[BlindTlk] Stereotypes

[Judy Jones]

Stereotypes directly affect us as blind people because, We, as any other
minority group, work to break from them by consistent public education and
interaction.

Human beings have this tendancy to compartmentalize, then generalize, in
order to understand.  When these processes lead to wrong conclusions, that
is when stereotyping becomes negative, and even harmful.

Public stereotyping has directly harmed blind persons in the area of
employment, since we are an underemployed population.

Judy


-----Original Message-----
From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jaffre,
Krista SS\PLMS - Staff via BlindTlk
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 3:37 PM
To: 'blindtlk at nfbnet.org'
Cc: Jaffre, Krista SS\PLMS - Staff
Subject: [BlindTlk] Stereotypes

I have a student with a visual impairment who is working on a project for
social studies regarding stereotypes. He would like to get feedback from the
NFB community about how stereotypes have affected them personally (because
of his age he cannot e-mail the listserv directly). He will share the
feedback he receives in a PowerPoint presentation for his 7th grade social
studies class. This is his question:



In what ways do you think stereotypes about blind people have affected you
throughout your life?



Thank you so much for your help in advance!


Krista Jaffre
Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
Office: 425-837-5674
Cell: 425-999-1835
http://kristajaffrevision.weebly.com<http://kristajaffrevision.weebly.com/>
There is a wonder in reading braille that the sighted will never know: to
touch words and have them touch you back. --Jim Fiebig

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