[nfbwatlk] tell me your thoughts, please.

[Mike Freeman]

I don't believe totally-blind persons are required to wear sleepshades 
at LCB though I don't know for certain. On the other hand, I was made to 
wear them because I had light perception and while this didn't make for 
perfect travel vision, I could see and go around posts and large 
objects. So believe you me, I listened much harder with sleepshades on.

But for the sake of argument, let's assume you *were* required to wear 
sleepshades. Might it not be that in order to get the "partials" to wear 
them and not to feel conspicuous, it might make sense for *all* to be 
required to wear them so that there would be no excuse for complaining? 
And if you're totally blind, why would it make any difference to you 
having to wear one? It strikes me that we may be getting at some 
underlying philosophical issues here. (grin) And you thought philosophy 
class ended at the OTC in the afternoon! (broader grin)

Mike

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  From: Kevin LaRose
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  Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:35 PM
  Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] tell me your thoughts, please.


  Mike, while I understand and mostly agree with what you say re 
immersion, I
  do think it can be taken too far. For instance, if I understood things
  correctly, if I had gone to LCB I would have been made to wear 
sleepshades,
  even though I'm totally blind. I haven't used any vision since I was
  probably five years old, so to me (if this is true) that wouldn't make 
a
  whole lot of sense, imo. Just an observation.
  KL

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I don't believe totally-blind persons are required to wear sleepshades at LCB though I don't know for certain. On the other hand, I was made to wear them because I had light perception and while this didn't make for perfect travel vision, I could see and go around posts and large objects. So believe you me, I listened much harder with sleepshades on.
 
But for the sake of argument, let's assume you *were* required to wear sleepshades. Might it not be that in order to get the "partials" to wear them and not to feel conspicuous, it might make sense for *all* to be required to wear them so that there would be no excuse for complaining? And if you're totally blind, why would it make any difference to you having to wear one? It strikes me that we may be getting at some underlying philosophical issues here. (grin) And you thought philosophy class ended at the OTC in the afternoon! (broader grin)
 
Mike
 
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Re: [nfbwatlk] tell me your thoughts, please.
Mike, while I understand and mostly agree with what you say re immersion, I
do think it can be taken too far. For instance, if I understood things
correctly, if I had gone to LCB I would have been made to wear sleepshades,
even though I'm totally blind. I haven't used any vision since I was
probably five years old, so to me (if this is true) that wouldn't make a
whole lot of sense, imo. Just an observation.
KL
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