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

[David Andrews]

Well, I am certainly not going to repeat it as there are those who 
would be offended -- you can read as well as I, see below, I would 
call a word for excrement a 4 letter word, and there was another in a 
previous message.

Dave
At 12:25 AM 1/13/2012, you wrote:

>Hi, Dave,
>
>What 4-letter WORDS? 01:42 AM 1/12/2012, David Andrews wrote:
>>Please watch your language!  There are list members who take 
>>offense at the use of 4 letter words and the like and most of us 
>>could stand to use a little more civility in our lives in general.
>>
>>David Andrews, List Owner
>>
>>At 01:10 PM 1/11/2012, you wrote:
>>
>>>Joshua,
>>>
>>>What a self centered, insensitive response to workers who, as a 
>>>rule are way overworked! It isn't all about you and your PackMate 
>>>which, in my opinionis a piece of shit anyway.
>>>Besides, are you trying to tell us that you have never used a 
>>>wrong term, particularly about something with which you have ZERO, familiarity?
>>>PLEASE!
>>>centeAt 08:02 AM 1/11/2012, Anjelina 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