Its called closed minds.
At 09:32 AM 11/26/2011, you wrote:
I'm afraid I don't agree Darren.
it is the stated purpose of organizations like the Rnib to generally
serve and improve the lot of blind people. When a person newly goes
blind, they aren't told "go off and find products that are
advertized" they are introduced to the Rnib, ---- and if they are
lucky, other organizations too, to provide information, training and
access to useful products.
indeed recently in Britain the government has pretty much out
sourced all! disability related administration to external agencies
and charities.
While I am not generally in favour of the "blind community" aspect
of things, ie, people believing there is some special characteristic
about blind people that makes them sort of like a nationality with
their own identity, there is stil a need to distribute and share
information and useful techniques as their is with any group of
people with a specific interest or vocation.
if you are interested in say for instance learning to play golf,
yes, you can learn on your own, go on the net and buy your own clubs
etc, but you'd be far better to join a golf club which will be able
to put you in touch with golf related information, such as location
of nearest links, where to buy clubs etc.
To carry on this golf analogy, the Rnib is like a golf club which
only advertizes a set of 5 foot long irons on the basis that that is
all that is available and all that their members should be expected
to use on every course.
They are failing in their duty of information, and indeed in their
duty of care to provide for all! blind people in the Uk.
For instance, the lady I trained with with my dog was a database
designer before going blind four years previously and had been a big
rpg fan. When she made enquiries about accessible games, she was
told only about Azabat, and not even notified that others existed.
This is how the Rnib were failing in their function, sinse they were
not providing correct information to her or indeed taking into
account her preferences.
in fact to borrow an arguement from my thesis, the Rnib were failing
to acknolidge that for her, the "disability" of having a visual
imparement included a frustration of her desire to play rpg games,
and thus the Rnib were compounding the disability, rather than as
their charter would suggest aiding it.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
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