well tom I can relate to this. Its probably why people are encouraging braille devices over computers we start sounding like them. I must say poking eyes is a habit I have tried to break. I also resent some of my other sences at times. if i feel something in my nose or eyes it seems more annoying than most. Right now I am hearing cicadas outside. I get a headake from these things the sighted I have round me including my parents don't think about it. I don't want to think about it b but I can hear them just the same and I wish I didn't. at night I can hear high pitched tones no one else can. and ringing. and although it does help me in some instances which I like I sometimes wish I could switch the volume down a bit.
>Hi Darren, >Exactly. I don't know how many times I've been with a bunch of other >blind class mates and one of them would draw public attention to all >of us by rocking, poking his/her eyes, picking their nose, or some >other socially unacceptable way of drawing attention. I really really >hate that kind of behavior from my own fellow blind peers as they draw >precisely the kind of negative attention I try to avoid. I like to fit >into the croud and not stand out like a sore thumb as much as is >possible. >However, I remember there was this one student, where I went to >school, who had a mental disability as well as being blind. I believe >he was mildly retarded. Whatever the case is he constantly was the one >the mainstream students based their opinions of blind people on. He'd >walk down the school hallway going, "yah, yah, yah, yah," in a >monotone that was sure to bring attention to him. He pickd his nose, >picked wax out of his ears, rocked, poked his eyes, and generally was >the walking/talking worst example of a blind person you can get. Even >though this kid was mildly retarted, as i said before, other sighted >students and even some of the teachers acted as though I was mentally >disabled as well. I know it wasn't totally this kids fault having had >a mental disability, I don't think his parents tried to correct his >bad social behavior, but I resented the negative attention all the >same. It is that kind of negative example I think of that can really >hurt our cause to be seen as just another average Joe or Jane who >can't read print or see colors, but is otherwise normal. > >On 3/7/10, Darren Harris <[email protected]> wrote: >> Yup thomas I totally see what you're saying. It's usually the rockers, the >> eye pokers that get all the public attention because it's easier to see >> them. > >--- >Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. >You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
