[rehab] adjustment to blindness

[Dick Davis]

Anmol,
Don't fall into the traditional agency trap of neutering anything that has
to do with the NFB.  No other profession would reject good ideas because
of the source, and the NFB has tons of stuff.  So use it, and attibute it.
Look at the Braille Forum and see if there is information in that which
you can use, and if you do, attribute it to the ACB.  If you find stuff on
the AFB website, use it and attribute it to the AFB.  And so forth.  You
cannot embrace all points of view, because some would be negative to what
you are doing, but you can discuss even the negative stuff and ask people
what they think about it.  be open about the fact that you are a
Federationist, and do not apologize for it.  Trust that your students will
be smart enough to figure out what is best for them, after sorting through
all the information they get from you.  Let them know the times and dates
of organization meetings too - NFB and ACB, and encourage them to attend
to see what each offers.
Dick Davis

-----Original Message-----
From: rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Anmol Bhatia
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 10:11 AM
To: Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List
Subject: [rehab] adjustment to blindness

Hello,
I am working on developing a curriculum for adjustment to blindness for my
current job and I am wondering if anyone has done this and would not mind
sharing tips on what to include and how to measure the final outcome. Are
there any books, classes, or literature you would recommend? Since I do
not work for an NFB Center, and need to be unbiased, I don't want to push
the NFB Philosophy. However, this does not mean that I should not use any
of the NFB literature, but if someone can provide me with some pointers
from an unbiased point of view I would really appreciate it. Does anyone
do adjustment to blindness training as part of their job? If so, how do
you handle it? Any thoughts or ideas would really be appreciate it.

Anmol
I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps
there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze
among flowers.
Hellen Keller

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