[nabs-l] disclosing blindness

Robin robin-melvin at comcast.net
Sat Oct 10 19:23:21 UTC 2015 

You ask me, why would I Wave TheBanner of 
MyBlindness? Well, I would because I'm ProudOfIt 
& not AshamedOfIt. I'm not Ashamed of any of 
MyAttributes (Portuguese-Black-Filipino Heritage) 
nor am I of MyBlindness. I want to Celebrate it 
all. If an Employer isn't GoingToHire me simply 
because of MyBlindness, then they are 
Discriminating AgainstMe & as far as I know, that's against TheLaw.

You have TheOption of NotDisclosing yours, I 
should have TheOption of disclosing mine without 
being negatively affected if I choose to disclose 
it. I thought Federationists are Proud of 
TheirBlindness, but as far as those, who are 
ChimingIn on ThisThread, I guess/presume, I'm wrong.

I'm Blind & I'm ProudOfIt Among OtherThings
At 12:11 PM 10/10/2015, you wrote:
>Robin, why would you hold blindness up as a 
>banner to wave in the wind?  I'd rather hold up 
>my skills which I have worked so hard to learn 
>and master.  Deciding not to disclose has know 
>baring on whether blindness is or is not a 
>nuisance; I'm either good enough as a writer or 
>not. Justin. Justin -----Original Message----- 
>From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>On Behalf Of Robin via nabs-l Sent: Saturday, 
>October 10, 2015 2:58 PM To: National 
>Association of Blind Students mailing list 
><nabs-l at nfbnet.org> Cc: Robin 
><robin-melvin at comcast.net> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] 
>disclosing blindness If you don't disclose your 
>Blindness, isn't that simply reinforcing the 
>Stereotype of Blindness as something more than a 
>nusance? I suggest BeingProud of it, and 
>disclosing it. How are "we" supposed ToChange 
>Public'sPerception if "we" don't start. (Note: 
>this is just my (humble) opinion - Take It OR 
>Leave It) Everyone's view(s) are equally 
>important on this topic. I just felt it 
>necessary to indicate mine especially if others 
>on ThisList feel the same as I do, but are 
>discouraged from sharing due to the enormous 
>responses indicating otherwise. At 11:37 AM 
>10/10/2015, you wrote: >I would have to agree! 
>If you are submitting a paper to a journal, 
>you >want to be known as an amazing writer. 
>Period. You do not want to be >known as someone 
>who is an amazing writer despite your blindness. 
>This >type of qualification serves to minimize 
>your accomplishments, and you >worked hard to 
>get where you are, blindness or not! On Sat, Oct 
>10, >2015 at 1:13 PM, Aleeha Dudley via nabs-l 
><nabs-l at nfbnet.org > wrote: > >In all honesty, I 
>do not disclose my blindness directly unless it 
>is > >absolutely necessary. I find that it gives 
>the opportunity for a person >who > does not 
>know me to make judgments about me before 
>meeting me, >especially > given the stereotypes 
>of blindness that are so prevalent. >I will 
>not > disclose on a resume, or in other 
>important documents >related to employment > or 
>academic work. I prefer to do that >disclosure 
>in person, so that I may > try to influence 
>someone̢۪s >attitude about me through my own 
>behavior. >. > > On Oct 10, 2015, at 2:07 >PM, 
>kcj21 via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> 
>wrote: > > > > Good >afternoon 
>all,              I am currently >submitting one 
>of my > literature papers to my 
>university's >undergraduate research journal 
>and > they require that I submit a bio. >This 
>led me to ponder whether I should > include my 
>blindness in this >bio and when we, in general, 
>choose to > disclose our blindness. In >most 
>instances, I only bring it up when > 
>necessary. >Additionally, although I am , in no 
>way, uncomfortable with > sharing >my 
>disability, I do not want it to become the 
>central part of my > bio >or in anyway 
>overshadow my work.  I would just like to open 
>up a > >discussion regarding when we mention our 
>blindness and whether that > >disclosure may, in 
>some capacity, overshadow or modify 
>our >accomplishments. > > 
>Best,Kaley > > >_________________________________ 
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