[nabs-l] disclosing blindness
Robin
robin-melvin at comcast.net
Sat Oct 10 19:58:15 UTC 2015
Great Response!
I'm only responding because I CalledYouOut ON ThisThread
FadeToBackGround
At 12:44 PM 10/10/2015, you wrote:
>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 . . >
>On Oct 10, 2015, at 12:23 PM, Robin via nabs-l
><nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > 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 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 > > >_________________________________
> ______________ > > > 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.co
>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 > > >_____
>-l_nfbnet.org/kestomberg%40coe.ed >u > > >_______
> ________________________________________ >nabs-
>________________________________________ >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
> > > >
>_______________________________________________ >
> 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/dsmithnfb%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
More information about the NABS-L
mailing list