I think the only people afraid of the blind word are those who attempt to be 
what they think is more correct, or less offensive, or somehow less 
insulting.
It's hilarious listening to people stumble around and try to find the right 
term...usually I just say I'm blind, and I know it, and you know it, so it's 
ok if you call it what it is lol.
particular organizations like to think it's just a newcence, but it's more 
than that...however it is what it is and we just deal with the limitations 
it forces upon us.  Limitations as compared to how our sighted counterparts 
are able to function is all.
Not mental or psychological or necesarily really physical in nature as we 
all know.
I can drive just fine, but not like a sighted person can drive...and the 
fact is that it's all sighted people out there driving, so I must accept the 
limitation that I cannot operate the vehicle in the same fashion as they do, 
therefore I am not going to attempt it.

Anyway, yep, it sucks, but it's there and needs to be dealt with in the best 
way possible by each individual.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: accessible radio


> Butch, that's true, but it still brings home the point.  blindness sucks,
> but its not a death sentence; which is what most newly blinded people 
> think
> it is.  I am purposely using the B word here, because their is a movement 
> to
> avoid the word.  Forbidden words gain emence power just by being 
> forbidden.
> Its a word and if you use it on a tax form, it can be used in 
> conversation.