[nfb-talk] [nabs-l] House Said to Remove Hall Clutter

[T. Joseph Carter]

Ryan,

I would certainly agree on manners and personal hygiene and some basic
human respect as highly critical factors for people to send to Washington
on our behalf.  There was one Washington Seminar horror story from 2006
pretty well known to all CCB students at the time.  I won't repeat the
story, but it's enough to say that it was just a disaster for everyone
involved.

Being a person who can be spun around a room a few times and then sort out
their bearings as easily as a sighted person would is another matter and
is not needed on Capitol Hill.  If there was a choice between myself and a
person who required a full-time personal care attendant because of their
disability and medical needs, I would send that person instead if they
could better advocate for the blind than I could.  (I've never been to a
Washington Seminar, mind you.)

Of course, for such a person, advocating for me probably requires that
they be willing and able to explain why the two of us don't need such an
attendant.

Joseph

On Fri, Feb 01, 2008 at 03:43:34PM -0700, RyanO wrote:
> Joseph, again I say that your points are well taken. However, while 
> diversity is certainly a universal truth, there are certain conformities 
> where the social niceties are concerned that we must adhere to if we're ever 
> going to get anywhere. I'm speaking of basic things like manners, personal 
> hygiene and respect for others.
> 
> You and I agree more than not. It's just this one point on which we differ.
> 
> 
> RyanO 
> 
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