[nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum

Thu Jul 12 19:50:01 UTC 2012

Brandon, the stuff you mentioned, is something that I'm glad that I don't see.
JMHO!
Blessings, Joshua

On 7/12/12, Brandon Keith Biggs <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> Sighted people are exposed to sex all the time, haven't you heard of playboy
>
> or penthouse? Also, what about those people making out on the bus? Or the
> gay couple walking down the sidewalk in skirts and bikini? All that we miss
>
> because we're blind.
> Books are grate, but you can only learn so much from a manual. Sighted kids
>
> get pictures, we should get to feel. Also, how is a blind person supposed to
>
> know they have an STD if they have never felt one? How do they know it's not
>
> just a cut or dehydration?
> Sighted people are given extensive viewings of the peaness and vagina in
> class or in pictures, why can't blind people get the same?
> Frankly I believe that the art of giving pleasure has become such a
> suppressed skill that people have even resorted to substance abuse to obtain
>
> pleasure. Our bodies were meant to give us pleasure, why aren't we taught to
>
> utilize these pleasure factories? What's the meaning of life? To love and be
>
> happy! Why aren't we taught to be happy, to give pleasure, to love our
> selves in school?
> It's a fundamental wrong that I find is a crime against the words human
> beings, but that's kind of a different issue.
> But if this curriculum is any bit good, teachers will adopt it instead of
> the droll thing they have now.
>
> btw what about feeling a condom, diaphragm or dental dam? How is a blind
> person supposed to know what one looks like if they haven't felt one or
> tried it on? Also, how does a blind person shop for contraception's?
> Me: "Next on my list is condoms." Walgreens guy: "OK, what brand do you
> want? Durex, Trojan, Crown, Kimono..." Me: "Uh, what's your favorite?"
> Walgreens guy: "Most people get Trojan, what size do you want? We've got
> small, medium, large and extra large. We've also got narrow and wide. Here
> are some flavors as well..."
>
> That's just a wall greens guy who is comfortable, what if it's one of the
> really shy ladies who doesn't speak English? Sighted people can be
> unobtrusive and just buy the condom or diaphragm along with their lube where
>
> as a blind person has to know what questions to ask and know what brands to
>
> get. I learned what questions to ask when shopping by watching my parents,
> but I've never seen my parents buy condoms.
> It's a serious issue and this program will help address those problems. And
>
> what about masturbation? I've rarely read a book where masturbation is
> talked about and I've read a lot of books! How does a guy masturbate without
>
> making a mess?
> Sex Ed is not just about a sperm and an egg get together to form a baby,
> that's more science.
> Sex Ed is about sex and it's an issue that blind people fall way short in
> when it comes to being educated along with their fellow students.
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon Keith Biggs
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Herrin, Amber R.
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 6:40 AM
> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum
>
> Dear Joshua,
>
> I have to agree with you here!  For me, the idea of knowing about sex,
> before I'm sharing it with my husband, is kind of...unnecessary, I guess?
> Maybe the wrong answer, and I understand that not everyone believes you
> should wait until marriage as I do, but I think that being blind doesn't
> prevent us from finding out about it the same way sighted people
> do-experiment (isn't that what most people do anyway?) or read books
> written
> on the topic (how confusing can text be?)
>
> Amber R. Herrin
> Assistive Technology Trainer in Training: 2012
> Mobile: (513) 593-5855
> E-mail: herrinar at muohio.edu
> "It doesn't matter what you've heard
> Impossible is not a word
> It's just a reason
> For someone not to try
>
> Everybody's scared to death
> When they decide to take that step
> Out on the water
> It'll be alright
>
> Life is so much more
> Than what your eyes are seeing
> You will find your way
> If you keep believing"
> -Kutless "What Faith Can Do"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Joshua Lester
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 9:35 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum
>
> I personally did fine, in those courses, in school, without the new
> proposed
> curriculum, that they're wanting.
> I don't see the need for one, because who really wants to know, what's
> being
> shown, in those slides?
> Good grief!
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 7/11/12, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I have been asked to circulate the following:
>>
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>Dear NFB Member,
>>>The National Federation of the Blind has been gracious enough to help
>>>us with a current project.
>>>
>>>We are currently seeking your opinion in a survey that will help us
>>>write a curriculum for students with low vision and blindness in the
>>>area of sex education.  Currently no curriculum exists for students
>>>with low vision and blindness that reflect current education
>>>standards.  Young people, educators, and professionals have all
>>>indicated that there is a desperate need for such a curriculum.
>>>We want your voice to impact our work!
>>>Please take the time to fill out the survey at the link found below:
>>><https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/sexeducationsurvey>https://www.surveym
>>>onkey.com/s/sexeducationsurvey
>>>
>>><https://maverick.hec.ohio-state.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https:/
>>>/www.surveymonkey.com/s/sexeducationsurvey>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Thank you for your time and consideration of this project!
>>>Tiffany Wild, Mollie Blackburn, Stacy Kelly, and Caitlin Ryan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Thank you,
>>>Mika Baugh
>>>National Federation of the Blind
>>>200 East Wells Street
>>>      at Jernigan Place
>>>Baltimore, MD 21230
>>>P: (410) 659 9314 ext. 2371
>>>E: <mailto:mbaugh at nfb.org>mbaugh at nfb.org
>>>W: <http://www.nfb.org>www.nfb.org
>>>
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