[nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum

Beth thebluesisloose at gmail.com
Thu Jul 12 22:59:03 UTC 2012


Making out.  Ah, the mystery of making out.  I found out when I 
was 22 what making out waas, and it was a magical moment indeed.  
Books just don't offer the same thing as the actual experience.
Beth

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing 
list<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:39:26 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum

Brandon, it's not that we're not tought how to be happy, give
pleasure, and all that other stuff. It's just that... well, no
offense, but most of that stuff you said was a little gross. I
mean, I reeeeeeeeally don't need to know if there's a couple
making out in front of me on the bus. I can get descriptions of
that stuff from books. And those are plenty descriptive enough
for me, thanks. Of course, this is just my humble opinion.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Brandon Keith Biggs" <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:46:05 -0700
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum

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.su
rveym
onkey.com/s/sexeducationsurvey

<https://maverick.hec.ohio-state.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=ht
tps:/
/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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