What Induces Fear?

Hear Again said:
i've been totally blind for 38 years and have yet to step in any dog doo.
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that was a joke though.... to make myself comfortable with saying "blind." did it just get backfired at me? :Owned:
 
Jiro said:
what about the person who is "legally-blind" - the one who is not completely blind but requires assistance device to see? How should I say? blind?
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I am legally blind, but to others i am just blind, it is an easier explanation than visually impaired.
 
Jiro said:
what about the person who is "legally-blind" - the one who is not completely blind but requires assistance device to see? How should I say? blind?
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they are also blind. blind describes anyone who is legally or totally blind.

having said that, some legally blind people prefer to be called visually impaired or partially sighted, but i think that's being too politically correct. call a spade a spade.
 
Jiro said:
that was a joke though.... to make myself comfortable with saying "blind." did it just get backfired at me? :Owned:
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:laugh2:

i know it was a joke, but i didn't want people thinking that all blind people step in dog doo (or step in it without realizing it).
 
AlleyCat said:
I'm glad yours went well. And this will be a group effort so I have to meet with my "teammates" outside of class as often as it takes for us to come up with this presentation, and it's gotta be good. It counts for HALF our grade!! Oh joy. Half of me wanted to drop this class today after hearing this news. I wanted to be in a Networking Technologies class (which is what this class is) and learn about LANs and all that fun stuff. I did not want to be doing a presentation !!
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i absolutely LOVE doing presentation. in my IT class (Human-Computer Interaction), each group has to give regular presentation every couple weeks to talk about progress report of their project. then in the end - the class has to voted for best project. needless to say... we won first place :cool2:
 
Hear Again said:
:laugh2:

i know it was a joke, but i didn't want people thinking that all blind people step in dog doo (or step in it without realizing it).
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may I ask how? I even stepped on it last week......... :mad2: I WANT TO FIND THE MOTHERF****R WHO DID NOT PICK IT UP!
 
Jiro said:
what about the person who is "legally-blind" - the one who is not completely blind but requires assistance device to see? How should I say? blind?
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Most blind people are "legally blind." Only about 10 to 15% are NLP, a.k.a. completely totally blind. So yes. When in doubt, ask the person what term s/he prefers.
 
Jiro said:
i absolutely LOVE doing presentation. in my IT class (Human-Computer Interaction), each group has to give regular presentation every couple weeks to talk about progress report of their project. then in the end - the class has to voted for best project. needless to say... we won first place :cool2:
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Nice job! :) I was more interested in learning about networking, though. All the logistics behind it. Not about having to do a presentation. It is different for everyone, I suppose. I actually feel a tad bit better after reading your post.
 
I am legally blind and prefer to just be called blind. Visually impaired implies an impairment and partially sighted is just denial if you have to define it in terms of sight.
 
typeingtornado19 said:
I am legally blind, but to others i am just blind, it is an easier explanation than visually impaired.
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Hear Again said:
they are also blind. blind describes anyone who is legally or totally blind.

having said that, some legally blind people prefer to be called visually impaired or partially sighted, but i think that's being too politically correct. call a spade a spade.
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here's a funny thing. When we say blind/deaf.... people automatically think we ARE completely blind/deaf but what about those who are not completely blind/deaf? That's why I described myself as hard-of-hearing for the sake of avoiding confusion.

what about the term "visual disability" ?
 
AlleyCat said:
Nice job! :) I was more interested in learning about networking, though. All the logistics behind it. Not about having to do a presentation. It is different for everyone, I suppose. I actually feel a tad bit better after reading your post.
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you can view my IT projects on my school server. I'll PM you. oh btw - i actually adopted just a bit of Steve Job's presentation style LOL. make people laugh.. keep your presentation simple and cool... less words on presentation. in other word -

Less talk, More action. :cool2:
 
AlleyCat said:
It does! :(



I'm glad yours went well. And this will be a group effort so I have to meet with my "teammates" outside of class as often as it takes for us to come up with this presentation, and it's gotta be good. It counts for HALF our grade!! Oh joy. Half of me wanted to drop this class today after hearing this news. I wanted to be in a Networking Technologies class (which is what this class is) and learn about LANs and all that fun stuff. I did not want to be doing a presentation !!
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i know how you feel. i felt the same way about my statistics class. our presenation was a single effort and consisted of evaluating/critiquing a study (its' methodology, numerical data, research and conclusion). on top of that, we had a 15 page paper we had to submit in which we conducted/evaluated a study of our own and submitted it to 20 people along with an outline (handouts for the entire class) for our presentation. i'm glad it's finally behind me now!

good luck on your presentation!
 
Jiro said:
here's a funny thing. When we say blind/deaf.... people automatically think we ARE completely blind/deaf but what about those who are not completely blind/deaf? That's why I described myself as hard-of-hearing for the sake of avoiding confusion.

what about the term "visual disability" ?
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It is not a disability! sure, i cant drive, but otherwise i live a perfectly capable and normal life. It is merely a nuance.


Btw, hear again, did you get my message?
 
Ok

No offense.

But I do see where Jiro is coming from.

Two of you are hearing and blind. One of you is DB.

He is as well as some others are curious is the anxiety caused by blindness?

The three of you which is well known by know and well liked.

You three truly talk about anxiety and all I'm sure Jiro and I are not the only one wondering.

It is not to offend you. We are trying to understand.

I hope you understand.

Hear Again I know you were blind since birth and your hearing loss progressed later in life. So that my question may differ in what I'm asking.
 
Jiro said:
here's a funny thing. When we say blind/deaf.... people automatically think we ARE completely blind/deaf but what about those who are not completely blind/deaf? That's why I described myself as hard-of-hearing for the sake of avoiding confusion.

what about the term "visual disability" ?
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when people assume that, i immediately correct them and explain that the term deafblind means anyone with a combined vision and hearing loss.

i don't like the term "visual disability" either. being unable to see is not a disability. i can do everything you can do except drive.
 
Babyblue said:
Ok

No offense.

But I do see where Jiro is coming from.

Two of you are hearing and blind. One of you is DB.

He is as well as some others are curious is the anxiety caused by blindness?

The three of you which is well known by know and well liked.

You three truly talk about anxiety and all I'm sure Jiro and I are not the only one wondering.

It is not to offend you. We are trying to understand.

I hope you understand.

Hear Again I know you were blind since birth and your hearing loss progressed later in life. So that my question may differ in what I'm asking.
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Its all good. No offense taken

I have been blind since birth

my anxiety is not caused by blindness.
 
Would you call deafness an auditory disability?

I don't think deafness or blindness are disabilities.

Deafness and blindness are defined by the amount of functional deafness/blindness in day to day life. Most blind people have some residual vision, but it may be pretty useless. Likewise, even if someone is only technically moderately deaf, if s/he can't understand speech, s/he's often considered functionally deaf. So getting into the amount of residual hearing/vision is getting more technical than most people can either handle or care to know.
 
I can understand Jiro's curiosity too. He asked if blindness and anxiety are related. I'm telling him they're not.
 
babyblue,

in my case, my anxiety is caused by 2 things: ptsd and manic episodes due to my bipolar.

because of the 4 traumas i experienced over the span of 19 years, i have problems with anxiety. manic episodes also cause anxiety because i feel so wired up (as if i have tons of energy) that i feel as though i could literally jump out of my skin.

anxiety really has nothing at all to do with my blindness.
 
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