[nabs-l] disclosing blindness

Carly Mihalakis carlymih at comcast.net
Wed Oct 14 00:30:54 UTC 2015 

Afternoon, Robin,

         Sing it LOUD! What often perplexes me 
about this people-first construct is that the 
person, I feel, doesn't exist without mentioning 
whatever is their master status, that is, what 
characteristic defines them. In other words, why, 
how, would you, could you, shake the blindness 
out of the person, or the person out of a state 
of being that is an ocular darkness?Besides, like 
you, I am forever embracing of my blindness, and 
as my position as a blastomite, but as you so 
rightly state, it oughta be left to the 
individual.  At :23 PM 10/10/2015, Robin via nabs-l 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 
>>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 > > >________________________________ 
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