[Ohio-talk] Philosophy of disability

[COLLEEN ROTH]

Hello,
I just had to comment about this tolic some more.
I think we as blind people pick up on the beliefs of others around us. We also buy into the beliefs of others about blindness too.
Colleen Roth



----- Original Message -----
From: Cheryl Fields <cherylelaine1957 at gmail.com>
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List ohio-talk at nfbnet.org
Date: Saturday, November 23, 2013 9:26 pm
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Philosophy of disability

>
>
> Kaiti, this is an ambitious endeavor. I don't know any blind people
> from other countries, however check the Matilda Ziegler Magazine, pen
> pal section and there may be some contacts in there and it may be a
> great place to post an announcement about your project. How will you
> incorporate music into this project?
> A few weeks ago JW posted a new book about racism among the blind,
> will find title and send to you. This really made me think a little
> deeper about it, now you are making me think a little deeper about how
> others may perceive me as a person with a disability and African
> American.
> When I get my thoughts together I will send them to you, should be interesting!
> 
> Blessings,
> Cheryl
> 
> 
> 
> 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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