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

[nspohn0 at gmail.com]

Hi Tyler, 

 

I get what you are saying with putting it out there in a text. There is definitely something to be said about how it can be easier to talk to someone new when you are texting. 

 

I think my fear of mentioning it is that people may take advantage of my blindness, although this concern is probably not that big of a deal since we each have our own room. 

 

Nic 

 

From: Littlefield, Tyler <tyler at tysdomain.com> 
Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 1:46 PM
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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, 
 
 
 
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? 
 
 
 
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. 
 
 
 
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. 
 
 
 
Regards, 
 
Nic 
 
 
 
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