[nabs-l] disclosing blindness

Aleeha Dudley blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com
Sat Oct 10 19:28:00 UTC 2015


I’m proud of being blind, but there is a big difference between that and being willing to be dismissed offhand without proof that I am being dismissed because of my disability.
> On Oct 10, 2015, at 3:23 PM, Robin via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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 > > >_________________________________ ______________ > >  > nabs-l mailing list > > >nabs-l at nfbnet.org > > >http://nfbnet.or g/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/blindcowgirl1993%40 >gmail.com  > > > > >_______________________________________ ________ > >  nabs-l mailing list > nabs-l at nfbnet.org > >http://nfbnet.org/mailman/li stinfo/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/kestomberg%40coe.ed >u > > >_______ ________________________________________ >nabs-l mailing list nabs-l at nfbnet.org >http://nfbnet.org/mailman/list info/nabs-l_nfbnet.org >To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for >nabs-l: >http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/n abs-l_nfbnet.org/robin-melvin%40comc >ast.net _______________________________________________ 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.williams2%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/robin-melvin%40comcast.net
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