[nabs-l] Why Did I Join Nabs?

Fri May 27 00:11:46 UTC 2011

this  is all well and good, but how does that  connect with the topic?

On 5/26/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> 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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