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

[Chris Nusbaum]

Well, my guess is they'll have to get a referral.  I don't know 
about the price of a PacMate, but the BrailleNote costs a lot 
more than $1000.

Chris

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real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and 
opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical 
nuisance."
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 ----- Original Message -----
From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
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Date sent: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:29:15 -0600
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Rehab Counselors, and ignorance of 
blindness

LOL!
I haven't got it yet.
If it's over $1000, they have to get a referral.
Blessings, Joshua

On 1/11/12, Amy Phelps <aphelps at bism.org> wrote:
 We aren't all perfect and sometimes I call things names that are 
totally
 different and have been known to call people I have known for 
decades the
 wrong name or forgotten their name completely.  I'm just glad 
you got the
 pacmate instead of a packman

 Thanks!
 Amy C.  Phelps
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 -----Original Message-----
 From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
 Of Anjelina
 Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 11:03 AM
 To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
 Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Rehab Counselors, and ignorance of 
blindness

 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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