[Ohio-talk] Work Tolorence

[COLLEEN ROTH via Ohio-talk]

 Hello,
Well I wouldn't say that blind people have a disability culture.
I think deaf people have a deaf culture because of the fact that they have had to find different ways of communicating. I do think that some people who are deaf may feel isolated due to the challenges they have in communicating with others. There are also some people who want to use a system to communicate which other deaf people might not agree with. I know that there are some deaf people who want to spell each word when they communicate and some want to use ASL while others prefer total communication. I thin that the pendulum is swinging toward the middle now and ASL is more accepted than it was in the mid sixties to the mid seventies for example.
I can't remember what the communication system is called which has people communicating with each other by spelling each word.
I for one am glad that ASL is more accepted now for ease of communication. We could probably compare this to Braille.
Deaf people in different parts of the country have their own little short-hand which is understood by those they spend time with.
I think some blind people may have had some of that kind of lingo and cutesy sayings particularly at schools for the blind.
I was aghast the first time I heard someone refer to themselves as a Blink. I had no clue what they were talking about and to this day I never use that term.
Colleen Roth



----- Original Message -----
From: Arlie Ray via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: ohio-talk at nfbnet.org
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2014 8:51 am
Subject: [Ohio-talk] Work Tolorence

>
>
> Hi List Viewers,
> 
> Your concerns about this work tolorence matter are completely valid.
> Consequently, I am trying to become a job developer because I think
> counselors and employment specialists are missing one key resource; they do
> not understand disability culture. Not having this understanding means that
> all jobseekers with disabilities get treated the same. Hence the need for a
> "work tolorence" program. A blanket program for counselors who only
> understand disability from a "how fast can you get the job done" point of
> view.
> 
> Blanket programs are wrong, cause too many inconsistencies, and are
> antiquated ways of thinking. There is no unified theory for assisting any
> job seeker. Everyone needs help in different areas, from soft skills
> training to resume writing. Some people only need a piece of assistive
> technology and they can hit the ground running. As blind people, we just
> can't see, but without an understanding of disability culture we are all to
> often treated as if we can't think.
> 
> I hope this did not sound to preachy.
> 
> Cheers,
> Arlie Ray
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