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

[Ashley Bramlett]

Hello,
Good discussion.
My question would be:
How do you keep safe while traveling? Sometimes I think we might be more 
vulnerable being blind.

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jessica Dail via NABS-L
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 7:06 AM
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Cc: Jessica Dail
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Burning Questions: An Interesting Topic for Discussion

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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