[NABS-L] September Discussion Starter

sophie trist sweetpeareader at gmail.com
Wed Sep 5 19:40:11 UTC 2018


Hi all,

This is a great topic of discussion. My freshman year, I pledged a Greek organization at my university. I dropped after two years for several personal reasons which I won't go into, but I also dropped in part because of the accessibility barriers. Most of the organization's materials were in print, and what was digital wasn't very accessible. There were a lot of images involved which were not described, and in meetings, powerpoints were rarely described adequately. This organization did a lot of philanthropy in the area of blindness, and I felt their attitude to be negative, that blindness should be minimized and cured. The first nail in the coffin for me was when one of the group's officers described living with blindness as a miserable state, with me in the room. Fortunately, I have found other groups at my school to be much more blind-friendly and accessible.

Sophie

On Sep 5, 2018 7:18 AM, Roanna Bacchus via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi Johna thanks for your message. I faced many obstacles while I was in the process of obtaining my Bachelor's degree. My counselor at the Florida Division Of Blind Services refused to pay for my Bachelor's degree because she felt that I did not need a Bachelor's degree. I overcame this by having fiancial aid that covered the purchase of my books for class. My parents paid for my entire Bachelor's degree. My Dbs counselor provided me with the equipment that I used to take notes and complete other assignments.   
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> On Sep 4, 2018 11:57 PM, Johna Wright via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> > Hey, NABSters!
> >
> > I’m Johna, the face behind the social media profiles for NABS. First, I just wanted to let you all know that you’re awesome and you can conquer whatever the fall semester throws at you! Second, I thought I would start a discussion series on the ListServ, as well as social media, in order to get more of our membership involved and talking with each other. So, I’m proposing the following question:
> >
> > Have you ever encountered an access barrier with extracurricular/club/social activities at your school/university? If so, how did you overcome this barrier?
> >
> > Hopefully this discussion gives some of you guys ideas for how to address your owns personal obstacles. I look forward to reading your responses!
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Johna Wright
> > Vice President, National Federation of the Blind Community Service Division 
> > Social Media Chair, National Association of Blind Students
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