[Blindtlk] [acb-l] To Visualize or not to Visualize: That is the question:)!

[Carly Mihalakis]

Evening, Karen,

For my own purposes, I am not blind, but  an inhabitant of my normal. 
It's my normal, that is, an abscence of ocular input. What's the big deal?
CarI At 08:26 PM 1/13/2016, Karen Rose via acb-l wrote:
>Is a person born totally blind I use visualization/imagination all 
>the time. One need not have seen in the past to be able to do this. Karen
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>On Jan 13, 2016, at 7:21 PM, Kendra Schafer via acb-l 
><<mailto:acb-l at acblists.org>acb-l at acblists.org> wrote:
>
>>Hi all!
>>Yes for visualization. Another way is to use emagination which is 
>>the same thing. Since they need that skill in daily life, getting 
>>started is the key. If they ask what Jupiter looks like as is in 
>>the night sky for example, you can use emagination, not science to 
>>best answer it. The same goes for if a student asked you how best 
>>to clean a house or get from point A to point B. I use emagination 
>>all the time. It's the best way to see whenever you can't touch it 
>>under the fingers.
>>
>>
>>I hope you have a good day!
>>Blessed be!!!
>>Kendra
>>Here is a  little about myself.
>>I am a graduate of both  the Oregon School for the Blind and Oregon 
>>City High School. I am a blind Pagan. I have work experience in 
>>gardening. I also am a crafter and painter.  I like to read, write 
>>and do anything on an iPhone.
>>I am a die hard fan of the following:
>>J. k. Rowling's Harry Potter Books,
>>  J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle Earth books,
>>C. S. Lewis's  Kronicals of Narnia books,
>>L. Frank Baum's  Oz books,
>>Pittsburgh, Penguins,
>>  Detroit, Red Wings,
>>Baltimore, Ravens,
>>  Seattle, Sea Hawks,
>>  Oregon State Beavers,
>>  Portland, Winter Hawks,
>>And anything to do with bald eagles.
>>"When the student is ready, the teacher will appear", Author Unknown.
>>The best roads are some where out there.
>>My job is to discover them.
>>Blindness has often tested me.
>>Love allows me to fly higher than I have ever flown before.
>>Love has also shown me that I can see the long awaited  stars.
>>Salem, Oregon showed me the way home.
>>Baltimore, Maryland showed me the way to the stars.
>>Seattle, Washington showed me that I still can fly like I have always flown.
>>Paganism set me free and also showed me the magic all around me.
>>As I move through life, I notice the many ways where my beliefs not 
>>only ring true, but also proven to be true by others.
>>I am soaring like a bald eagle as I set out to live the life I want.
>>I believe that everything is interconnected and full of magic.
>>I am happily living with my wonderful boyfriend in Salem, Oregon.
>>Blessed be!!!
>>Kendra Schaber,
>>National Federation of the Blind,
>>Capitol Chapter,
>>Salem, Oregon,
>>Live the Life You Want.
>>
>>Sent from my E Mail Inbox,
>>Sent from my iPhone 5,
>>Totally accessable to blind users.
>>
>>
>>On Jan 13, 2016, at 15:40, Szostak, Christine via blindtlk 
>><<mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi All,
>>>  I have a question I would love to pose to the list. This comes 
>>> from a discussion that I was having with the students in one of 
>>> the classes I am teaching this morning.
>>>
>>>We were talking about whether the students  believed that if they 
>>>were to lose all of their vision as adults, would they visualize 
>>>their surroundings (i.e., having visual spatial maps of locations 
>>>in your head, picturing  what others look like, picturing what you 
>>>are physically doing...). This lead to a really engaging and 
>>>actually quite positive and eye-opening so-to-speak discussion 
>>>that was really encouraging to see. The discussion was part of an 
>>>upper-level course in psychology.
>>>
>>>  Thus, based on their discussion, I was curious what others 
>>> here  who lost all or at least all usable vision during adulthood 
>>> do? In other words, do you visualize or not and why?
>>>
>>>  I have to say that I was really  pleasantly surprised about how 
>>> open and professional they acted about the question when having 
>>> to discuss it in front of me as this is exactly my situation 
>>> (lost total vision as a young adult).
>>>Have a wonderful almost weekend all!
>>>Chris
>>>Dr. Christine M. Szostak
>>>Assistant Professor of Psychology
>>>Department of Social Sciences
>>>Shorter University
>>>Rome, Georgia
>>><mailto:szostak.1 at osu.edu>szostak.1 at osu.edu<mailto:szostak.1 at osu.edu>
>>><mailto:cszostak at shorter.edu>cszostak at shorter.edu
>>>
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