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

[nspohn0 at gmail.com]

 Thank You! I am more of a quieter person. I appreciate your input. 

Nic 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sabrina Kimbrough <princesssabrina924 at gmail.com> 
Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 1:41 PM
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Cc: nspohn0 at gmail.com
Subject: Re: [NABS-L] Do you Disclose Vision to College Roomates?

Hey Nic,  It depends on your personalities and the conversation. If you are extraverted, then let your roommates know ASAP. If you are more shy, wait for the right time and/or start with your bathmate. Either way, best of luck.

 Whether you can or you can’t , you’re right! Henry Ford

> On Aug 2, 2020, at 12:18 PM, nspohn0--- via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> 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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