[nfb-talk] Extra Tax Exemption

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I see no reason a blind person would "need" either a double or single room, 
because of blindness that is.  I personally liked having roommates.  But 
there were also years when I paid for a single room. When I got into my big 
accident (won't bore you with the details) I needed a nurse's aid liing with 
me for a few months, and that required me to get a double room and pay for 
my dorm mate to work as an aide.  But that is another situation altogether. 
Blindness alone had no effect on need for a particular living arrangement.
Now you know what's really fun is when you mislay something and can't find 
it and you have a little thought in the back of your head that your roommate 
or someone with her had something to do with its appearance, but you say 
nothing because you know that in all probability it was you who mislaid it.
Now I found that 99.99% of the time I was right in saying nothing and 
letting the matter go. It is not worth damaging a good relationship by 
making accusations.
On the other hand, I had a friend in a wheelchair down the hall who also had 
an aid. She was not blind, but her aid was the cleptomaniac aide from 
hell -- left her high and dry one day by disappearing, so my friend (who was 
quadroplegic) had to find a new aid, then discover that her aide had stolen 
all her cash and her bank card, went on a shopping spree with the card and 
disappeared. She had also not stopped there, but went down the hall and 
stole from everyone who left their door open.
So we all have our trials in life.
That's one I would hate to have.
Count your blessings.
--le

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 12:52 AM
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I would have to agree. I think that at times we spend too much time as blind
people trying to prove our independence when we need to just do what we need
to do. If it is more convenient and appropriate to use a convenience then do
it and let it be an individual choice. When I was in college I had single
dorm rooms because I took heavy course loads and did most of my studying
during the night as I worked two part time jobs and required much additional
storage space for tapes--reel to reel in those days. so it was more
convenient and less disruptive to other people.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:42 PM
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> My opinion, generally unasked-for though it may be, is that we worry
> sometimes far too much about what people might think if they see
> something.
>
> Over on the NABS list, someone asked about the notion that she might need
> a single dorm room for herself.  The immediate response from the list was
> that she must at all costs refuse this on the grounds that she should not
> wish to be seen as needing something.
>
> How insecure in oneself must one be to constantly assume that something as
> simple as asking for more than half a shoebox as a living arrangement
> somehow connotes inferiority? I gave the most logical advice I could:  If
> you want a roommate, do not allow the school to isolate you.  If you
> don't, ask for a single.  If someone asks if it's for your disability,
> answer honestly that it is simply your preference.
>
> Being a bit older than the average undergraduate, not a small person, and
> having more possessions than comfortably fit in half a shoebox, I greatly
> valued my single room.  I paid for the privilege, as did half of the
> students on my floor.  I did move eventually into a graduate student
> apartment, which required special approval, but the request was based on
> age and personality, not disability.
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 10:49:18PM -0700, ckrugman at sbcglobal.net wrote:
>>In my experience I have never heard or run across any negative feelings
>>about it on the part of society as a whole. The benefits of it for
>>idnividuals outweigh any alleged unproven detriments as a whole.
>>Chuck
>
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