[Nfb-seniors] Dealing with blindness. Was: Re: Nfb-seniors Digest, Vol 3, Issue 6

[David Evans]

Dear George,

I disagree that just being a member of the NFB will answer all of your 
problems, but I do think that embracing the NFB philosophy likely will.
There are three things that all People With Disabilities need to have in 
order to be successful.
The first is a good positive Attitude.  You need to learn how, when life 
gives you lemons, how to make lemonade by turning those negatives into 
positives.
The second thing you need is access to good rehab training, adaptive 
equipment and good information.
The last thing you need to have is to know someone else who has that 
disability but knows more about it than you do.
The attitude is up to me.  The access to rehab, equipment and info is a 
combo of me, state rehab services and looking for good info sources.
The thing that the NFB has provided me with is the best role models and 
mentors of all of the organizations I have sot out.

I know that when confronted with a situation or problem.  My first thought 
is not about being blind.  It is how can I do this and what do I need in 
order to do it successfully.  Blindness comes in there somewhere, but it is 
not my first thought, it is just something that is in the mix along with 
other considerations.
As for Pink's list of things he would like to do, I have done them all plus 
a few others including sky diving with 237 jumps.
I even drove for over 20 years after I became legally blind.  I did have the 
sense to stop when I knew that I could not do it safely anymore.
Now I am writing and thinking how one day soon, we will have cars that will 
drive themselves and the Blind will have them too.  I am Working to that end 
right now.
When I worked for Lockheed, the company motto was," the difficult we do 
immediately.  The impossible just takes a little longer."
David Evans, NFBF
Nuclear/Aerospace Materials Engineer
Builder of the Lunar Rovers and the F-117-A Stealth Fighter

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Cassell" <apolloseven at earthlink.net>
To: "NFB Senior Division list" <nfb-seniors at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 5:53 PM
Subject: [Nfb-seniors] Dealing with blindness. Was: Re: Nfb-seniors 
Digest,Vol 3, Issue 6


> The only thing blind people need to remember, is that blindness is merely 
> a
> minor inconvenience, and being able to read Braille will put you in touch
> with the world.  Other than that, belonging to the NFB will solve all of
> your problems.
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