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

[Carly]

Hi, Joshua,

Seems, you might share some of those blessings with folks who are 
trying to serve your ass.At 08:08 AM 1/11/2012, Joshua Lester wrote:
>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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> > Anjelina
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