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

[Joshua Hendrickson]

If you have been texting your roommates already, then I agree with
Tyler.  I would very casually bring it up.  You have nothing to be
ashamed of or anything to hide.  I saw you mentioned in a previous
message about thinking of using a cane on campus. I'd agree with that.
I have no vision, so when I was in college a cane was a must for me.
Also, learn the routes to your classes and such as quickly and in as
reasonable a manner as you can.  I regret not learning the routes to
my classes sooner.  A lot of students did help me get to a lot of my
classes, but once I learned to do it myself, things were a lot easier
for me.  Good luck with your new college career.

On 8/2/20, nspohn0--- via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Harry,
>
> Do you think it only came up later on because your vision loss is not that
> severe? I am a screen reader user. I also use tactile graphics. I am
> considering walking around campus with a cane because of social distancing
> guidelines in common areas. My vision is good enough that I can get around
> without the cane in most places, but I tend to use the cane in unfamiliar
> areas/areas with lots of people.
>
> Nic
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NABS-L <nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Harry Staley via
> NABS-L
> Sent: Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:14 PM
> To: tyler at tysdomain.com; National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Harry Staley <hstaley at nfbtx.org>
> Subject: Re: [NABS-L] Do you Disclose Vision to College Roomates?
>
> No I didn’t. It actually never came up Iin conversation until a few weeks
> later after we got to know each other a bit better.
>
> Harry Staley
> (330) 718-1876
> hstaley at nfbtx.org
>
>> On Aug 2, 2020, at 12:47, Littlefield, Tyler via NABS-L
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> 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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