[stylist] Using cane or dog

Wed Feb 13 16:27:21 UTC 2013

Do you get the, "They're only trying to help." thing? That drives me nuts!
First, how about asking if we need help, or what kind of help we need?
Second, when they don't, it's reflective of the basic, most entrenched issue
we are up against -- they don't view us as equals in society.
Donna 

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of justin
williams
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 10:21 PM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Using cane or dog

I don't reward people for bad behavior.  Ignorance does not give anyone an
excuse to handle me or treat me anyway they want.  It is the hardes thing to
get others to see that.  It is as if my family, and most of my friends make
excuses for stuff like that.

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Donna Hill
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 10:00 PM
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Back in Philadelphia, after I'd had several unpleasantnesses with the
criminal element, I developed a little move to extract myself when people
grabbed my arm on the street. I'm sure lots of people think I'm crazy, but
you really have to put a stop to it ASAP, whether they mean you harm or not.
Donna 

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of justin
williams
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 8:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Using cane or dog

Never let them take your arm.  Never give up your power.  I am guilty every
now and again of walking  arm and arm with a pretty young lady from time to
time however.  I might break the rules of sided guide just a little... 
No, I joking.   Usually, even with the ladies, I take an elbow.  I don't
like being confined or entangled without the ability to move freely and
suddenly.  My balance is so much better than most peoples that I trust my
own reflexes rather than their's. 

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Donna Hill
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 3:48 PM
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Lynda,
If you ever need too, though, don't let them "take" your arm. It's more
ergonomic to take their elbow; that way, you are following, not being
pushed. 
Donna 

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lynda Lambert
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 9:19 AM
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Yes, this is my experience, too. When I have my cane with me, I feel such a
freedom when walking with another person. I really cannot stand anyone
taking my arm at any time - using a sighted guide would be so cumbersome to
me. The cane gives me a sense of balance and assurance.
Lynda

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
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Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 9:23 PM
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> Bridgit,
> The ironic thing is that, if he did use a dog or cane, he wouldn't 
> need so much help. Oh, well, what are you going to do; some people 
> take a long time to come around to understanding things.
> Donna
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit 
> Pollpeter
> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 6:41 PM
> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [stylist] Using cane or dog
>
> I know this can be controversial, but I go through this with my 
> brother-in-law, who has RP like Ross. The brother refuses to get on 
> board with any alternative skills, and he won't accept that he's blind.
> But then he wants to get angry and upset when people don't understand 
> why he requires help or does certain things. This is why it's 
> important to use a cane or service dog; not only does it keep us safe, 
> but it does identify us to other people. Not that our entire person 
> should be identified by this one aspect, but it does give us the 
> ability to not have such encounters when out in the world with people 
> questioning why we need help or something.
>
> My brother-in-law gets so upset when flying that no one understands 
> why he needs help getting to his terminal. If he would use a cane or 
> dog, it wouldn't be a problem. Now it may provoke other issues, grin, 
> but at least people would understand why this guy is asking for help 
> from
gate to gate.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter, editor, Slate & Style Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>
> "If we discover a desire within us that nothing in this world can 
> satisfy, we should begin to wonder if perhaps we were created for 
> another
world."
> C. S. Lewis
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 08:10:48 -0500
> From: "Lynda Lambert" <llambert at zoominternet.net>
> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [stylist] To ponder- taken to another level
> Message-ID: <4FAE849B21454E80830B0BA27340C32D at Lambert>
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>
> Yes, Anita, that is the other concern that I always have.
> I actually did that at the gym one morning. I thought the man who was 
> working out near me was my neighbor, and I asked him if he had seen my 
> cat since I could not find him. He sounded very perplexed, and it 
> turns out he was someone I did not know - we did have a good laugh 
> over that. I know that anyone who would see me working out would never 
> suspect I cannot see them well enough to know who they are - but in 
> general most people will greet me and if necessary they say who they 
> are so I know who I am talking to.
>
> Lynda
>
>
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