[nabs-l] Social Stuff

[Jedi]

Teal,

I was also the only totalblind person at my school (except for the guy 
in the life skills class that no one ever really saw), and so that 
really changed how I perceived the high school environment based on how 
I felt others treated me. However, whether she knew it or not, my 
mother made an excellent choice by sending me to school for the blind 
summer camps and the like to socialize me with other blind kids. I 
realy felt an even stronger network with the federation since not only 
are we blind, but we have more or less the same views on blindness.

Respectfully Submitted
Original message:
> that must be nice for all of you. in highschool i was the first and only
> totally blind person, at my community college same and at the four year
> university same. I guess i dont really have any blind friends where i live
> because there is no one my age.

>             -Teal
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jedi" <loneblindjedi at samobile.net>
> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Social Stuff


>> Mark,

>> I also find that many of my friends are blind. However, many of my blind
>> friends are struggling with their blindness more than I seem to be. That
>> is to say that some of them deny their blindness while others live the
>> stereotypes. Some of my best friends are sighted.

>> I haven't noticed a remarkable difference between how my sighted friends
>> treat me versus how my blind friends treat me. I think what makes the
>> difference is philosophical understanding of blindness, not visual acuity.

>> Respectfully Submitted
>> Original message:
>>> Reading this thread makes me think; most of my closest friends are also
>>> blind. This is not to say that I don't have sighted friends, I have lots
>>> of friends that are sighted. I go to a mainstream school and otherwise
>>> fully participate in everything that my sighted friends do. It just seems
>>> like my sighted colleagues still treat me differently than they would
>>> treat another sighted classmate. It's nothing that I can put my finger
>>> on, just an impression I get. Do any of you also find this to be true?



>>> Also do you find that it is easier to make friends with blind people than
>>> sighted people? I think it is, because you don't have to deal with the
>>> blindness thing. I mean you don't have to teach them that just because
>>> your eyes don't work it doesn't make you drastically different than
>>> anyone else.



>>> I would appreciate your thoughts,



>>> Mark
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