I don't really understand why you are chiming in to make that observation, but I will note that he stated that he didn't think he was being inconsiderate.
There are lots of different types of handicaps in the world. Some people have social impairments. This often gets labeled Autism Spectrum Disorder.
I have two sons who needed a lot of social stuff explained when they were little. They didn't readily get it.
I think there is a larger learning curve for social things than is generally appreciated. I am a big believer that decent adults are made, not born.
Regardless, people like me have the additional issue that people who would never do something like that to a blind person will still do it to me, not realizing that I'm in genuine danger of being seriously hurt because of their behavior because I sometimes really struggle with seemingly small things.
Getting on and off a bus is also kind of a nerve-wracking production for me. Most other people just step on or off. I cannot do that. I routinely cling to whatever handholds are available. Yet I don't use a cane, walker or other device that would signal to other people that I'm seriously impaired. So sometimes people seem to just find me annoying, presumably not realizing this is actually difficult for me and thus puts me in real danger of falling and ending up potentially seriously injured.
There are lots of different types of handicaps in the world. Some people have social impairments. This often gets labeled Autism Spectrum Disorder.
I have two sons who needed a lot of social stuff explained when they were little. They didn't readily get it.
I think there is a larger learning curve for social things than is generally appreciated. I am a big believer that decent adults are made, not born.
Regardless, people like me have the additional issue that people who would never do something like that to a blind person will still do it to me, not realizing that I'm in genuine danger of being seriously hurt because of their behavior because I sometimes really struggle with seemingly small things.
Getting on and off a bus is also kind of a nerve-wracking production for me. Most other people just step on or off. I cannot do that. I routinely cling to whatever handholds are available. Yet I don't use a cane, walker or other device that would signal to other people that I'm seriously impaired. So sometimes people seem to just find me annoying, presumably not realizing this is actually difficult for me and thus puts me in real danger of falling and ending up potentially seriously injured.