[nabs-l] Feeling faces: a myth or true?
Marissa Tejeda
marissat789 at gmail.com
Thu Sep 11 02:19:33 UTC 2014
My opinion on discrimination. I didn't mind the teacher asking
me if that was ok. She asked me if she could give some of the
students my school email for students who wanted extra credit,
and I said that was fine. She forgot to tell the class though,
which is fine. I would have been happier either way.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
To: "'Marissa Tejeda'" <marissat789 at gmail.com>,"'National
Association of Blind Students mailing list'" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 22:01:31 -0400
Subject: RE: [nabs-l] Feeling faces: a myth or true?
What doesn't bother you, discrimination or your teacher's
request? I
personally would welcome an opportunity to speak to the class
about
blindness and the discrimination we must at times face, as this
may prevent
such discrimination in the future. However, I think
discrimination is
something about which we must be vigilant. If we let all
discrimination pass
without polite but firm objection, I believe there can be no
chance of
solving the problem.
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Marissa Tejeda
via nabs-l
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 6:32 PM
To: Wasif, Zunaira; National Association of Blind Students
mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Feeling faces: a myth or true?
I've been asked, by a teacher, how I felt about discrimination in
general.
Well, it was a thing in passing. She asked if she could have
students talk
to me for extra credit, (to make it more interesting), about
discrimination.
Now, I think about it at times, and it doesn't bother me.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wasif, Zunaira via nabs-l" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To: Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com>, "National
Association of
BlindStudents mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org Date sent: Wed, 10
Sep 2014
15:06:36 +0000
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Feeling faces: a myth or true?
I agree. The brain is literally bombarded with visual stimuli in
the form
of faces. I believe that this vast amount of data leads to
detailed
discrimination among faces. As blind people, we are not
bombarded with
nearly the same amount of tactile information in regards to
faces;
therefore, most of us to not have the
necessary data to develop detailed tactile discrimination in
this area.
-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Arielle
Silverman via nabs-l
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 3:40 PM
To: Alana Leonhardy; National Association of Blind Students
mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Feeling faces: a myth or true?
Absolute myth. Human brains are programmed to recognize faces
visually.
The details that people recognize visually cannot be easily
perceived by
touch. To me all faces feel the same, except maybe whether or
not the
person has facial hair. It's ridiculous to think that blind
people should
feel faces to recognize people or gain information about what
they look like
visually.
I do have mental images of what my close family and friends look
like, but
that has more to do with body shape, height and weight info that
I get from
hugging them not feeling their faces. Even those mental images
are pretty
vague. The best way I can tell people apart is by their voice.
Arielle
On 9/8/14, Alana Leonhardy via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
There's something very personal about putting your hands on
someone else's
face. I have never had the desire to do so, and haven't met a
blind person
who has. I have, however, encountered sighted strangers who
thought I was
odd for not warning to touch them.
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 8, 2014, at 11:48, justin williams via nabs-l
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
wrote:
I don't do his often except with a woman; not even with my
parents.
-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Karl Martin
Adam via nabs-l
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 12:46 PM
To: Marissa Tejeda; National Association of Blind Students
mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Feeling faces: a myth or true?
I haven't done this either--except with people I'm dating and
like my
parents. It does seem to be a common stereotype and something
that happens
in a lot of literature and movies.
Perhaps some people who went blind later in life and think
knowing what
people's faces are like is important do this?
----- Original Message -----
From: Marissa Tejeda via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To: Nabsl <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 05:25:08 -0700
Subject: [nabs-l] Feeling faces: a myth or true?
Hi guys,
So, for a long time I've been want to know this, but never got
around to
asking. I, personally, don't feel faces to know what people look
like.
Do
people really feel faces? How can it give someone a picture if
they feel
the face? Is this just a movie and a myth, or reality and true?
_______________________________________________
nabs-l mailing list
nabs-l at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account
info for
nabs-l:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/kmaent1%40gma
il.com
_______________________________________________
nabs-l mailing list
nabs-l at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account
info for
nabs-l:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/justin.willia
ms2%
40gmail
.com
_______________________________________________
nabs-l mailing list
nabs-l at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account
info for
nabs-l:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/alana.leonhar
dy%4
0gmail.com
_______________________________________________
nabs-l mailing list
nabs-l at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account
info for
nabs-l:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/arielle71%40g
mail.
com
_______________________________________________
nabs-l mailing list
nabs-l at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
for
nabs-l:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/zunaira.wasif
%40dbs.fldoe.org
_______________________________________________
nabs-l mailing list
nabs-l at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
for
nabs-l:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/marissat789%4
0gmail.com
_______________________________________________
nabs-l mailing list
nabs-l at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
for
nabs-l:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/dotkid.nusbau
m%40gmail.c
om
More information about the NABS-L
mailing list