[stylist] question

[Barbara Hammel]

When I used to have a little vision in one of my eyes, I used to say I was 
blind in one eye and couldn't see out of the other.
Barbara

If wisdom's ways you wisely seek, five things observe with care:  of whom 
you speak, to whom you speak, and how and when and where.

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From: <LoriStay at aol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:19 AM
To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [stylist] question

> I have to admit I've done some thinking on this matter.   Being 
> blind--rather
> than sighted--means managing life a tad differently.   One may take the 
> train
> instead of driving, and read braille instead of print, but one is still
> traveling, still reading.   Reading a thermostat may involve hearing 
> (presuming we
> are not talking about deaf blind), but one still gets the information. 
> It's
> silly to pretend to be something one isn't.   Part of the problem is that
> society has long held the thought that it is shameful to be blind (or 
> disabled?),
> stemming from the idea that blindness is a punishment for someone's sin.
> Absurd as this is, it still persists.   That's why NFB says, there's no 
> shame in
> being blind.   It's just a physical characteristic.   One might as well be
> ashamed of being tall, or short, or blue eyed.
>
> Political correctness can be a bit of a problem, though.   NFB prefers the
> word "Blind," because that's the situation.   Sight impaired seems to be 
> the
> latest, or person who is blind, rather than blind person.   I fail to see 
> the
> difference between the last two.   And as David would say, he isn't sight
> impaired.   He has no sight to be impaired.
> Lori
>
> In a message dated 3/24/09 5:08:47 AM, johnlee at clarktouch.com writes:
>
>
>> Talking like a white is certainly a choice, since anyone who speaks can
>> choose to talk like that. It is within easy control. However, one cannot
>> control blindness except the choice to become more blind, if you happen 
>> to
>> be a blind wannabe. Being blind but wanting to be sighted and trying to 
>> be
>> sighted is a failure to cope with what is beyond one's control.
>>
>>
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