[humanser] about minority stress

[JD Townsend]

Hi,

An excellent question and one that I feel is long overdue.

There have been studies of the impact of blindness, many of these have been 
small and rather discouraging.  The NFB as a whole has poo-pooed these.  The 
NFB has felt that studies that identify blindness as an overwhelming 
disability are flawed as by the application of the NFB philosophy can remove 
many of these.  However, studies of the cultural impact of a society that 
sees blindness as such a tradgidy have been the foundation of the NFB.

I would refer you to some of the speeches of Kennith Jernigan (mis-spelled) 
such as "Blindness, Is Literature Against Us" as an example.  You can find 
this through the NFB website.

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Lisa Irving via Humanser
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2016 10:59 PM
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Cc: Lisa Irving
Subject: [humanser] about minority stress

Hello,



Each month my co-woorkers and I research  and write articles for our monthly
news letter. Our newsletter is read by  recipients of local mental health
services and organizations providing public mental health services. One of
the articles I am working on  is the intersection of minority stress and the
LGBTQIA  community. Over the past week I've learned more about "minority
stress" and micro aggression". I am beginning to understand how social and
historical backdrops impact marginalized communities, including the LGBT
community. Not withstanding, I more clearly see how decades of re occurring
minority stressalso impacts our community, the blind community.



. I think it is a good thing that the NFB has begun to explore the human
side of blindness. Is there anyone on this list conducting any research
about minority stress and the blind community and the prevalence of mental
illness and addiction?





From,

Lisa Irving

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JD Townsend LCSW
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