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From: Walter.Siren@p18.f5.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Walter Siren)
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Subject: Re: BLINDNESS AND THE BLINDFOLD
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Date: 26 Oct 90 03:25:38 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 PM> Hi Bill, although there are a few things I don't agree with NFB 
 PM> about, this is one point on which we agree wholeheartedly.  A 
 PM> sighted person wearing a blindfold in order to simulate 
 PM> blindness only re-enforces their fears and all the stereotypes 
 PM> that we all have to live with. 

 WW> Paula,
 WW>      I couldn't have said it better myself!
 WW>      Of course, I would be pretty surprised to hear anyone in 
 WW> this echo
 WW> disagree with this position, so it ain't much of a surprise that 
 WW> it
 WW> would be one thing I agree with the NFB on! <smile>

Surprise!  I have to disagree with you Willie.  The key word in
that statement is only.  You don't think that they also would learn
something by blindfolding themselves.  They learn how hard
somethings are for us to do without sight, and appreciate what we
go through to accomplish them.  Do you think that seeing eyes
trainers should not put on blindfolds like they do to test out
their fully trained dogs before turning them over to their users.

               Walter 

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