[nabs-l] Burning Questions: An Interesting Topic for Discussion

Carly Mihalakis carlymih at comcast.net
Wed Feb 22 23:29:58 UTC 2017


There is nothing wrong, as I am seeing it, of 
procuring sighted help at a buffet or dinner 
party. In fact, I think it's what the blind person ought to do.
Car 11:13 AM 2/22/2017, Justin Williams via NABS-L wrote:
>Many times, I to eat before I go out to a party. 
>Justin -----Original Message----- From: NABS-L 
>[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>Shikha via NABS-L Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 
>2017 2:02 PM To: National Association of Blind 
>Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> Cc: 
>Shikha <desai1shikha at gmail.com> Subject: Re: 
>[nabs-l] Burning Questions: An Interesting Topic 
>for Discussion At parties i go to the food and 
>drink area with one of my sighted friends so 
>they can help me. Also sometimes i also eat 
>before the party before the party if they are 
>just going to have snacks. Shikha. > On Feb 22, 
>2017, at 1:54 PM, Shikha 
><desai1shikha at gmail.com> wrote: > > How do you 
>take pictures? > I went on a retreat this 
>weekend with friends in college. It was nice and 
>sunny so i was able to see the beautiful 
>mountains and trees and lake. My friends were 
>taking pictures. Even at Washington seminar i 
>wanted to take pictures because Georgia didn't 
>have many meetings so i walked around dc! > > > 
>Shikha. > >> On Feb 22, 2017, at 11:45 AM, 
>Justin Williams via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> 
>wrote: >> >> I do use speed, and at times, a 
>brusk demeanor id I don't want to be 
>approached.  >> Justin >> >> -----Original 
>Message----- >> From: NABS-L 
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>Aleeha >> Dudley via NABS-L >> Sent: Wednesday, 
>February 22, 2017 11:07 AM >> To: National 
>Association of Blind Students mailing list >> 
><nabs-l at nfbnet.org> >> Cc: Aleeha Dudley 
><blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: 
>[nabs-l] Burning Questions: An Interesting Topic 
>for >> Discussion >> >> Hi Jessica, >> One of 
>the things I do is to stay in areas where there 
>are a lot of businesses if I don’t know the 
>town well. As I live in an area for a given 
>time, I find that I will learn through talking 
>with others or by experience that a certain area 
>is not so great. One thing I would suggest is to 
>remain confident. If you are walking at a 
>comfortable, confident pace, acting like you 
>know where you are going, even if you might not, 
>you will find that you are approached much less 
>often and can get yourself out of a sticky 
>situation if needed. >> I hope that helps 
>some. >> Aleeha >>> On Feb 22, 2017, at 6:06 AM, 
>Jessica Dail via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> 
>wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> My question is "How do I 
>know if I'm in a good part of a city or 
>town? >>> >>> I've gotten many different answers 
>from different people in the passed. >>> >>> >>> 
>Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Feb 22, 2017, at 
>4:12 AM, Vejas Vasiliauskas via NABS-L 
><nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Chris 
>and All, >>>> I see that there have not yet been 
>any replies to this, so I will try to get us 
>started: >>>> How would you deal with a 
>party/open house setting if you are going alone 
>without friends and you want to eat the food, 
>but you have allergies? Often at these events 
>people have brought things from all over and 
>there's no  one person  consistently there who 
>knows about what is in everything. >>>> 
>Vejas >>>> >>>>> On Feb 21, 2017, at 21:38, 
>Chris Nusbaum via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> 
>wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hey 
>NABSters: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> As one of the 
>co-chairs of our newly formed Outreach 
>Committee, >>>>> one of my goals is to engage 
>our list members in NABS as a whole >>>>> and to 
>fuel conversations on the list which provoke 
>thought and >>>>> encourage us to think more 
>deeply about our attitudes toward >>>>> 
>blindness. In an effort to achieve this goal, I 
>will post a >>>>> question from time to time 
>which I hope will kick off a lively and >>>>> 
>productive discussion among newly-blind students 
>and seasoned Federationists alike. This is the 
>first post in that 
>series. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> During a 
>conversation I had yesterday with the director 
>of the >>>>> Louisiana Center for the Blind, 
>where I am currently receiving >>>>> training, 
>she mentioned that all of us have a few 
>"burning >>>>> questions" about our blindness, 
>whether or not we've had training >>>>> or been 
>exposed to Federation philosophy. Of course, 
>those of us >>>>> who are in training don't 
>learn all we need to know in nine months >>>>> 
>at a center, nor do we stop learning and growing 
>after our graduation. >>>>> Moreover, those who 
>are newly-blind or who are just being >>>>> 
>introduced to nonvisual skills may have many 
>such questions, or >>>>> may believe that 
>something can't be done without sight until 
>they >>>>> learn from other blind people the 
>alternative techniques they can >>>>> use to get 
>the job done. So, here's my question to each of 
>you: >>>>> What is your "burning question?" In 
>other words, what are you most >>>>> uncertain 
>about doing as a blind person? This could be 
>about >>>>> anything, from education to travel 
>to daily living-anything that's >>>>> been 
>nagging at the back of your mind waiting to be 
>let out. If >>>>> all goes well, your question 
>can be answered by another blind >>>>> student 
>who has faced the same challenges you are now 
>facing and who can give you advice and support. 
>This networking and support is what this list 
>and the Federation are all 
>about. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I hope this 
>little Q&A session will serve as a helpful and 
>fun way >>>>> for us to learn from each other. 
>As you post your questions, >>>>> please be 
>assured that this is a judgment-free list, and 
>that you >>>>> can feel free to be honest with 
>your questions without fear of >>>>> criticism 
>or attack. I look forward to learning from all 
>of you >>>>> and to hopefully helping someone 
>who is facing a roadblock on their journey with 
>blindness. Let's 
>discuss! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 
>Best, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 
>Chris >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Chris Nusbaum, 
>President >>>>> >>>>> Maryland Association of 
>Blind Students >>>>> >>>>> Board Member, 
>National Association of Blind 
>Students >>>>> >>>>> Phone: (443) 
>547-2409 >>>>> >>>>> Email: 
>cnusbaumnfb at gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> Twitter: 
>@Chrisn98 and @nabslink >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 
>The National Federation of the Blind knows that 
>blindness is not >>>>> the characteristic that 
>defines you or your future. Every day we >>>>> 
>raise expectations for blind people, because low 
>expectations >>>>> create obstacles between 
>blind people and our dreams. You can live >>>>> 
>the life you want; blindness is not what holds 
>you bak. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 
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