Hi Sir, Your blogposts have great fodder for anyone interested in blindness.
Visually impaired aren't seen as common folks as evident by our experiences and which you so well put down in your blogposts. I feel that sometimes the problem lies in our own perspective--which is obviously shaped by what we go through. I mean that sometimes people don't treat us differently, but because we have been treated so in the past, so we automatically presume that it's a treatment meant only for us. Sometimes people talk rudely or politely or sweetly or angrily with me, and I'm quick to attach their reaction with my visual impairment. Curiously, afterwards I learn that they weren't even aware about my condition, and therefore it was their natural behaviour. Additionally, many of my sighted friends tell about their common every-day dealings, describing how someone was insulting or helpful for them. I put myself in their place, and think that had such a behaviour (good or bad) been done with me, I would have quickly linked it with my blindness. In these practical, ever-speeding times, it might sound stupid for me to ask this question, but bear with me... Is there any test to know that the treatment done with us was provoked due to our blindness? I have racked my mind a great deal on this question, and am guilty of ruining my limited time and potential as its consequence. I have even incurred financial and professional losses on myself due to this question. Oftentimes (not always) the impacts of disability get apparent in different ways. Some get depressed, some overconfident, some irritable...and in me it probably manifested in this way. Anyway, now I try to tell myself that it's a first-class foolishness to shed this point any thought, and eventually it's improvement what matters--so I must squeeze out all my energies there. Any insights? Sorry for such a longish email. Cheers, Shadab http://www.husainjournal.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia <accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in> On Behalf Of Subramani L Sent: 22 March 2020 00:47 To: accessindia <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Cc: Voice Vision. <l...@voicevision.in> Subject: [AI] 5 tips for the blind to stay safe from Coronavirus pandemic 5 tips for the blind to stay safe from Coronavirus pandemic Blindness in the time of Coronavirus could be dangerous for some, especially if they live in a densely populated country like India. What makes it even more of a risk is the fact that it won’t be always possible to avoid physical contact. I’m not sure if this’s the case if you live in a Western country where independence is highly encouraged and people don’t so readily intervene in the activities of a blind person, but at the same time, without personal experiences, I wouldn’t like to make a general statement about life as a blind person in the West. Read the rest of the blog at: https://grapplingwithrp.wordpress.com/2020/03/22/5-tips-for-the-blind-to-stay-safe-from-coronavirus-pandemic/ Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in 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.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in 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..
