[Blindtlk] Totally blind children

[Judy Jones]

Yes, my family did too, thankfully.

Judy


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My family holds me to a lot of high expectations. When I was in the public
school system many people had low expectations for me.

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> On Jan 13, 2018, at 10:54 AM, Judy Jones via blindtlk
<blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Unfortunately, too many times,expectations are lowered for blind 
> people, and we can't accept that.  It has always been true we have to 
> work harder to prove ourselves, but is worth it in the end.  We must 
> come up with our own solutions to problems, be overcomers, and not 
> expect that sighted people will have our answers.  We need to take a 
> proactive stance, yet embrace those who will support us, and be open 
> to their ideas, too.  We have to keep our interests uppermost, yet not 
> fail to reach out to others.  Don't take at face value that something is
not doable, seek answers, solve problems.
> 
> Judy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> adrijana prokopenko via blindtlk
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 9:48 PM
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> Subject: [Blindtlk] Totally blind children
> 
> WE often hear the term, things are too visual, too undoable, too 
> difficult, for this or that person, especially if they are totally 
> blind, we hear it everywhere from different people, so what is helping 
> you get through this or help others do that so they feel included and not
excluded?
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