Scotland? Why did I think you were in England? Okay...I know...cause we lousy Americans see "UK" and automatically think England. Well, actually, here in Kentucky we think University of Kentucky, then England.I actually live just a couple blocks from the Kentucky School for the Blind. As such, I've had opportunity to interact with blind folks quite a bit. On several levels, from customer to friend. I even had a part-time gig once reading textbooks on tape for blind students. Here's the funny thing...There's also a large deaf community here. I've interacted with that community quite a bit as well. But is just seems to me that the blind folks, as a whole, are less bitter toward "seers" than deaf folks are toward "hearers". Wonder why that is? Any clue Angel?
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Blind people and sexual orientation
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Damien: I'm actually english, living in scotland if we have to get down to it LOL I can't imagine why deaf people would be more discriminatory than blind people, maybe its something to do with seeing peoples faces, seeing the world around, whereas blind people don't see all the bad faces, horrible things etc....... nah that sounds stupid LOLWhich do you think, having had experience with the two, is the most disabling, deafness or blindness? Im not putting you on the spot, just interested to know what you think hon
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Wow. Good question. I"ve thought about that actually, in terms of would I rather be blind or deaf. I really don't know. I can't imagine living without music, so I would hate to be deaf. And to not be able to hear my 2-year old nephew say "Unca Demmin, you want pancake?" Wow. But at the same time it seems like most of the skills and knowledge and stimuli that we depend on to get by in life are visual. I just wonder a lot how blind folks fight/overcome feelings of paranoia cause they can't see what's in front of them.I dunno, Angel. This is sort of an off the cuff answer, and I don't want to belittle anyone's disability, but I honestly think that blindness would be the most disabling. That's why I marvel at the blind folks around me who are overcoming and getting it done...with stellar outlooks and attitudes.How would you answer that question?
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For me as a sighted person, i get so much information from my eyes, the surroundings, peoples moods etc etc, that to be without sight for me would be terrifying, I hate wandering around the house in the pitch blackness, reaching out and the nightmare of touching someone that i couldn 't see. For me, safety is a huge thing for my daughter, we are hoping she will have a german shepherd guide dog, we had shepherds before my man became allergic to them! It terrifies me to think of her walking the streets alone, vunerable, and not being able to see dangers, people hanging about etc..............I would want to see the sunset, the dolphins, my families faces........plus there are very few childrens films with narration, but there nearly every DVD etc has subtitles.....I think it would be easier to live in the world being deaf, than blind, for me personally..............but both disabilites bring with them there own hardships.