[Ohio-talk] Philosophy of disability

[Kaiti Shelton]

Hi Marianne, 

My email is kaiti.shelton at gmail.com.  

Thanks,

Kaiti Shelton
University of Dayton---2016
Music Therapy Major, Psychology Minor, Clarinet
Ohio Association of Blind Students, President 
Advocates for Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP), Vice President
NFB Community Service Group, Service Project Committee Chair
Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma, Usher Coordinator

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From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marianne
Denning
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 4:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Philosophy of disability

Kaity, I would be happy to share information with you.  Please give your
email so we can communicate off list.  It is a very interesting topic.

On 11/19/13, Kaiti Shelton <kaiti.shelton at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> One of the new things I'm trying to explore is the philosophy of 
> disability.  This is in several contexts, including how people from 
> different cultures perceive those with disabilities, what makes people 
> from these different cultures perceive different disabilities 
> differently, and how culture impacts the perceptions of a disabled 
> person of themself, others with their disability, and people with 
> other disabilities.
>
> For my philosophy minor I have the option of taking a 400 level 
> seminar class or completing a capstone.  I'm thinking the capstone 
> will be the way I will choose to go, since it will allow me to 
> complete the project and the minor on my own time, and because I have 
> a little more freedom in choosing a topic.  It's also a way of tying 
> it in with music therapy, since it gives my puzzled advisor a little 
> more of an idea of what I'm trying to do by going for a minor in 
> something that seems very remotely related to my major on the surface.
>
> I'm just beginning preliminary research, and odds are the project will 
> have an emphasis on blindness, but if you've had experiences when 
> traveling out of the country, or met someone of a different 
> nationality who has expressed a different view on disability or 
> blindness, how was it?  Do you know anyone in another country who 
> feels differently about their disability in response to how others 
> seem to perceive them?  Any feedback for consideration would be 
> appreciated.
>
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053

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