Hi Rahul My learnings from past experiences also fall in line with your post. Well in most cases people generalise persons with visual disability to be incompetent in other spheres as well. Thus unless we convince them of our abilities through concrete proof such as doing well in academics or receiving some acalades in other activities, they assume that we are mediocre. This is the reason that disabled people are seldom offered top posts in private organizations or in the government. This perception is slightly changing in metros like Delhi and Mumbai, but finds great prominence in small towns like Nagpur.
On 10/11/16, Rahul Bajaj <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I hope this message finds you well. > I am wondering what others think about a phenomenon that I have observed > quite frequently amongst disabled persons in India and have myself been a > participant in. > Because one's disability permeates every facet of one's life and constrains > many of the choices that one makes, I often find that disabled persons are > compelled to be in the company of those who are not as smart or bright as > they are. More specifically, since persons with disabilities typically are > hesitant to take the risks that are critical for stepping out of one's > comfort zone and meeting people who are as intellectually curious and > professionally competent as they are,they end up working/studying in a > culture of mediocrity. > > This not only applies in an educational and professional context, but also > in the context of one's spouse/dating partner. The idea that, in a country > of blind people, a one-eyed woman is the queen, therefore, means that the > disabled person is typically the outlier in terms of performance and > ability. My assertions are largely based on anecdotal evidence and my own > firsthand experiences, so I may be unfairly generalizing. > I would be curious to know what others think about these observations. > > Best, > Rahul > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
