[nabs-l] The blind educating the blind

[Angela fowler]

Well, Jim, we should never hire people based solely on a characteristic. I'm
against quotas, and from here I will go no further lest I get myself in
trouble. Suffice it to say, the best qualified person for the job should be
hired. At this point, the best people to train the blind are confident,
competent blind people with a positive philosophy. There are some damn good
sighted instructors out there, but for the most part it is the competent
confident blind people who can best teach the skills that after all they use
themselves. We're not isolating ourselves, not discriminating against
sighted people, we're merely putting the best possible people in very
important positions. 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Jim Reed
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 3:55 PM
To: NABS mail list
Subject: [nabs-l] The blind educating the blind

Hello all,
Let me preface this post by saying I am in support of blind proffessionals
serving the blind community, but:

Hypothetically, let's assume that 95% of the professionals in the fields of
blind education, rehabilitation, and OM were blind. Would this be a good
thing? I propose that this would not be a good thing. It seems to me that
such an arrangement would further serve to isolate and segregate the blind
community from society as a whole.

Thoughts?

Jim

Homer Simpson's brain: "Use reverse psychology." 
 Homer: "Oh, that sounds too complicated." 
 Homer's brain: "Okay, don't use reverse psychology."
 Homer: "Okay, I will!"


      
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