[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
>[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>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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