[Nebraska-students] Yes or No

[Karen Anderson]

Hey Rachael,

Personally, I generally don't disclose my blindness beforehand for something
like this. I know what techniques are going to work for me, and they aren't
techniques that will require any special effort on the part of the
organizers. I usually find that everyone is less freaked out and worried if
I take care of my own things, rather than having other people worry about
them. Whether or not they should worry about the fact that I'm blind seems
to be immaterial. When I disclose that before someone has met me, it tends
to cause more problems and concerns than it solves.

Just my thoughts,

Karen

-----Original Message-----
From: nebraska-students-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nebraska-students-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rachael Vacanti
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 3:12 PM
To: Nebraska Students
Subject: [Nebraska-students] Yes or No


Hi, it's Rachael.  I recently made River City Mixed Chorus and this year
there's this GALA festival going on in Denver.  I'm almost registered, but
not quite.  At the bottom of the form is something that asks if you have any
accessibility issues.  If you say yes it asks for a bried description.  I'm
trying to decide if I should say yes or no.  I'm bringing my straight cane,
but whenever I perform I usually go sighted guide because I feel more
comfortable, so I'll be using a mix of my cane and sighted guide.  There's
another blind person in the chorus, but she's not going to GALA.  I'm
wondering if I should be cautious and say yes, but how would I describe it?
Or should I say no and try and figure it out myself.  I have a place to
crash and everything and I know Denver really well since I got my trainng
done there, but this is a huge huge festival.  There's tons of people from
all over the country and I'm one person in one chior.  I could use some
advice and opinions before I make my decision.  Thanks NABS.
 
Rachael 		 	   		  
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