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

Fri Jan 13 18:40:19 UTC 2012

As I have said before it is the students responsability to do their research 
on the things they would like to use during their college experience and so 
on. It is the rehab counselors responsability to step in when the student is 
having troubles. Stop wasting time complaining about such the littlest 
things when their is bigger things to worry about.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Rehab Counselors, and ignorance of blindness


> Lea,
> Sometimes people feel they need to complain and vent to other blind people 
> who understand.
> I think it’s a fair expectation for a rehab counselor that works with 
> blind clients full time to know a little bit about assistive technology.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Lea williams
> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 4:33 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Rehab Counselors, and ignorance of blindness
>
> josh i can see if your counsular bot your a different item than what
> you guys agreed to because of the lack of knowledge, but slipping and
> calling it some other name is normal to all people. And everyone has
> to start someplace, not everyone is going to come out of the box ready
> to go knowing everything. I am sure you will understand this if or
> when you get a job oneday yourself.
>
> and I think that it is a good idea to keep things respectful, in
> cluding the language, the manner in wich we speak to eachother and
> about other people. We are not the only one's who gets these emails.
> Many people such as, parents, rehab counsulars, teachers and so many
> other people could be signed up on this list.
>
> Gloria says in one of her emails that is a great example of this.
>
> beginning of email
>
> I came to this site because I thought it was a place where students
> can get help from other experienced students on accomidations or other
> things regarding college and possibly the work world. This cite has
> been a disapointment because I only hear people ganging up and
> complaing about others who have no control of what is going on. I
> don't think this cite and its users would want to be known as
> complainers. Please find some possitivity in the world.
>
> End of email
>
> Hope gives some good opinions.
>
> Beginning of email
>
> This was probably just an honest mistake from your counselor. There
> are many pieces of assistive technology out there and a lot to
> remember for those people who don't even use it.  My  former vr
> counselor couldn't remember the name for the vr stream. She called it
> a stream reader. Something as small as this mistake should be
> overlooked. I don't think she meant anything by it.
>
> End of email
>
> I personally avoid any email thread for the most part with particular
> peoples names in them because of their carictor and bad behavior and
> habbits.
> This is something that I hope will change and will be taken care of.
>
>
> On 1/11/12, Gloria G <gloria.graves at gmail.com> wrote:
>> can we please move on and stop feeding into the complants
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Hope Paulos" <hope.paulos at gmail.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 1:28 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Rehab Counselors, and ignorance of blindness
>>
>>
>>> This was probably just an honest mistake from your counselor. There are
>>> many pieces of assistive technology out there and a lot to remember for
>>> those people who don't even use it.  My  former vr counselor couldn't
>>> remember the name for the vr stream. She called it a stream reader.
>>> Something as small as this mistake should be overlooked. I don't think 
>>> she
>>>
>>> meant anything by it.
>>>
>>> Just my opinion.
>>>
>>> Hope
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Carly" <carlymih at earthlink.net>
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>; "National Association of Blind Students mailing 
>>> list"
>>>
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 2:10 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Rehab Counselors, and ignorance of blindness
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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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