[stylist] Does anyone want to be blind?

Thu Mar 26 05:34:14 UTC 2009

oh helene I'm sorry your struggling with your father.  sadly he may 
have had dreams for you and thinks they can't be attained with you 
being blind.
yes, far better to teach a low-vision kid braille and cane and such 
at an earlier age!
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 08:01 PM 3/25/2009, you wrote:
>I agree, I think parents and proffesionals do too much to hang on to a
>little bit of sight (or hearing). It would be better if they let go a
>lot sooner. Their are times when it is better to be totally blind then
>legally so and be without any blind skills. Unfortunately that does
>happen too much I think. My dad keeps going on about 'if only you
>could get a little bit of sight back' and it really sets my teeth on
>edge. It seems he's having a harder time dealing with my blindness
>then I am. When I had more vision. I don't think he really saw me as
>blind so much.
>
>Helene
>
>On 26/03/2009, James Canaday M.A.  N6YR <n6yr at sunflower.com> wrote:
> > yes,
> > reading with my one squinty eye gave me headaches too.
> > personally I think far far too often the educrats resort to "sight
> > saving" techniques when they should push braille and other blindness
> > methods and skills.
> > jc
> >
> > Jim Canaday M.A.
> > Lawrence, KS
> >
> > At 07:06 PM 3/25/2009, you wrote:
> >>Jim: I can identify with that since I was glad to lose the rest of my
> >>hearing for similar reasons. Being presurized into verbal
> >>communication methods that I struggled with with powerful migrane
> >>inducing hearing aids. Phew! I was glad when that was over.
> >>
> >>Helene
> >>
> >>On 26/03/2009, James Canaday M.A.  N6YR <n6yr at sunflower.com> wrote:
> >> > once I became blind I was then taught braille and the audio reading
> >> > methods.  that made reading much much more pleasurable and
> >> > easier!  "sight saving" meant I was reading with my one squinty eye
> >> > peering through jewelers' loop magnification lenses that came down in
> >> > front of my glasses lense.  I would not have gone to college if I had
> >> > not lost my sight at age thirteen.
> >> > jc
> >> >
> >> > Jim Canaday M.A.
> >> > Lawrence, KS
> >> >
> >> > At 06:38 PM 3/25/2009, you wrote:
> >> >>I wasn't really thinking of people already blind although I've heard
> >> >>of blind people saying that blindness was the best thing that happened
> >> >>to them. Wasn't that a line at the end of one of Robert's thought
> >> >>provokers?
> >> >>
> >> >>I was thinking more of sighted people with a disorder called BIID
> >> >>where people want to be disabled: Usually amputee's but I've heard
> >> >>some of them wanting to be deaf or blind.
> >> >>
> >> >>Also I know of someone who was born blind, regained his sight and is
> >> >>now losing it again due to Glycoma and he says he is glad to be blind
> >> >>as he says he was meant to be blind.
> >> >>
> >> >>As for me, I make deafblindness part of my lifestyle. It's been a
> >> >>concious choice for me to fully embrace being a deafblind person and
> >> >>move on. It's not easy to begin with, but once one fully adapts it's
> >> >>no big deal. I believe that humans are a very adaptible species that
> >> >>can manage perfectly well minus one or two senses. It's not the
> >> >>tragedy that people make of it. It's no worse or better then being
> >> >>sighted. Just differance and it's the differances that are hard at
> >> >>first, not the blindness
> >> >>
> >> >>Helene
> >> >>
> >> >>On 25/03/2009, LoriStay at aol.com <LoriStay at aol.com> wrote:
> >> >> > Not if they aren't there already.   What does wanting have to do with
> >> >> > it?
> >> >> > Lori
> >> >> > In a message dated 3/24/09 8:15:48 PM, timber_wolf899 at yahoo.com
> >> >> > writes:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> does anyone want to be blind?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
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