[Blindtlk] FW: [wisconsin] Fw: NY Times article on NewYork's Blind Governor

[Graves, Diane]

Hi Again,

I think it is really sad that this governor is in such a high profile
position, with such limited blindness skills. And if he is as blind as
the article says he is, walking briskly and even jogging without some
forma mobility aid, be it a cane or a sighted guide is just plain
foolish! I mean that wholeheartedly.  He is an accident waiting to
happen, and then how far is that going to set the rest of us who do have
useable blindness skills back?  Someone in such a high profile position
without the skills needed to function safely and independently could do
a lot of damage to the rest of us.

One thing that I have trouble wrapping my mind around is how he can
stand to have people behind him "steering" him, pushing him this way and
that.  I have people trying to do this to me as I am using my cane, and
I just want to SLAP them.  Few things get under my skin worse than a
sighted person who wants to push or drag me.  This is especially true of
sighted folks that I don't know from Adam.

I don't' by any means say that I have the most superb blindness skills,
and I do know many blind folks who could run circles around me in a lot
of areas. But at least I'm not naive enough to think I can get by
without the alternative techniques.

Diane Graves
Civil Rights Specialist
Indiana Civil Rights Commission
Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
317-232-2647
 
"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."--Winston
Churchill
 
Confidentiality Notice: This E-mail transmission may contain
confidential and/or legally privileged information intended only for the
individual or entity(ies)
named in the E-mail address. If you are not the intended recipient, be
advised that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or
acting in reliance
upon the contents of this E-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have
received this E-mail transmission in error, please reply to sender to
arrange for the return and proper delivery of the transmission.
Subsequently, delete the message from your system immediately.

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk-bounces+dgraves=icrc.in.gov at nfbnet.org
[mailto:blindtlk-bounces+dgraves=icrc.in.gov at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of T.
Joseph Carter
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:27 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] FW: [wisconsin] Fw: NY Times article on
NewYork's Blind Governor

Dave,

Salt being heavier than pepper doesn't tell you how full the shakers
are,
particularly those heavy glass ones you see at some restaurants.  There
are other reasons to sprinkle into your hand rather than directly on
your
food to control how much salt and/or pepper you apply to your food.

I continue to wonder if the governor does know how to use a cane and has
simply elected not to so that he doesn't "look blind".  People tell me
that I don't look blind when I do use a cane, so..  (I'm still not sure
how one manages to "look" blind or not.)

Joseph

On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 07:49:44AM -0500, Hyde, David W. (ESC) wrote:
> I'm very pleased to see the new Governor succeed. Wouldn't it be nice
if
> he had learned some alternative techniques? Say how to use a cane,
read
> braille, and that salt is heavier than pepper? I suppose you can't
have
> everything.
_______________________________________________
blindtlk mailing list
blindtlk at nfbnet.org
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
blindtlk:
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk/dgraves%40icrc.in.gov