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

[Gloria G]

I don't mean no disrespect, but why is it so important for you to make such 
a big deal oveer a new counselor messing up on a word? I mean you are the 
one who should be taking the lead in your college experience and your 
counselor is ju7st there if you get stuck and to help you along the way. We 
are adults so we should not count on others to hold our hand the entire way 
through our lives
----- 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 10:08 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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>> Anjelina
>>
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