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

[Joshua Lester]

It would be helpful, if we had people that had more experience with
us, over our DSB, in headquarters.
I take what I can get, and I'm thankful for it, but I was surprised,
when that all went down, on Monday.
Blessings, Joshua

On 1/11/12, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home <ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
> Then you need to critique the process, not the person who is a part of it.
> The fact that she did not know what a PacMate was was probably beyond her
> control. No, that is not crazy, especially if she has never worked with
> people who are blind before. The things that are part of our every day
> lives--PacMates, BrailleNotes, embossers, screen readers, etc--are
> completely new to sighted people, and the training programs for councelors
> probably do not have enough information.
>     Furthermore, Joshua, you really should consider how you state your
> feedback. I agree that you have many important and valid points, but, if
> phrased in the wrong way, certain people may start remembering your slightly
> harsh comments more than your other qualities.
>
> Nicole
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Rehab Counselors, and ignorance of blindness
>
>
>>I don't know if it was a mistake.
>> She's new, and she hasn't dealt with blind people before.
>> This is her first time.
>> I'll give her the benefit of the doubt, this time, but we need to make
>> sure people know about the technology, so that Froidian slips like
>> that don't happen.
>> The Department of Social Services has taken over VR, for my state,
>> which complecates the problem, though.
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 1/11/12, Anjelina <anjelinac26 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 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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