[NFB-Braille-Discussion] Braille Use Discrimination

rbacchus228 at gmail.com rbacchus228 at gmail.com
Mon Jan 6 18:48:50 UTC 2020


Hi Jen so sorry that you had to go through this. During my middle school career, someone stole a Perkins braille writer from my Language Arts class. None of my classmates or teachers ever said that it made noise during class. They just got used to it over time.

Roanna Bacchus

On Jan 6, 2020 9:51 AM, Jen via NFB-Braille-Discussion <nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi list, 
>
> I wanted to ask about something I'm sure is tough to discuss but I think 
> needs to be talked about. 
>
> Have any of you faced what I call "braille use discrimination?" I have. 
>
> Ten years ago in college, I was using my BrailleNote in psychology class. 
> The instructor, the head of the department, turned to me and said the sound 
> of the BrailleNote bothered him - in front of the whole class. I felt 
> ashamed to use my BrailleNote for a while. The instructor's excuse was he 
> had a bad day. 
>
> After a meeting, the instructor was mysteriously super-friendly for the rest 
> of that year. 
>
> I regret I didn't know how to respond, so I didn't say anything. In retro, I 
> would have stopped the instructor and said, "What did you just say to me?" 
>
> Jen 
>
> spiderweb2 at sbcglobal.net 
>
>
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