[nabs-l] disclosing blindness
Robin
robin-melvin at comcast.net
Sat Oct 10 20:09:18 UTC 2015
Not EveryOne agreed, & the Only1, I CalledOut was
DarianSmith, & (I Beleived) responded
appropriately when He ChimedIn MayBe I'm Wrong, but I Celebrate that as well
I'm NotPerfect. In the Words, of JossStone, I've
got a "Right ToBe Wrong". If you don't know what
I'm TalkingAbout. Google Her & That Phrase
It's a Song
ForGot to mention, Thanx Justin for appreciating
differring opinions, I appreciate yours as well
KeepUp TheGoodFight
At 01:00 PM 10/10/2015, you wrote:
>I, for one, was not offended. I enjoyed your
>messages. 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 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
>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 >isn̢۪t any one way that
>we as blinlind 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 that̢۪s >something
>that >worksrks 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 isn̢۪t disclosure in a body of
>an article differenrent 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 >someoneâ€Â™s >attitude
>about me through gh 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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