[rehab] adjustment to blindness

Wed Sep 19 16:25:55 UTC 2012

Anmol,

If you are looking for unbiased information, it doesn't exist, as far as I
know.  Everyone in the field of work with the blind has a bias of some
sort, even those who pretend not to (especially those).  Much of the
scholarly stuff is so dull, it will put your students to sleep.

Having said that, check with Dr. Edward Bell of Louisiana Tech.  He and
Dr. Fred Schroeder have created a professional journal which has very high
standards and may be of use to you.  There is of course the Journal of
Visual Impairment and Blindness, which is published by the American
Foundation for the Blind.  Do not rule out the Braille Monitor, which
publishes lots of scholarly stuff.  It has been awhile since I read the
Braille Forum, but I have found useful articles in that too.

Go to www.nfb.org, and look at the giant archive of material that goes
back generations.  Check out the book Freedom for the Blind by James
Omvig.  The Blind Doctor, about Jacob Bolotin, is good too.  Anything
about Kenneth Jernigan and Jacobus TenBroek.  There are lots of others.
Check out the Convention Highlights, which contain speeches and
presentations at the national convention, including some stuff we did in
the Employment Committee.  Mississippi State University is the federally
funded rehabilitation institute on blindness, and can offer you valuable
information and publications.

I am going to send a copy of this to Dr. Bell, who will give you good
advice.

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 2:49 PM
To: Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List
Subject: Re: [rehab] adjustment to blindness

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-----
> 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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