[nabs-l] disclosing blindness

Sat Oct 10 20:00:47 UTC 2015

I, for one, was not offended.  I enjoyed your messages.
 Justin.

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From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robin via nabs-l
Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 3:58 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

Great Response!

I'm only responding because I CalledYouOut ON ThisThread

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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 
>isnâ€™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 thatâ€™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  isnâ€™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 
>someoneÃƒÂ¢Â€Â™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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