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

[Chris Nusbaum]

He did; it's called a PacMate.

Chris

"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The 
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."
-- Kenneth Jernigan

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Gloria G" <gloria.graves at gmail.com
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:15:01 -0600
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Rehab Counselors, and ignorance of 
blindness

Hi,
I don't mean to so9und like a smart alic, but the rehab counselor 
is there
to help students get through school, but altumitly it is the 
students
responsibility I feel to voice what they need as far as services 
and
technology.  It is no need to make a big deal over a mess up on 
words because
you as the student should have done your research and know what 
piece of
technology you would be interested in trying out or using.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 9:26 AM
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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