I went from an "oh shit" moment to a "fuck yes" moment earlier on my ride to work. Riding along fairly fast on a clear road when I see a blind guy with a cane feeling his way out of a shop towards the road, I assumed he'd stop but he didn't, stepping out into the road right in front of me, I couldn't really dodge him because he had his cane right out in front of him in the road so I did a super sweet skid stop, missing him by inches (totally forgetting that i'd fitted a brake a couple of days ago). I must have looked cool as shit (or like a total dickhead for not even touching my brake as I hurtled towards a blind man)
He didn't even notice me until I told him to be careful. He was lucky it was a guy on a bike and not a car or he would have been ploughed.
It sounds like you're blaming the blind man for your near miss. As you said, he was blind which means he can't see you and unless you've made an effort to communicate to him, he probably couldn't hear you either so explain why he should have noticed you.
You have your eyesight, he doesn't. Even when given all the slap in your face warnings you failed to anticipate that the blind man may not notice you. Telling the blind man to be more careful was entirely inappropriate and pretty much translates into "look where you're going".
Be more careful and try to show a bit more of an understanding towards those with disabilities.
It sounds like you're blaming the blind man for your near miss. As you said, he was blind which means he can't see you and unless you've made an effort to communicate to him, he probably couldn't hear you either so explain why he should have noticed you.
You have your eyesight, he doesn't. Even when given all the slap in your face warnings you failed to anticipate that the blind man may not notice you. Telling the blind man to be more careful was entirely inappropriate and pretty much translates into "look where you're going".
Be more careful and try to show a bit more of an understanding towards those with disabilities.