[rehab] adjustment to blindness

[Anmol Bhatia]

Thanks Dick, these are all great ideas. I frankly don't shy away from the fact I am a Federrationest, and to be honest there are alot of things I agree with ACB on, however, for my professional life I want to present my students with both sides without taking sides. What I am actually looking for is some scholarly information that I can cite. So if anyone can provide me with some scholarly that I can use, I would appreciate it.

thanks
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


--- On Tue, 9/18/12, Dick Davis <ddavis at blindinc.org> wrote:

> From: Dick Davis <ddavis at blindinc.org>
> Subject: Re: [rehab] adjustment to blindness
> To: "Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List" <rehab at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 2:18 PM
> 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-----
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> [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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