[BlindTlk] Question about societal attitudes toward blindness

Tue Apr 23 20:01:12 UTC 2019

I think this points up that there are good schools and not-so-good schools,
whether or not blind schools.

Also, all tied in with parental acceptance and expectations.

Judy
"Embrace the day with its mercies and blessings."

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I went to public school and I'm thankful for that. My dad had custody of me
and he married his second wife right after I entered first grade. I think I
would have felt rejected if I'd been sent away. My education was excellent,
except for a horrible resource teacher in high school. I wasn't good at math
but I don't think that had anything to do with blindness. Some people just
aren't good at math. I was great with English and languages and history. My
parents taught me to believe in myself and to be independent. They didn't
know about the organized blind, but they taught me all those things anyway.
I've always been thankful for my upbringing and my schooling. I did not go
to college, but that was based on personal life very serious things. I'd do
it now if I didn't have to work full time! 

Sherry

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The blind school I attended while in the states, wasppart of the district's
schools, although it was technically a state school, and expected to adhere
to school district standards.  It did take in several blind kids from public
schools who needed the access to materials and better hands-on exposure to
educational applications.

This school's vocational program was also better than the surrounding public
schools, so there were also sighted kids who were on campus parttime.

Judy
"Embrace the day with its mercies and blessings."

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You would have learned higher Math lots easier in a blind school too.
Me having been mainstreamed to a public high school before the A.D.A.
got enacted seriously burned me on that score.

On Tue, 23 Apr 2019, Ericka via BlindTlk wrote:

> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 12:52:14
> From: Ericka via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Ericka <dotwriter1 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Question about societal attitudes toward 
> blindness
>
> There?s a totally new direction we could go on this. Now that they 
> don?t
teach find people how to do some of the stuff here in the states does anyone
feel like Kraus or less accessible to them? I want to public school with all
this I had kids and never step foot in a school for the blind. Now as an
adult I kind of wish I had the opportunity to learn some of those things
during the summers. A week at camp gives you a taste, but doesn?t give you
enough skill to go back home and use it as a hobby.
>
> Ericka Nelson
>
> > On Apr 23, 2019, at 8:47 AM, Jude DaShiell via BlindTlk
<blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Rhona,
> >
> > Are those palm leaf baskets or reed baskets?  I made one basket at 
> > Overbrook School For The blind in caning class but never could quite 
> > get the hang of the correct weaving technique for caning those chair 
> > bottoms.  That was back in the 1960's though for me.
> >
> >> On Tue, 23 Apr 2019, Roanna Bacchus via BlindTlk wrote:
> >>
> >> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 09:37:21
> >> From: Roanna Bacchus via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> >> To: "Walker, Michael E. (UMSL-Student) via BlindTlk"
<blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> >> Cc: Roanna Bacchus <rbacchus228 at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Question about societal attitudes toward
blindness
> >>
> >> Hi Mike thanks for starting this discussion. This is also something
that I have dealt with. I come from an Immigrant family who migrated to the
United States from the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago. In
Trinidad, individaus with disabilities are rarely seen by the general
public. Those who are blind are taught to make baskets for there friends and
family. My family is very accepting of my blindness, and I appreciate that.
> >>
> >> ? I overcome these challenges by interacting socially with family
friends and continuing to put myself out there. Since most people do not
know how to accommodate those with disabilities, I show members of my family
how they can accommodate me. This is a stigma that society needs to get out
of.
> >>
> >>> On Apr 23, 2019 6:13 AM, "Walker, Michael E. (UMSL-Student) via
BlindTlk" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Good morning,
> >>>
> >>> Something I have been troubled by for a long time is why society 
> >>> sees
blind people differently from people who can see. For example, I often find
that when the topic of friendship or dating comes up, I still get asked
questions like whether or not I have considered dating a blind person. It
tells me that society still has a ways to go in learning that blindness is
an inconvenience rather than something that defines us. We like to
participate in the same venues as everyone else, without being seen
differently. How do we overcome these challenges? The only thing I know to
do is to keep doing what I?m doing: putting myself out there and meeting
people. What do you guys do to overcome these challenges? How do you feel
about being seen differently because you?re blind?
> >>>
> >>> Thank you,
> >>> Mike
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