness and sports. I appreciate 
everyone's emails on these topics. I welcome open and honest comments all 
the time, just keep them professional and tactful.

Lisamaria Martinez, President
Sports and Recreation Division

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Shaw" <jrs3147 at comcast.net>
To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
<sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] (no subject)


> After reading this, I have a few observations please: I think it important 
> to always conduct ourselves as if people are watching as I believe someone 
> almost always is. I usually try and imagine that when going to a new place 
> that it is very possible the people I am running into may be interacting 
> with a blind person for the first time and the impression I leave them 
> with will be the impression of blind people they are left with. Lastly, it 
> bothers me all the stereotypes of us as a "group" I sure would hate to 
> think I do it to other "groups"
> "I don't feel tardy" Van Halen Hot for Teacher
> JSNM
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "William ODonnell" <william.odonnell1 at yahoo.com>
> To: "Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List" 
> <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 7:40 AM
> Subject: [Sportsandrec] (no subject)
>
>
>>
>> One of the local fitness centers in that section of Manhattan informed 
>> some of us that they do not offer specialized instruction for the Blind. 
>> You are responsible for the learning of the material no matter how you 
>> take in that information.  In theory, the idea of going to a small Y like 
>> the 92ND street Y could work if in general, people in that area of 
>> Manhattan were not so stuck up in there bubble of wealth while looking 
>> down on those of us who are different.  I make such statement since most 
>> people in that socioeconomic setting are so ignorant since everything 
>> comes easy for them on a gold platter. I would like to see those same 
>> people deal with someone outside their little bubble let alone someone 
>> who is different from them by an automatic appearance.  This is 
>> especially when one is automatically portrayed from an assumption that 
>> they are from or a part of a different socio economic status not on one’s 
>> personal level automatically by looks and
>> stereotypes.  Each one of you know just as well as I do what those stereo 
>> types are for the Blind and how they shape perceptions of and for us as a 
>> whole.  The statistics show that those of us who are blind are assumed to 
>> be in an impoverished state than those of us who are not.  Automatically, 
>> people fear an increase in crime with a decrease in home values when 
>> someone looks different and they do not hold the same status   as the 
>> rest of the population.
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