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

[Joshua Lester]

I'll just say, that it started with "S!"
That one doesn't offend me as much, as the "F," word I hear alot, both
at home, and at the college.
Blessings, Joshua

On 1/13/12, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
> 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
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