[NABS-L] Do you Disclose Vision to College Roomates?

[Littlefield, Tyler]

Hello:
I like to just offhandedly mention it. "I just wanted to let you know 
that I'm <insert blindness level here>, please feel free to ask me any 
questions now or at any other point, I'm open to it." It's easier to get 
that out in a text and give them some chances to figure things out than 
it is to just be like oh hey I'm blind. If I have the chance to tell 
someone ahead of time I do, and it tends to make the first meeting and 
etc less awkward. It also allows them to ask initial questions, even 
"stupid" ones through text where they have a buffer, and as a result you 
spend less time awkwardly trying to dance around issues they don't want 
to ask in person.

HTH,
On 8/2/2020 1:17 PM, nspohn0--- via NABS-L wrote:
> Hi all,
>
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>
> I will be a college freshman this fall. My Move in day is August 22nd, so it
> is coming up quickly! Do you disclose your visual impairment/blindness to
> your college dorm roommates?
>
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> I will be living in an apartment style. The four of us each have our own
> room and there are two bathrooms, 2 people per bathroom. Students are
> responsible for cleaning the bathrooms among themselves. There are also 2
> washers and dryers that the four of us will share.
>
>   
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> I have started to text each of my roommates. We have been talking about what
> we are majoring in, things we like to do, etc. I would love to have multiple
> opinions on this.
>
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>
> Regards,
>
> Nic
>
>   
>
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