[NFBMI-Wayne-County] blindness and other identities writing

[debrag1374 at sbcglobal.net]

Hi members,

 

I’m passing along a message from Renee Echols who works at Disability network in Washtenaw county. They are working on a blog project for blindness awareness month about intersectionality. She gave me permission to send this message to you all. If you’re interested in participating in this project, please contact her. Her contact information is included in this email.

 

Thank you.

 

Debbie,

Vice-President New Wayne County Chapter NFBMI

 

 

From: Renee Echols <Renee at dnwml.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2024 10:39 AM
To: debrag1374 at sbcglobal.net
Subject: blindness and other indentities writing

 

Hi Debbie,

We are doing a blog project at my CIL on intersectionality, that is, how your other identities have impacted your experience as a person with a disability, blind person. October is blindness awareness month, and I was wondering if you’d like to contribute, writing or talking about a blind person who has multiple  identities. These experiences do not have to be negative. Here are a few thoughts:

How has your family background or cultures informed how you experience blindness?

Do the different ethnic groups of your family respond to your blindness in different ways? Can you describe?

How do you think different ethic groups react to blindness and why?

How has being female impacted your experience as a blind person?

Hope this helps for a few ideas You can remain anonymous  if you like if you want to write something for our blog.

Renee

 

Renee Echols, LLMSW (she/her)

Community Support Specialist

Disability Network Washtenaw Monroe Livingston

 <mailto:renee at dnwml.org> renee at dnwml.org

 

‪Direct: (734) 889-9370 ○ Office: (734) 971-0277

 

 




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Renee Echols, LLMSW (she/her)

Community Support Specialist

Disability Network Washtenaw Monroe Livingston

 <mailto:renee at dnwml.org> renee at dnwml.org

 

‪Direct: (734) 889-9370 ○ Office: (734) 971-0277

3941 Research Park Dr ○ Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Our mission is to empower the lives of people with disabilities and advocate for a more inclusive community for all.

Image description: ABOVE - Logo. The words Disability Network appear in blue and orange, with the words Washtenaw Monroe Livingston below in green. A blue paint brush stroke curves around the left side of the words toward the top of the image.

 

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