[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
>someoneâs >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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