[nabs-l] Why go through all of that trouble

[Rob Blachowicz]

What I was refering to  was a class I had to take called understanding and 
visualizing the arts and what it was was a text based class to analize 
colors and things.  Their claim was that a blind person should still know 
the colors even if they are blind.  Now, how am I suppose to know what one 
of the colors are that aren't a regular color like teal?  Maybe you guys 
would disagree but I'm so glad I swhiched colleges after that for other 
reasons.
Rob
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From: "Jamie Principato" <blackbyrdfly at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 11:51 PM
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Why go through all of that trouble

> Well certainly. I would certainly advise against taking a figure drawing
> course if you have absolutely no vision and no sound idea of how you're
> going to function in the course. But the vast majority of courses with
> visual elements cannot be avoided without unreasonably limiting one's
> opportunities.
>
> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 11:11 PM, Rob Blachowicz 
> <rob_blach at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I partially agree with you but there are some courses that  iwould 
>> disagree
>> such as a course that deals with complete visual interpretation  unless 
>> your
>> taking a arts major.
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Jamie Principato" <blackbyrdfly at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 11:07 PM
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <
>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Why go through all of that trouble
>>
>>  I'm sorry, but I have to be honest, that sounds down right unrealistic. 
>> It
>>> may work for some majors, but for the vast majority of fields, you 
>>> simply
>>> cannot avoid classes with visual elements, and it is this kind of 
>>> thinking
>>> that causes a lot of blind students to not even consider careers in, for
>>> example, STEM fields. Anyway, if you avoid facing situations where 
>>> you'll
>>> have to find a way to deal with visual elements all through college, 
>>> when
>>> will you get the hang of dealing with them? When you're a working adult
>>> who,
>>> despite ADA compliance at work, still has to find a way to read
>>> non-electronic mail, materials that simply can't be made accessible in a
>>> timely enough manner, etc? I can say from esperience that working with a
>>> reader is a pain in the nect, especially for special circumstances like
>>> these, but while striving to get the accommodations you need can be
>>> tiresome, better you do it now and get good at doing it than limit your
>>> opportunities as a blind individual to save yourself the hassle.
>>>
>>> Best of luck. i really hope everything works out for you.
>>>
>>> -Jamie
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 6:05 PM, Brian Hatgelakas <
>>> brian.hatgelakas at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>  As a student who successfully graduated from college I think that you
>>>> Tina
>>>> should try to avoid all classes with visual elements.  Depending on how
>>>> much
>>>> time and energy your reader has to do this tactile work is probably
>>>> minimal
>>>> at best.  Do as much writing work as possible if the reader can't be in
>>>> your
>>>> class room with you.  What is your major Tina?  I was a broadcast
>>>> journalism
>>>> major myself.
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