[Blindtlk] about LWSB

Ray Foret Jr rforetjr at att.net
Fri Aug 26 13:52:32 UTC 2011 

Yep, I frequented the solarium quite a bit; barefooted in fact.  Those people really hated the liberties I took while I was there.  I reckon I was the heaviest cane user there.  Once I was walking with Lisa, (one of the staff there for recreation), and she remarked to me, "You and your independence!".  I kid you not.  I think they were happy to see me go and I was more than happy to go.


Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!

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On Aug 26, 2011, at 8:35 AM, Rex Leslie Howard, Jr. wrote:

> Hey Diane, Do you remember the math instructor Jana  Weisman? I think that
> was her name.
> 
> She was always a hoot.
> 
> I do remember the strictness. I remember one time I took my pillow down to
> the solarium to watch TV and I got in trouble for it. I really got in
> trouble when I took the handbook to the administration and showed them that,
> no where in the handbook did it say we were prohibited from taking our
> pillows down to the solarium. Man they were mad. That still makes me
> chuckle.
> 
> I don't remember going to the psychologist or psychiatrist but I remember
> some students had to do that.
> 
> I remember my IRS instructor Margaret Hooper buying me a carton of
> cigarettes for a Christmas present.
> 
> The male IRS instructor, I think his name was Arthur Peabody but I'm not
> sure, would take us to church on Sunday mornings.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Graves, Diane
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 8:19 AM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] about LWSB
> 
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I attended Lions World twice, both of them back in the 80s. The first time I
> was in a secretarial training program, and the second time was a basic
> medical transcription course. It has been so long ago, that I honestly don't
> recall whether or not I was forced to talk to a psychiatrist, but I do
> remember that the center had a very strict policy against staff members
> "fraternizing" with the students.
> 
> One of my instructors was constantly getting in trouble, because she
> developed friendships with myself and other students and wanted to get
> together with us after hours. There was definitely a message sent to the
> students that "we are above you. You are second class. We are the
> authorities." The funny thing about that though was that the blind
> instructors, what few there were, got in much less trouble for things like
> that than did the sighted instructors. Most of the instructors were sighted
> though.
> 
> Diane Graves
> Civil Rights Specialist
> Indiana Civil Rights Commission
> Alternative Dispute Resolutions Unit
> 317-232-2647
> 
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> George Washington Carver
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of T. Joseph Carter
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 8:49 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] about LWSB
> 
> Can't think of any reason why they'd send Ray to a psychiatrist.  On the
> other foot, perhaps they were just trying to keep him on his toes.  Still,
> you have to tread lightly with such matters as some people have fairly
> sensitive skin underfoot.  At the same time, you can hardly walk 'round the
> issues indefinitely.  I dunno though, I just can't put my foot on any
> plausible cause for concern here.
> 
> *grin*
> 
> LWSB pretty consistently continues to garner a reputation for being a bunch
> of sighted people who want us to know how awful it is to be blind, if
> nothing else.  That alone suggests to me all I need to know about the
> organization.
> 
> Joseph - KF7QZC
> 
> 
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 09:35:11PM -0500, Ray Foret Jr wrote:
>> You do not want to get me started on Lion's world!  That place is a trap
> for the blind.  Did you know that it's mandatory to see the psychiatrist
> just because you're blind there?  They still have the most backwards
> philosophy about blindness I ever had anything to do with.  I'm not talking
> from what somebody else told me; rather, I'm talking from actual personal
> experience.
>> 
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>> 
>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>> 
>> Skype name:
>> barefootedray
>> 
>> Facebook:
>> facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Aug 25, 2011, at 9:14 PM, Nikki wrote:
>> 
>>>  I was talking about Lion's World in Arkansas.
>>> I'm not on the NABS list.
>>> I was just informed from a friend of mine who is on the list.
>>> My friend knows Rex through the faith talk list.
>>> So, I'm just a messenger, lol.
>>> 
>>> I appreciate your offer.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message----- From: chris nusbaum
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 7:46 PM
>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] about LWSB
>>> 
>>> Hi Nikki,
>>> 
>>> First, do you mean LCB (Louissianna Center for the Blind?) Are you 
>>> talking about an NFB training center or another one? Secondly, are 
>>> you on the NABS list? If not, and you're interested in 
>>> student-related things (if you are a student or not,) please join us!
>>> 
>>> Chris
>>> 
>>> On 8/25/11, Nikki <daizies304 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>       Hi everyone.
>>>> Recently there was some question about LWSB I have been informed 
>>>> there is a thread going on about it in the NABS list, in case you 
>>>> don't already know.
>>>> 
>>>> Rex, this is for you and anyone else curious about the training center.
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