[Faith-talk] Shikha: classes

Sun Sep 4 20:14:38 UTC 2016

Wow, good for you, Shikha,
My Degree was in mathematics, and I received my masters in mathematics 
Education. I have my own math tutoring business. I live in Columbus, Ohio. I 
have been to Maryland and DC, and the public transportation is so great. The 
metro train is so clean and fast. I am so proud of you. It was hard, because 
I attended The Ohio State University, and I lived in the dorm. I had many 
sighted friends, but sometimes, they did not understand why I could not have 
as much fun as they did LOL! I had to take more time studying, and I had to 
work harder then my sighted friends did to get good grades. I am blessed 
with a good mind, and I can memorize a lot of information. That really 
helped me, because I did not have to write everything down in Braille to 
remember it. I used audio tapes to learn from by listening to them. Most of 
my learning was by listening to readers and tapes. I went to school in the 
1980s for my bachelorss, so there was not near as much technology then. I 
had to use readers who would read the book to me, and I would record them 
reading with a cassette recorder. Of course, now, I would do things totally 
different. Many classes are practically on line now, which would have been 
great for me, because I can access everything over the computer with my 
screen reader and Braille display. It is a different world now. I did get my 
masters in 2008, so I got to use all of the current technology to get my 
masters. It was beautiful to go to school at totally different times. One 
time in the 1980s, and the second time to get my masters in 2008. I was able 
to be in school when there was not all of the technology, and I was able to 
go to school with all of the technology. I think that all of the new 
technology has not replaced having readers, and taking advantage of help 
that people can give you instead of a OCR package or screen reader. No 
technology can replace people, and that concerns me a little. It is not 
wrong to depend on others to help you when you are blind. Even sighted 
people need a lot of help from others. I encourage you to use all technology 
available to you, but don't be afraid to ask for help from others when you 
need it. We all need each other, no matter if we are blind or sighted. Five 
classes is a lot. The most classes I took at one time was four classes.
David Moore

-----Original Message----- 
From: Shikha via Faith-Talk
Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2016 3:53 PM
To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
Cc: Shikha
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Shikha: classes

I am a jr and taking core classes. Five social work classes.
My major is social work and I would like to move to Maryland or dc for my 
master. I would also like to permanently  live and work in Maryland or dc!
I love this mailing list so we can encourage one another since being blind 
is challenging. Some sighted people will be rude and not open minded.

Shikha.

