[nabs-l] disclosing blindness

Darian Smith dsmithnfb at gmail.com
Sat Oct 10 19:44:08 UTC 2015 

What I find to be  really interesting about this conversation is the various point  of views that have been voiced.
  The truth is that there isn’t any one way that we as blind people go about  doing any one thing.
 Some blind people read Braille, some read  large  print, some listen to the things they want to gain information from  via audio output or human reader, and for them it works.
  some people disclose their blindness all the time, some only do it in  certain situations and others  do not ever for any reason and that’s something that works for them.
  Some people mention their blindness related work on resumes only when  applying to  blindness related positions  while others will include it with their other accomplishments and experiences  because an experience  is an experience and a skill  is a skill.
 Still  isn’t disclosure in a body of an article different from a bio before an article? is it different when arranging for a flight? Is it different when creating a profile for a dating site?is Disclosure  different in a  academic setting?
 And how different is the disclosure of blindness from disclosure of  being a man, a woman, gay, straight, latino/Latina,  asian, etc?
  Darian  .
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> On Oct 10, 2015, at 12:23 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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