[nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum

Fri Jul 13 03:07:13 UTC 2012

Hi all,
I don't see why this discussion should be banned from the list. This
is just my opinion, and I don't mean to be rude, but it seems to me
that there is a lot of hesitation and outright disgust that's being
talked about here. And, let's be honest, how are we ever going to
clear up people's misconceptions if we don't talk about them?
I think it's probably easier for people to discuss these matters on a
list where they can be anonymous. Given the ages of some of the people
here, I can see why there would be some embarrassment involved if some
of you don't know what certain things are. I think it's probably
beneficial at this point to try and help each other out. It's a little
late for us to have better sex ed, so why not try to stop all this
nervous tittering about terminology? The terms Brandon used weren't
offensive. They were the anatomically correct terms. Plus, while I
hink the examples he uses are slightly exaggerated, that's not to say
they can never happen, and I think if we're going to have a discussion
of this nature, we need to be up front about it. We're all adults
here, or at least the age of consent.
I'm not talking about some of the religious convictions that certain
members have expressed. Those are personal, and if that's how you
feel, there's nothing wrong with that. But please take a step outside
those for a moment and think of how this discussion benefits others
who are reading. I'll bet there are some people who are sitting here
reading this, and have questions and concerns they would like to
express, but feel they can't for whatever reason. I implore you all
not to ruin it for those who really could use this information.

On 7/12/12, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
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>>>
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