[nfb-talk] Tragedy in Denver

[Michael Hingson]

Dr. Maurer discussed the very topic of how people are experts on blindness
although they have never been blind themselves.  It is the way of the world.

I am not sure how you can make a bus stop safe for all unless you complete
insulate it from the street in which case we will not hear busses coming.


This was simply a tragic accident which could have happened to anyone.

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-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of d m gina
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 11:24 AM
To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Tragedy in Denver

Many prsons who are sighted feel they are with profection.
So when they go blind, they feel less than a person.
Not putting together what that sounds like.
I just hope Denver and other states will come up with an idea how to 
have a buss stop safe for everyone.

Original message:
> The thing I don't understand is that the three were just standing there
> waiting for the bus. Why cannot sighted people get it through their thick
> skulls that it wasn't their fault.

> Sighted people can be so dense.

> It said very plainly in the article that the driver lost control of her
car
> because of the ice.

> I don't get it!


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Alicia Richards
> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 12:58 AM
> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Tragedy in Denver

> One of the upsetting things about yesterday's accident is that many
bloggers

> on the Internet are saying the reason for the accident was specifically
> because the students were blind.  I wish people would have some common
> sense.  No sighted person would have been able to react quickly enough and
> move out of the way in time, even if they did see the car coming at them.
> This could have happened to any pedestrian taking public transportation.
I
> guess the incident being blamed on blindness does not surprise me, but it
> does anger me.  I find such ignorance incredibly frustrating.

> Alicia


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