I agree with moggymania

[conuly]

MTV isn't the first place I'd go looking for decent advice on People With Disabilities^TM, but it works.

Even the stuff about "PERSONFIRSTLANGUAGERAR!" is coupled with a note that people have their own preferences, and that not everyone may like being a Person With.

The world, it endeth.

Edit: I can't bring myself to put Griff's latest linkypost on its own entry, because it's too much to do that, but go read. griffen is just one of the coolest people I know.

Comments

[leora.livejournal.com]

As I said in no_pity, it looks mostly good. But really, if I'm walking with someone and they're giving me a running commentary of every mundane thing we're passing or every perceived obstacle, it's going to get quite annoying. A guide dog knows enough to adjust the person's pace to avoid cracks or other small obstacles. People who use a cane either are quite good with one or have enough residual vision to be able to handle normal issues like stairs and cracks. I do very much appreciate though a warning about head-height things that don't go all the way down. And I do appreciate certain other forms of information, but in truth, if I don't walk with you regularly, it's better to just trust I know what I'm doing (I do go out and travel alone, afterall) than you trying to guess what info I need. Because it's hard to enoy a walk with every curb and crack being mentioned.

[leora.livejournal.com]

As I said in no_pity, it looks mostly good. But really, if I'm walking with someone and they're giving me a running commentary of every mundane thing we're passing or every perceived obstacle, it's going to get quite annoying. A guide dog knows enough to adjust the person's pace to avoid cracks or other small obstacles. People who use a cane either are quite good with one or have enough residual vision to be able to handle normal issues like stairs and cracks. I do very much appreciate though a warning about head-height things that don't go all the way down. And I do appreciate certain other forms of information, but in truth, if I don't walk with you regularly, it's better to just trust I know what I'm doing (I do go out and travel alone, afterall) than you trying to guess what info I need. Because it's hard to enoy a walk with every curb and crack being mentioned.