Blind Pet Peeves

Here are some blind pet peeves I have gathered from different blind people as well as my own experience.  I like to say that it is important to be positive and nice in your responses as blind people when things like this happen because many sighted people are just trying to be aware and courteous, they just have not been around many blind people or have not be educated on it.  If you can, take a second and provide some feedback to those who do these pet peeves so the next time they know how to go about these things appropriately.  We also don't want someones only interaction with a individual who is blind or visually impaired to be a negative or hostile one. I have also included some ways people around us including sighted people could become more aware of.  These are in no particular order.

1. When people grab me and start helping without asking.
   I appreciate that you would like to help but if I walked from my home to the bust stop, I'm pretty sure I can step up onto the bus on my own.  It is scary when you can't see if or who is grabbing you.  Would you grab a random sighted person? Probably not.  If you would like to help, kindly ask, "is there any way I can help you?" If we say no, please accept our thanks and move on with your day.  We appreciate your offer and it is very kind of you to ask and take time out of your day.  
2. When people talk to me as if I am deaf as well.There is a number of deaf/blind people but it is a small percentage among blind people.  Please don't raise your voice and assume I can't hear you.  My hearing is just fine.  No I don't know sign language. I don't want to be treated different, just speak normally.  
3. When people just walk away from me without telling me.
   Please let me know if you are going to walk away, I may still talk thinking you are there.  I don't want to look like a weirdo talking to thin air. 
4. Talking to the people around me as if they are my advocates.
   Please don't ask my friend at a restaurant "what will she have?" I have a voice and I can advocate for myself.  I am an equal and would like to be seen as one.  If you are with a blind or visually impaired person who experiences this  or asks you to speak for them, kindly say "she can tell you" or something nice along those lines. 
5. Avoiding specific vocabulary like "see."
   I can see, just not in the same way.  It is nice to see you, I associate the word see with something different, and I also see with my cane.  I use see all the time.  Please don't change the way you speak just because of my disability. 

Any more pet peeves?  Comment below!  

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