[nabs-l] social interaction

[Beth]

You're right.
Beth

On 11/6/08, hannah <sparklylicious at suddenlink.net> wrote:
> 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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