The Things People Say
By Donna Jodhan
Sometimes, I like to just sit back and take a short journey
down memory lane. One of my favorite
journeys is to try and recall some of the funniest things that have either been
said to me as a blind person or to one of my blind friends. I am not trying to poke fun at the sighted
world but rather, I am hoping that this editorial will help to educate the
sighted world. So, for better or worse,
here are some of my favorite things.
- When a sighted person asks me if I could fax them a Braille copy of my article. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Braille, it is made up of a series of dots.
- When a sighted person says to a blind person with a guide dog “Isn’t it nice that your dog is able to see!”
- When a sighted person comes along and tells a blind person with a cane “Is this your ski pole?”
- When a sighted person says to another sighted person “Isn’t it nice that your blind friend is able to walk!”
- When a sighted person says to me: “I did not know that you could follow the news!”
- When a sighted person says: “I did not know that blind persons could work!”
I think that by now you get the picture so I’ll end
my list here.
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I'm Donna J. Jodhan your freelance writer and reporter
wishing you a terrific day.
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