[nabs-l] disclosing blindness

[Robin]

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At 12:26 PM 10/10/2015, you wrote:
>My  knee-jerk reaction here was to say that if 
>you  find your blindness to be a defining 
>characteristic  that  you really don’t mind 
>sharing than you should go ahead and mention it 
>in your bio. As I thought on this further I 
>think that unless you feel your gender or 
>ethnicity to be such a defining characteristic 
>that you would have  mentioned it in your bio, I 
>might not advise  disclosure or “inclusion" of 
>blindness .   ,  For most of us it is a personal 
>decision at the end of the day.    disclosure 
>can be useful if you want  it to be. Some 
>disclose blindness to drive home the point that 
>blind people possess intelligence, talent and 
>views of all sorts,  a fact that is not always 
>recognized. I can understand if this doesn’t 
>serve as any sort of clear advice, but I don’t 
>think  I’m necessarily  setting out to give 
>any *smile Thanks for bringing this up! Darian 
>*.     .. .         > On Oct 10, 2015, at 11:57 
>AM, Robin via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> 
>wrote: > > 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 someone’s 
>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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