[blindkid] on the subject of perspective

[Deborah Kent Stein]

I have come to believe that there is not really much benevolence in the 
grabbing, pulling, and shoving to which blind people of all ages are 
regularly subjected.  It comes from the grabber's conviction that we are 
less able, less competent, and less deserving of dignified treatment than 
she/he is.  And it all gets wrapped up in the cloak of kindness.  One of the 
things blind kids need to learn is how to say no, politely but very firmly.

Debbie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rene Harrell" <rjharrell at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 1:54 AM
Subject: Re: [blindkid] on the subject of perspective


> Carol and Heather, I could not agree with you more, so I'm just going to 
> say
> "I totally agree!"
>
> His drawing is beautiful. I found it almost painful to watch as an
> accomplished artist had his hands yanked around repeatedly by a 
> well-meaning
> Harvard professor who couldn't help but come across as condescending. When
> the professor was doing both the experiment with having Esref draw after
> feeling various three dimensional shapes, and when Esref needed to feel 
> the
> building at the end that he was to draw, instead of stepping back and
> allowing Esref to explore on his own, the professor was grabbing him by 
> the
> hands and shoving his hands onto each object as he saw fit. I don't think
> there was any ill intention, but it truly makes me cringe. It's one thing 
> to
> guide, it's another to pull and shove, and the presumption of helplessness
> and the benevolent yet misguided violation of another person's bodily
> integrity in that kind of gesture will always make me wince.
>
> Barbara--- I'm with you on the art talent. Thankfully my kids are all 
> young
> enough to still be impressed *wink.
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 10:03 PM, Barbara Hammel <poetlori8 at msn.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> That is astounding.  As a blind person I always thought it would be cool 
>> to
>> be a painter but I can only do it as well as a first-grader.  Guess my 
>> will
>> is stronger than my talent.
>> I'm glad he can do this, to demonstrate that sight isn't all that
>> extraordinary in life after all.  Useful, yes; but not necessary.
>> Barbara
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Through the sunny fields of yesterday
>> Echo voices of children now grown,
>> Their golden peals of laughter
>> Ring upon the ivied stone.
>> -----Original Message----- From: hpscheffer at aol.com
>> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 6:28 PM
>> To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [blindkid] on the subject of perspective
>>
>>
>> Some of you may know about this man, as we already know there is no 
>> limits
>> to what anyone can do. Extraordinary!!
>> Enjoy
>>
>>
>> Heidi
>>
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3AgO6H0H98
>>
>>
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>
>
> -- 
> " I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up
> where I needed to be."
> -- Douglas Adams
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