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From: Paul.Guido@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Paul Guido)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Braille Telephone Bills
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Date: 12 Apr 91 20:27:11 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 DS> I had an interesting one just today.  I was in an ice cream
 DS> shot with my family and a friend.  We had given our orders and
 DS> were waiting and I guess the lady must have handed my ice cream
 DS> to my friend and I had a little trouble hearing because it was
 DS> noisy in there, but I heard her say to my friend: (make her sit
 DS> down".--As if I were a small child instead of a blind adult.  I
 DS> was very tempted to say as much to the woman, but I didn't.  I
 DS> guess I should have.

                 i thought you were going to tell me that the women
                 talked through you to your friend totally ignoring you
                 as though you weren't there or were not only blind but
                 stupid.  thats a common one.  now i learned to do
                 certain things alone so they have to deal with me and
                 not anyone else.  when i'm alone though some of them
                 ignore you anyway.  i laugh on the inside just seeing
                 how they handle the situation.  oh well they'll learn
                 someday.

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