Um... Guide dogs? No blind person I know of ever have looked down on others for having guide dogs. You would be the first one I know of INCLUDING Deafblinds.
And "DeafBlindhood?" Okay... I understand what you means here, in term of the original phrase, but wouldn't that get confused with the American skewed definition of Deafhood?
We meaning those who choose to follow this attitude and I do not follow this attitude. I merely present what I see and experience as well.
Keep in mind that I speak as a
Culturally Deaf person first and then as a blind person second.
The terminology DeafBlindhood does exist and it is not confused with the skewed American terminology "Deafhood" because this is where I present the parallels.
The parallels between both are quite similar. Deaf people will stamp their feed to get others' attention or wave their arm to get others' attention.
Culturally DeafBlind people will rapidly tap their canes on the ground to get others' attention and when I need to get my husband's attention, I will gently tap the back of his leg with my white cane to get his attention.
Other DBs with me, we will poke each other with the white cane for each others' attention. The white cane is an extension of who we are.
That seems strange to me. Is using a cane considered being perceived as disabled? I tried to join an online group for DB people with guide dogs, but they wouldn't let me join cause I use a cane. Do you think they might have been afraid I would look down on them?
I can't speak for the DB online group because I am not part of any online group. I prefer the IRL approach. I have a support group here and I still prefer the IRL approach.
To compare canes to guide dogs is comparing apples to oranges, IMHO.
A person who is using a white cane is quite different than a person using a guide dog. It's the personal experience that varies from one person to another. I use a white cane and to graduate from white cane to guide dog, you'd have to have excellent O & M [orientation and mobility] skills.
What are some of the parallels between Deaf culture and Deafblind culture? What are some of the differences?
I mentioned a few examples above and will mention a few here as well.
Deaf Community events, you will notice some Deaf people standing close together and signing quite close to each other during packed events.
During DB Community events, we all need our personal space otherwise we'll never be able to see who we're talking to or who we are tactiling to. We also need personal space to ask the person to sign in the box so we don't miss anything due to the tunnel vision.
Hope this helps.