[nabs-l] Why Did I Join Nabs?

Thu May 26 20:43:50 UTC 2011

Mike,

Finally, I agree with you! * Smile! If you lose enough sight 
(notice I say sight, not vision, remember the motto in my 
signature) that you can't function well by using your sight 
alone, you're, in essence, blind.  I think the issue with the 
term "blind" and why some people like the term "visually 
impaired" is that visually impaired is a general term that refers 
to all the levels of vision loss: legally blind, low vision, 
significantly low vision, and total blindness.  When I give 
presentations to sighted people about blindness, I use the term 
"blind and visually impaired" (I know, a loss of sight, never a 
loss of vision, but sighted people don't think of it that way, 
know your audience here) to get the point across to them that 
there are different levels of sight loss.  A false belief in the 
sighted world is that there are two categories in sight: sighted 
(those who don't carry a cane or handle a dog and have sight, but 
maybe are legally blind or low-sight but are not totally blind) 
and total blindness (can't see at all, relies on a cane or a dog 
to travel and Braille to read.) Just my thoughts!

 Chris

"A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)

--- Sent from my BrailleNote

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
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Date sent: Tue, 24 May 2011 20:41:01 -0700
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Why Did I Join Nabs?

What's wrong with the word "blind"?

Mike Freeman
sent from my iPhone

On May 24, 2011, at 19:30, Joshua Lester 
<jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:

 I joined, for the reasons, everyone here mentioned.
 I'm actually going to join the group, next year, at convention.
 I do, however, want to say, that the term should be sight 
impaired.
 I like Chris's motto, "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision."
 That's what I agree with.
 I hate "Visually impaired."
 That is the worst term in the world!
 Blessings, Joshua

 On 5/24/11, Justin Young <jty727 at gmail.com> wrote:
 I joined because I love hearing all the great 
ideas/suggestions/advice
 people have to give whenever I am unsure of what to do/where to 
find
 something or anything along these lines.  I also love helping 
when I
 know the answer to someone else who is unsure of something as 
well.  I
 also love reading all the amazing things that people in their
 divisions are doing!  Finally, I must agree with the point that 
we
 have to put an end to the missconceptions that some people still 
have
 about us(Blind/Visually Impaired individuals).

 Justin

 On 5/24/11, anjelinac26 at gmail.com <anjelinac26 at gmail.com> wrote:
 I joined nabs to learn from other blind students as well as 
hoping to do
 what I can to change societies misconceptions of blindness.  The 
list has
 been a valuable sounding board for questions over the years.

 Anjelina
 Sent from my iPhone

 On May 24, 2011, at 9:31 PM, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> 
wrote:

 Hey all,
  I am just wondering, what made you  want to be a part of  nabs?
 Yes,  This is  a large Division, made of a network of divisions 
and
 more  to the point lots of us students.  So what made you want 
to be
 involved with nabs? This could be  anything from why do you post
 messages on the list? why you go to conference calls? meetings 
at
 Washington Seminar or National Convention?  Or...Why do you 
contribute
 to the student slate,  read the student slate, are a part of 
your
 state division.
 If I didn't cover it all then feel free to point out what I 
missed.
 Thanks!
 Darian

 p.s.  I am seriously curious :)

 --
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