[nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi all,
Don't take this the wrong way, but if any of you have anatomy
questions, you can email me offlist at
arielle71 at gmail.com
Seriously, I did learn a lot about this stuff in my biology classes.
Best,
Arielle

On 7/12/12, Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ashley,
> I believe you didn't know about any of these things because you didn't
> inform yourself, not because you are blind...
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 12, 2012, at 4:23 PM, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Sophie,
>> I, too, took a sex ed class and it was useful. But, we still lack
>> knowledge usually. I don't think this replaces school education, it
>> supplements it.
>> Having nonvisual access such as a description, diagrams, or model would
>> further aide in  our understanding of such a matter.
>> Guys you may want to skip the next paragraph.
>>
>> For instance, My brother's wife just had a baby; having not seen or been
>> explained what the birth process is, I don't have a clue what its about.
>> What are contractions? What is ambiotic fluid and what is its role in
>> supporting the fetus? I still don't understand how a baby gets nurishment
>> as its in the mother. I know from the mother's food, but just how I don't
>> understand.
>> They told me Steve, my brother, cut the umbilical cord.
>> But where is that on the baby and mother? Kasey told me she started labour
>> in the evening and went to the hospital; she did not have the baby til
>> next afternoon! I asked her how she managed it; wasn't she tired? She
>> informed me she slept a little during the night. She told me the baby's
>> head came out first which was normal. I did not know this. I learned from
>> her as I held my nephew that the head came out first and then the trunk
>> and limbs. I learned that babies cried after they came out of the womb. I
>> learned that infants needed to get milk very often. I am hoping Kasey will
>> tell me more about her pregnancy and the beginnings of it, AKA, the sex
>> part sometime.
>>
>> I think I'll take that survey that started this.
>> Ashley
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Sophie Trist
>> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 1:37 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum
>>
>> Dave, I'm a little confused. I'm going into tenth grade, and I
>> took a sex ed class in seventh grade. I found it to be very
>> informative despite my blindness. I don't understand why we need
>> a special curriculum for sex ed.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com
>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:52:03 -0500
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum
>>
>>
>> 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
>> rveymonkey.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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