[nfb-db] Deaf Inclusion Training
Cherifields at aol.com
Cherifields at aol.com
Fri Feb 21 02:24:50 UTC 2014
Hello Keitei,
This is very admirable of you to have a heart to bring the deaf,
deaf-blind out of the obscurity and into the light. Those who have lived the life
can tell you of their discriminations and isolation among others with either
blindness or deafness. Some blind think the deaf=blind do not belong with
their group and some deaf associations think that the deaf-blind don't
belong with them. It's not as black and white as you may think.
The president of the NFB Deaf-Blind Division's wife Arlene Naulty told
some of us that some total deaf-blind have been kept isolate by their own
families.
It is a start in a positive direction. And there should be more to get
the blind or deaf communities to accept the deaf-blind into their
communities.
Best Regards
Cheri Fields
In a message dated 2/20/2014 5:42:18 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
kekiangeles111 at gmail.com writes:
Hello Cheri and all,
I am not deaf blind. I am just blind, and I like talking with deaf blind
people and hearing their stories. Meeting a few deaf blind people myself, I
know that there is a range, but I do not want to drown out someone else's
voice. I do not know what it is like to be deaf blind, but I am an ally.
For me, I accept deaf blind people as people, and I would like others to know
about the deaf blind community so that they can become allies as well.
Four the Deaf Inclusion Training, I want there to also be a critical
dialogue about deaf blindness as well that more people are aware. I write to
this list so that I an bring many voices of the deaf blind to a training so
that they may be heard as well.part of the reason for the training is to
bring awareness to some of the difficulties that deaf and deaf blind people
face and that others can learn about the struggles and reach out their hands
and offer help.
Best,
Keitei Colton
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> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 04:07:02 -0800 (PST)
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> Date: Feb. 18, 2014
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> Attention! Attention! Attention!
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> Brief Summary:
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> Hi, my name is Cheryl R. Brown, I am a National Representative of the NY
Deaf-Blind Division of the NFB. Yes, I need you that right you who
represent of all areas New York State and New York City as well as others county
of New York State. JOIN me in forming a small committees of the NY
Deaf-Blind??of the National Federation of the Blind. Please stand up for Deaf-Blind
concern. I need you such as NFB Deaf-Blind Group, American Deaf Blind
Association, and others Deaf-Blind Group can WORK together to learn how ?I Can
Connect Program? may help you, establish and to get support for SSP (Service
Support Provider, and advocate for Deaf-Blind issues. Unified together let
the community know we Deaf-Blind are active. I am looking for any person
who want to get involve in the committee??position as following:
> ?
> First Vice President
> Second Vice President
> Secretary
> Secretary of the Treasure
> ?
> 5 Board Members:
> ?
> First Board: ?I Can Connect Program?
> Second Board SSP
> Third Board: Deaf-Blind Concerns
> Fourth Board: Seminar and guest speaker
> Fifth Board: Fund Raiser
> ?
> Please email if you want to be apart of the NY Deaf-Blind Committees of
the NFB. I really need you, please. We can make a different.
> ?
> The selection will be a (First Come First Serve basis). If more than one
person express interest in the position above then I will put each person
name on a paper folded in square. Place name in jar with 5 blank paper in
folded in square in jar. I will have a sighted-person will help me. I will
take out the first name that????appear for that position that you
express.??The position will be held for 2 years until reelection . Please JOIN me in
making this happening. I need you!
> ?
> At the moment, I will be holding??the President position. Please, join
me in building this small New York committees.
> ?
> Contact:
> Cheryl R. Brown
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> Home Phone Numbers: (631) 952-0989
> Give a messages and speak clearly and leave a brief messages.
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> e-mail:?cheryl9rb at gmail.com
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> Important Point:
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> Please put your full name and full E-mail address in the body of the
E-mail. So, I can E-mail back to you. I also need your full name and your
home/apt. address, and phone numbers. I really appreciate that very much.
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> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:25:23 -0700
> From: Keitei Colton <kekiangeles111 at gmail.com>
> To: "nfb-db at nfbnet.org" <nfb-db at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [nfb-db] Deaf Inclusion Training
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> Hello all,
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> I am putting on a presentation/training for a few student groups at the
University of Utah. I am wanting to include Deaf-Blind perspectives to help
with the presentation/training. Could anyone help me? Some questions that
I would like to share answers for at the presentation/training are as
following:
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> 1. Is there a Deaf-Blind community?
> 2. What are some methods of communicating with a Deaf-blind person?
> 3. What is tactile sign language?
> 4. Is Braille helpful?
> 5. Did you learn ASL as your first language?
> 6. What are some of the struggles that you personally face?
> 7. How can someone best help you?
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> If you want to help, please email me with any suggestions/tips and
answer the questions to the questions from your personal experience.
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> Best,
>
> Keitei Colton
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> Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 01:49:17 -0500 (EST)
> From: Cherifields at aol.com
> To: nfb-db at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nfb-db] nfb-db deaf inclusion
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> Hello Keitei,
>
> If you are considered deaf-blind, then you must know that not all
> deaf-blind are not all deaf-blind. The term is loosely used to include
all degrees
> of persons with hearing and vision loss. Those of us who are
considered
> blind have varying degrees of blindness. And the same goes for
deafness.
>
> Obviously, if you could not hear at birth, you would most likely have
been
> educated in the ASL. If you are educated with the deaf environment you
are
> better served with the deaf culture. If you are raised with the blind
> environment you will most likely stay with the hearing community, even
if you
> use ASL.
>
> The deaf-blind who are tactile only, have other organizations that serve
> them. This is primarily their community. Since there are not a large
> enough number in any one location, they will involved themselves with
> associations that meet their needs.
> The reality is, will society accept and include the deaf-blind? How
can
> we expect society to accept deaf-blind if as a whole the blind community
> does not accept them or the deaf does not accept them? Inclusion must
come
> from those who are NOT deaf-blind. And not the other way around.
>
> With the advent of new technology and education changing to include
rather
> than exclude society will change as we integrate disabilities. Just as
> years ago the children with disabilities were all segregated in their
own
> disability. This would make it harder for others without those
disabilities
> to accept them.
>
> Best Regards
>
> Cheri Fields
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