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From: Henry.Kasten@f10.n130.z1.fidonet.org (Henry Kasten)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: What Technology Exists For Helping
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Date: 12 Oct 90 19:43:53 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hello dan,  I think that the technology you spoke of, talking buildings, 
is really neat.  It is a shame that it is being developed for Blinks, 
when I had 20 20 vision, I got lost a lot more than I do totally blind. 
Also, on my trips (and falls) about time, both sighted and blind, I had 
to stop people and ask questions.  The point I am trying to make here, is 
that those are neat ideas, but certainly unnecessary.  Hopefully when 
visiting a building, you would sdoing so during normal operating hours, 
it is okay to ask for directions.  I don't know if you have been blind 
most of your life, but I am beginning to hear a common thread among some 
of the blinks here which leads me to believe that they don't want to feel 
inferior to their winking brothers and sisters, so they won't admit they 
need some assistance.  Sorry, but for those who try to adhere to that 
phylosophy, are only kidding themselves and usually end up inforcing the 
opinion of the general public that Blinks really are functionally 
dissabled.  

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