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

[Gloria G]

Stop complaining! My goodness!
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>
> 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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