[Nfb-krafters-korner] You don't look blind!

[Mike Freeman]

Of course all this awkwardness says more about the discomfort of those 
uttering them re blindness than anything else.

Mike

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Blindhands at aol.com
  To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
  Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 6:23 PM
  Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] You don't look blind!


  How many times have I heard that statement, "You don't look  blind." 
So
  what does a blind person suppose to look like?

  This is a statement that really gets to me.

  Then the amazement that how could you sew, knit, quilt, weave,make
  candles,pour molds,use a sewing machine etc.  Once they get over that 
and  beyond
  there, then you can talk to them like "Did you see the sale at the 
yarn  shop! It
  takes a while before they stop excusing themselves that the sighted 
person
  used the word "see".  Heck I use it all the time!  When I tell  my 
Grandaughters
  let me see what you have, they come over and put it into my  hands.

  So acting normal is not something we need to hide, just as sharing the 
hows
  with other blind folks here will let others know how we "Look" at 
things.

  We do have a few sighted folks on the list that enjoy crafting and 
work  with
  blind folks.

  I like when folks introduce me as, "There friend, Joyce."  It took a 
while
  for that to happen because they use to say "This is my blind friend, 
Joyce."

  OK I am getting off the milk crate that I climbed up on.

  Joyce



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Of course all this awkwardness says more about the discomfort of those uttering them re blindness than anything else.
 
Mike
 
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[Nfb-krafters-korner] You don't look blind!
How many times have I heard that statement, "You don't look  blind."   So
what does a blind person suppose to look like?
 
This is a statement that really gets to me.
 
Then the amazement that how could you sew, knit, quilt, weave,make 
candles,pour molds,use a sewing machine etc.  Once they get over that and  beyond
there, then you can talk to them like "Did you see the sale at the yarn  shop! It
takes a while before they stop excusing themselves that the sighted  person
used the word "see".  Heck I use it all the time!  When I tell  my Grandaughters
let me see what you have, they come over and put it into my  hands.
 
So acting normal is not something we need to hide, just as sharing the hows 
with other blind folks here will let others know how we "Look" at things.
 
We do have a few sighted folks on the list that enjoy crafting and work  with
blind folks.
 
I like when folks introduce me as, "There friend, Joyce."  It took a  while
for that to happen because they use to say "This is my blind friend,  Joyce."
 
OK I am getting off the milk crate that I climbed up on.
 
Joyce
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