[nabs-l] social interaction

[hannah]

Seems like most people out there don't know much about blindness, 
so we as a community just have to teach them.  Sometimes we just 
have to except the comments they make and I find they can and 
WILL learn from us when we teach them or tell them how blind 
people can do just as well as what sighted people can except that 
we use different method and techildrenmques.

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Franandah Damstra" <fantasyfanatic01 at gmail.com
>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 09:08:39 -0500
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] social interaction

>I play paino compleatly by ear and people are all like "How do 
you do
>that?!" I just sit there and laugh.  I admit, it is really 
anoying that
>people don't think blind people can do anythign for themselves.  
I
>mean, I went down to El Salvador for a missions trip two years 
ago and
>they asked me the most stupidest questions and said the most 
stupidest
>comments.  "Wow! Blind people can swim?!" "Wow, you sew?" "How 
can you
>find where your bed is when you can't see?!" I was about to 
scream by
>the end of the trip and I called my parents and I was like "they 
think
>I can't do anything!" My mum told me that they were just ingorant 
and
>you need to teach them what blind people can really do." I know 
people
>didn't know a lot about blindness, but I never knew it could be 
THAT
>bad...

>On 11/5/08, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I play the piano, and yes, I do read Braille music notation.  I 
can
>> read and play by ear, which makes things seem more amazing.  lol
>> Beth

>> On 11/5/08, Hope Paulos <hope.paulos at maine.edu> wrote:
>>> What do you play, Beth, and to make this student related,  do 
you
>>> read braille music?

>>> Hope and Beignet

>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com
>>>>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>>Date sent: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 10:14:51 -0500
>>>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] social interaction

>>>>I can't stand how people find it amazing that I can play my
>>> music.  It
>>>>sucks that people even find it amazing that I can eat.  Here's a
>>>>little story you might enjoy: I was sitting down to eat once at a
>>>>cafeteria, and someone asked if I was fed or not.  Interesting
>>> stuff,
>>>>eh?
>>>>Beth

>>>>On 11/4/08, Dezman Jackson <jackson.dezman at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Yeah,
>>>>> One barrier to making true friendships is that some people can't
>>> just carry
>>>>> on normal conversations with you with talking about the
>>> blindness and "how
>>>>> amazing it is that you can find your way down the hall".

>>>>> Dezman
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