[Blindtlk] The Intersection of Blindness and Mental Health

[Michelle Medina]

I'm helping Jewel on this and I would also like to throw out there
that if people with mental health problems (not sure what's PC here),
would like to contact me so I could interview them about their
experiences with therapists, I would grately appreciate it.

My email is:
michellem86 at gmail.com

Thank you!
Michelle

On 12/7/13, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear all,
> I belong to a group for blind people who also have mental illness and
> I am starting a project to create a guidebook on how to work with
> blind clients in the mental health profession. We are looking for
> people interested in helping with this research-based guidebook. Some
> of the topics we may include are:
> *Offering assistance and sighted guide
> *Behavior around a  service dog
> *The use of canes and guide dogs in psychiatric hospitals
> *The legal rights of blind clients in the psychiatric system
> *The legal rights of professionals and hospitals
> *Inclusion of blind people in activities (hospitals, PHPs, support
> groups, individual therapy)
> *Making accommodations for accessible technology in hospitals and
> partial hospitalization programs
> ...and more
>
> If you are reading this on the NAGDU list, I apologize that only part
> of this message pertains to you. I included you on the message because
> of the topics about behavior of professionals around guide dogs (they
> never seem to know what to do) and the use of guide dogs in the
> hospital (some hospitals will refuse to allow a service animal in
> their facility).
> So if you have any interest in this project, please write to me at
> herekittykat2 at gmail.com. If we get enough people working on it
> seriously, we could make this a staple guidebook in mental health
> offices and hospitals. Until then, there's a long way to go and a  lot
> of research to do!
> Jewel
>
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