[Blind-rollers] Colisions

[Laura Eaves]

Well, in my case it wasn't rudeness--i always was quite apologetic, and 
indeed my manual chair does not make much noise.  It makes me wonder how 
many sighted employees jumped out of my way and I didn't even know it.
When I was in school and still able to walk I collided with another blind 
person twice.  One of these was when we were walking down the same sidewalk 
in opposite directions--thinking back, I think he was on the wrong side as I 
stayed to the right).
Anyway, I was able to see a tiny bit and his body came in view--looked like 
a big nondescript mass-and I assumed this person would see my white cane and 
step to one side, but indeed he proceeded to our collision with full speed 
and by the time I knew he was blind there was no way to avoid it.
Since I have brittle bones I was quite afraid of fractures, and should not 
have been walking at that time on campus.  But you know college--if you want 
to get something done you gotta take risks.

Anyway, I finally fell down a flight of stairs on a later occasion and 
totaled myself and took an early graduation and quit school for a few 
months.  Then went back in the wheelchair for good, and managed to be 
independent by hiring people to help when I needed it, and using paratransit 
to get around.

Well, enough of that.  The adventures of hiring aids I'm sure you are 
familiar with.

That is funny about your dogs.  Guess wheelchair people can be rude like the 
rest of the population, but they can't always afford to be rude as we all 
never know when we need a hand...  Were your dogs ever tresspassing in his 
personal space (around his apartment that is)?
Just a thought.
Really inconsiderate upsetting someone's guide dog.
Take care.
--le



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dmgina" <dmgina at qwest.net>
To: "Blind wheelchair users list" <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] Colisions


Well speeding down a path shouldn't happen at a work place.
I am sure your chair made some kind of noise, and I would have said hello.
but out of kindness both of you should have stopped until the other one got
by.
I lived in a building with wheel chair persons,
One guy kept trying to hit my dogs paws with his chair.
I picked him up out of the chair and sat him on the ground.
I tell you the adrenalin was moving that day.
He sat on the ground for a half hour before anyone picked him up.
He never went after my dogs again.
I was waiting for him to take me to court, and I would have stood up for my
dog.
there is no excuse for rudeness.

--Dar
www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/5779
Every Saint has a past
Every Sinner has a future

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laura Eaves" <leaves1 at carolina.rr.com>
To: "Blind wheelchair users list" <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] Colisions


> Hi Carrie and all -- I should probably have mentioned that the collisions
> almost always took place on a narrow ramp connecting 2 buildings.  There
> was
> only a narry carpet on which the other woman preferred walking, and where
> I
> also preferred riding as I had good traction there, so although there was
> room to step to one side or the other, we often met in the middle as I was
> speeding down and she was walking up.  (Obviously not the other way
> around...lol)
> It was quite a conflict and one that caused embarrassment for both of us.
> I
> thought she didn't need to escalate to my supervisor though--we could have
> just met and worked it out, but you know how conflicts are.
> I would have felt awful if she had been injured as I injure easily myself,
> but unfortunately too often at work it's everyone for him/herself.
> --le
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Russillo" <petlonann at samobile.net>
> To: <blind-rollers at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 10:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] Colisions
>
>
> Hi Kerry.  Speaking of that subject, I use a light wheelchair which I
> can push with my feet, so for instance at work where there are several
> other blind people, I stay by a wall when going down a hall to make
> sure another blind person doesn't crash into me.
>
> Peter
>
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