[nabs-l] discrimination

[Jason Mandarino]

Dear friends,

For those of you who would not mind taking a few minutes, I am interested in
understanding the various circumstances and set backs students with either
blindness or low vision endure. I am not interested in complaints, but
rather specific situations in which you have had to change your plans, your
major, or perhaps something I have not thought about in which other people
have forced you to miss out or significantly alter your desires.

I ask that these accounts be sent to the email address below, in order that
they do not fill up the list serve with a heavy volume of email. Although
for others who may be interested, I could compile the accounts into one
email and post that if the student does not indicate confidentiality.

The reason I ask for these accounts, is due to my concern for my peers and
those of you that are younger, in which you are having difficulty with
advocating and pursuing what you know should be feasible. If this is indeed
true, I would love to have the opportunity to address this area of concern
with our organization, and perhaps even addressing the National level.

The needs or visually impaired people will not be known unless we find an
affective means of communicating them. With that said, change will not occur
without finding a means to express them, and we become people with
resentment rather than hope.

Email: blind.subscriber at gmail.com


Mandarino,


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