> On Sep 4, 2016, at 3:32 PM, David Moore via Faith-Talk 
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Shikha,
> I will be praying for you as well to do well in school. When I went to 
> college, it took me longer to study and to do all of the work because I 
> was blind. It just takes longer to do the job, but the results are still 
> the same. I think a blind person can do much better, because we have to 
> remember and work with the material more than a sighted person does. We 
> can't just flip through a textbook and high light what we want to cram 
> into our mind right before a test. We have to prepare more and plan more.
> Take care,
> David Moore
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Sarah Blake LaRose via Faith-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2016 3:18 PM
> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
> Cc: Sarah Blake LaRose
> Subject: [Faith-talk] Shikha: classes
>
> Hi, Shikha.
>
> What classes are you taking this semester? You will be in my prayers.
>
>
>
>
>
> Sarah Blake LaRose, M.Div., accessible instruction in biblical languages
> Personal mail: sarah at sarahblakelarose.com
> http://www.sarahblakelarose.com
> Info for seminaries and faith communities: http://www.night-light.org
> -----Original Message----- From: Shikha via Faith-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2016 2:46 PM
> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
> Cc: Shikha
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] {Spam?} Re: The Purpose of This List
>
> I will pray for everyone on this email  list!
> Please pray for me too since all of my core classes are challenging but
> manageable.
> Please be kind to everyone!
>
>
> Shikha.
>
>> On Sep 4, 2016, at 1:59 PM, Sarah Blake LaRose via Faith-Talk 
>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Some info here may be helpful. At least in some strains of Islam, English 
>> versions of the Quran are not considered to be accurate--perhaps Mostafa 
>> can explain this more thoroughly. The same is the case in Judaism--Torah 
>> is read in Hebrew, and there was a debate over a long time about whether 
>> a braille Hebrew Torah was considered a faithful representation of sacred 
>> text because the shape of the letters was considered to have as much 
>> spiritual representation as the text itself.
>>
>> I will have more thoughts later about some of the topics raised this 
>> weekend. I am only online briefly today.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sarah Blake LaRose, M.Div., accessible instruction in biblical languages
>> Personal mail: sarah at sarahblakelarose.com
>> http://www.sarahblakelarose.com
>> Info for seminaries and faith communities: http://www.night-light.org
>> -----Original Message----- From: debby via Faith-Talk
>> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2016 10:02 AM
>> To: Sarah Blake LaRose via Faith-Talk
>> Cc: debby
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] The Purpose of This List
>>
>> I have seen a Braille Quran pardon my bad spelling, in Braille and I 
>> believe it was in English. I also know that the Mormons andthe Jehovah's 
>> Witnesses have material in braille, or at least they used to. My 
>> grandmother was a Jehovah's Witness and got me some braille stuff.
>>
>> How sad for this Muslim woman. Whether I agree with Islam or not, a 
>> person ought to be a to get accessible material in English if that's 
>> their primary language, and either bhl or audible.     Blessings, 
>> Debby
>>
>>> On Sep 3, 2016 10:09 PM, Sarah Blake LaRose via Faith-Talk 
>>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> It would be helpful to me to understand the purpose of the list (and the
>>> communities of faith division as well since I am new to NFB). I know 
>>> that
>>> the NFB has a division specifically for Jewish members. Where do Muslims 
>>> go
>>> in the There are valid reasons for members of particular faith groups to
>>> come together to talk about blindness and faith. In both the Christian 
>>> and
>>> Jewish communities, there are networks of service probiders where people 
>>> go
>>> for their literature needs, religious education help, accessibility
>>> awareness training for faith communities, etc. I am not acquainted with 
>>> any
>>> providers of accessible material for blind Muslims in the United States. 
>>> I
>>> am, in fact, acquainted with some blind Muslims in the United States. 
>>> One of
>>> them told me she had a braille Quran in Arabic, but she did not know how 
>>> to
>>> read it and had nowhere to learn unless she went overseas. Friends, this 
>>> is
>>> not ok. Jews can learn Hebrew in the United States. Christians can learn
>>> Hebrew and Greek if they want to study the Bible in its languages. As a
>>> matter of fact, in doctoral programs where people study biblical 
>>> languages,
>>> universities often encourage people to study Arabic so that the 
>>> linguistic
>>> structure can be compared with Hebrew.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sarah Blake LaRose, M.Div., accessible instruction in biblical languages
>>> Personal mail: sarah at sarahblakelarose.com
>>> http://www.sarahblakelarose.com
>>> Info for seminaries and faith communities: http://www.night-light.org
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Brandon Olivares via Faith-Talk
>>> Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2016 11:51 PM
>>> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>>> Cc: Brandon Olivares
>>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] The Purpose of This List
>>>
>>> I wouldn’t go that far. If Islamic topics are banned, then so should be
>>> Christian topics. As David said, this is not a Christian list. It is a 
>>> list
>>> about faith.
>>>
>>> I agree Mostafa goes overboard, but there shouldn’t be a blanket ban of
>>> Muslims posting. Your own opinions about Islam, or any other faith, are
>>> exactly that: your opinions.
>>>
>>> Brandon
>>> > On Sep 3, 2016, at 11:45 PM, Emanuel via Faith-Talk
>>> > <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Amen please dont poste things about islam here
>>> > Skickat från min kapsys
>>> >
>>> > Linda Mentink via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> skrev:
>>> >
>>> >> Hi All,
>>> >>
>>> >> I guess I need to post this again, even though it says it in the
>>> >> header, and maybe the footer of all the messges.  This list is
>>> >> for the discussion of faith and blindness.  Because I am a born
>>> >> again believer in Christ, I have allowed prayer requests, quotes,
>>> >> and articles that speak to listers who share them with us.  I
>>> >> believe that it's important, especially in these last days before
>>> >> Christ snatches His own away from this earth, to support and
>>> >> encourage each other.
>>> >>
>>> >> As for Adam, he's been asked not to post his false teachings
>>> >> here, but I can't stop him, and I can't unsubscribe him.  I don't
>>> >> believe that he is blind, either.  The best thing to do with his
>>> >> posts is to delete them without responding.  The best thing to do
>>> >> for him is to pray for his soul's salvation.  First, though, he
>>> >> has to believe what the Bible says.  He believes that he has had
>>> >> additional revelations, including that the exodus hasn't
>>> >> happened, but will soon.
>>> >>
>>> >> As for Mostafa, he's a Muslim living in Egypt, and is blind, as
>>> >> far as I know.  He just wants to post his Islamic propoganda, and
>>> >> will not respond to anything we say in response.  He doesn't
>>> >> count what we believe as important, and wants us to convert to
>>> >> Islam.  So, do the same with his posts: delete them without
>>> >> responding.  Pray for the salvation of his soul.  His God is not
>>> >> the one Christians worship.  Our God would not command us to kill
>>> >> those who disagree with us about morality and the Bible, but
>>> >> counts every life as precious because He created us all.
>>> >>
>>> >> Anyway, this is still a free country, and people are free to join
>>> >> and post to this list as long as they are respectful of all the
>>> >> listers.  Use discretion.
>>> >>
>>> >> Regards,
>>> >>
>>> >> Linda Mentink, List Moderator
>>> >>
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