Afterward, she quickly walked away from Lisa and me. Right away, I noticed that my presence was making people nervous.
As for communicating with the employees of the mall, I experienced a grueling and demanding chore. First, Lisa and I went to Nordstrom into the Brass Plum clothing section. Lisa would pull out clothes for me and would put them against me, commenting on what the color looked like one me, or how she thought it would fit. Eventually, a sales girl came up to Lisa and me; her name was Rhonda. Rhonda asked Lisa if she needed to start a fitting room. Lisa said, "No thank you. These clothes are not for me."" Rhonda then said to Lisa, "Oh Does your friend need a fitting room?- Lisa answered, "Yes."" Due to the fact that I was impaired, Rhonda did not attempt to greet me or even communicate with me. For the rest of our visit to Brass Plum, Rhonda would only talk to Lisa about me, almost as though I did not exist. Even while we were in the fitting room, trying-on clothes, Rhonda called over the door, "Is your friend doing ok? Does she want me to get her any different sizes?- Out of frustration, Lisa called back to her, "No, Jill's ok. You know, she's just blind, she's not deaf."" After this comment, I think we made Rhonda feel uncomfortable, but guilty for treating me this way. When we left the store, Rhonda yelled to us, "Thank you for coming in Lisa and Jill. I hope I see you again I mean I'm sorry."" At that point, Lisa and I just walked out. After Lisa pointed out to Rhonda that she could actually speak to me, it became obvious that with my presence in the store, she was uncomfortable and apprehensive with her words and actions. It is well understood that "See you later- is just a term of speech, nothing too literal. By her feeling so awkward in talking to me sequentially made me feel uneasy in the situation.
After we were in Nordstrom, I experienced similar treatment at the Nordstrom Café, just right outside of the department store.