[BlindTlk] Question about societal attitudes toward blindness

Wed Apr 24 17:41:30 UTC 2019

That’s pretty innovative Judy! The state school here in Wisconsin is pretty much an entity unto itself just as the deaf school in another community. There are blind kids in Janesville that attend as day students, but cited kids never show up on the grounds. Many of the kids spend a part of their day in the local public schools but it depends on a lot of things. So I’m go full-time, some girl part time and some never leave the state school. I don’t know what all the criteria is. I know that the state schools are more often having multiply handicapped kids these days. But back in the 80s the educational opportunities were not to good at the state school. The high partials got to go to public school or those who had been in public school before they came to the state school. Those who struggled at their public school didn’t get the opportunities to go to public school in Janesville with the state schools support when they had acquired some more skills like travel.

As always, you never know what you’re going to get because staff changes and it could be for the better or not.

Ericka Nelson

> On Apr 23, 2019, at 2:16 PM, Judy Jones via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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."
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jude
> DaShiell via BlindTlk
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2019 10:15 AM
> To: Ericka via BlindTlk
> Cc: Jude DaShiell
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Question about societal attitudes toward blindness
> 
> 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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