[nabs-l] Advice

[Katy Carroll]

Thanks Alex!

On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 11:19 PM, Alexander Castillo <
alexandera.castillo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello, having found myself in a similar situation as many others,
> having enough sight to get around, yet not being able to see well
> enough to fully function as a sighted individual. Which ever way one
> addresses   this concern, there will be two basic ways to handle it.
> The first is by relying on others, to recognize your difference, or by
> acknowledging that difference yourself.
>
> I would recommend the laddder, as it will serve you  most of the time,
> and you will be in control of  the situation.
>
> During these meet and greets, in the past, I relied on my vision for
> information on what was around me, and who. I would overhear
> conversations, pick up hints here and there, ask around what table
> this was or that one, but once I started to use a cane, people
> actually sought me out, and when I did approach them, there were no
> distractions, just typical meet and greet conversation. .
>
> The cane made people aware of who I was and I did not have to present
> myself as someone with a visual impairment, it was already
> acknowledge. The rest, chatting up potential employers and  colleagues
> was dependent on my personality and when necessary, resume, and not on
> a need to identify myself, or make sure that others understood that I
> was visually impaired, or partially sighted, or legally blind....
>
> In short, as many others have stated, it is very possible that
> identifying yourself with non -verbal means, that mean being a cane,
> as it is most accepted and respected, will possibly be of great
> bennifitt in these situations.
>
> Alex Castillo
>
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Kathryn CARROLL
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