[nabs-l] high school question

[Suzanne Germano]

I had a miserable time in high school. I am legally blind so have a fair
amount of usable vision. I used a cane due to the day blindness form the
sun even with sunglasses.

I feel when you are partially sighted you dont' fit in anywhere. You aren't
sighted and you aren't blind enough to be accepted into the blind group

I was teased relentlessly daily through all of high school. It was stuff
like "You not blind" "it's not sunny you dont' need sunglasses"

I never tried to hide anything. I used a monocular in the class and large
print with my nose against the page.

The school nurse said not to use the cane because someone might trip over
it.

It was awful. I had no friends and didn't even want to go it was so
miserable.


On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Carly Mihalakis via nabs-l <
nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Good morning, my blind flower, seeking to bloom, Ana,
>
> Just be yourself and don't try to obscure, or in other ways deny your
> blindness. You might  be surprised, if you don't have head trips about your
> lack of an ocular input, chances are, neither will your peers. After all,
> all we're talking about here, is a lack of an ocular input. The rest of it
> is, but merely a construction belonging to the society around us.
> for today, Car
> 408-209-3239
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>  At 09:04 AM 8/29/2014, kcj21 via nabs-l wrote:
>
>> Hi Ana,
>>        I , like everyone else, had difficulty making friends in high
>> school. Besides participating in after school activities, I suggest that
>> you take a class like art, drama, chorus, or P.E. These classes tend to be
>> less structured and give you a lot of social time and group projects. You
>> should also listen when the teacher calls role to see if you recognize any
>> names from other classes. Most importantly, try to open about your
>> disability. If your peers see that you are comfortable with discussing and
>> answering questions about your blindness, then they will be more
>> comfortable and will talk to you more easily.
>> Best of luck,
>> Kaley
>>
>>
>> On Friday, August 29, 2014 11:39 AM, Miso Kwak via nabs-l <
>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Ana and all,
>> I suggest joining extracurricular activities such as band, choir, or
>> any other different clubs on campus and using lunch time as an
>> opportunity to meet and develop friendships.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ana Martinez via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> To: nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Fri, Aug 29, 2014 8:09 am
>> Subject: [nabs-l] highschool question
>>
>> hi all I have a question, how do you make friends in highschool, for
>> me it has been difficult because there a lot of students and in all of
>> my classes there are different kids ,
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