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Question - I am an ally to the blind community (self.Blind)
submitted by alphabetcarrotcake
Hi everyone,
I am a sighted person but an ally to the blind and low vision community. While I am sighted, I have some issues with my eyes that affect my vision and I have been learning more about disabled communities and to become more of an ally. I am learning braille right now and I was thinking in the future (after saving money, and knowing braille) to buy a brailler and possibly start my own little transcribing business to convert menus to braille and things like that because I think accessibility is really important. However, I do not know if this is appropriating your culture/community or anything and I wanted to know if this is okay for a sighted person to do this?
Also, does Perkins still sell the Next Generation Brailler? It is the nicest one in my opinion but I can't find it anywhere online, even used ☹️
I am a sighted person but an ally to the blind and low vision community. While I am sighted, I have some issues with my eyes that affect my vision and I have been learning more about disabled communities and to become more of an ally. I am learning braille right now and I was thinking in the future (after saving money, and knowing braille) to buy a brailler and possibly start my own little transcribing business to convert menus to braille and things like that because I think accessibility is really important. However, I do not know if this is appropriating your culture/community or anything and I wanted to know if this is okay for a sighted person to do this?
Also, does Perkins still sell the Next Generation Brailler? It is the nicest one in my opinion but I can't find it anywhere online, even used ☹️
bscross32 6 points 3y ago
I wouldn't classify blindness as a culture, and sure you could buy and use a brailler. Who would be in their right to tell you that you couldn't. Just because I'm blind doesn't give me the right to tell you that you can't buy a brailler, and just because you're sighted doesn't mean that you have the right to tell me that I can't buy a car. Now obviously there's a bit of difference as it would be illegal for me to drive / operate the car, but I could still own it. I actually do know a few blind people who own their own vehicles for legitimate reasons.
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I don't believe in cultural appropriation, because I don't believe that a group has the right to tell an individual or another group how to behave. You're not harming anyone by taking part in a culture that's not your own, as long as you do it in a way that isn't mocking or disrespectful.
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I don't believe in cultural appropriation, because I don't believe that a group has the right to tell an individual or another group how to behave. You're not harming anyone by taking part in a culture that's not your own, as long as you do it in a way that isn't mocking or disrespectful.
grinchnight14 2 points 3y ago
Well, now time to save up the cash for a Lambo lol
RJHand 1 points 3y ago
Bro same.
grinchnight14 2 points 3y ago
I'll just have that, and get people to drive me to places in it.
RJHand 2 points 3y ago
Yeah bro me too.
I want.
I want.
alphabetcarrotcake [OP] 2 points 3y ago
thank you!!
Ant5477 2 points 3y ago
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