[nabs-l] Rehab Counselors, and ignorance of blindness

[Amy Phelps]

We aren't all perfect and sometimes I call things names that are totally different and have been known to call people I have known for decades the wrong name or forgotten their name completely. I'm just glad you got the pacmate instead of a packman

Thanks!  
Amy C. Phelps  
410-737-2642

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-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Anjelina
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 11:03 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Rehab Counselors, and ignorance of blindness

Joshua,
I don't mean any disrespect, but could it have been a mistake by your rehab counselor?
At times I mix up words or call items by different names; I don't think this is a matter of ignorance.

-----Original Message-----
From: Joshua Lester
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 10:26 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] Rehab Counselors, and ignorance of blindness

Hi, it's Joshua Lester.
I'd like to discuss a topic, that has come up, in my life.
I was telling you, that I might receive a Pac Mate, from my Rehab office.
I'm not sure, if I told you, that my Rehab counselor slipped, and called it a "Packman."
That's crazy, because I thought rehab counselors should, at least, have some knowledge of assistive technology, for the blind, that they're supposed to be assisting.
Has anyone had trouble in the past, with Rehab counselors, in regards to this?
What can we do, to stop this ignorance from spreading, within the state VR system?
Thanks, Joshua

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