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From: Donna.Siren@p19.f5.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Donna Siren)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: CANES VERSUS DOGSOffered Seat
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Date: 26 Oct 90 03:27:13 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 DA>   WS>  that he is fine standing up, and she still insists, getting  
 DA>   WS>  everyone elses attention, and then in order to end the  
 DA>   WS>  problem, you have to take her seat to shut her up.  I have  
 DA>   WS>  seen this happen several times.  
 DA>   
 DA>  Walter:  The scene you describe certainly does happen.  However, I am 
 DA>  not sure
 DA>  of your position.  Should the blind person take her seat to shut her 
 DA>  up, keep on
 DA>  insisting, or walk away.  

I know that I couldn't take a ninety year old man/woman's seat even
if it did cause a scene.  I think that the people watching would
think more of me for refusing the seat and insisting that he/she
stay there.

               Donna

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