[stylist] Introduction of a New Writer

Tue Jun 8 00:12:57 UTC 2010

hi jewel,
if you are interested in reading my book in acaves then  you will find
it august or september last year two thousand and nine.
thanks also for telling about echolocation. i've heard some people use
both cane and  echolocation to compliment each other.  i don't know
being profounmdly deaf so.

fight it is a listserve for people who have biid or wish to support
people with bid or who are just curious about it.  in case you don't
know people with biid have a strong desire to becaome diabled usually
amputee althoughj some with bidd want to be deaf, blind or paralised.
it's a difficult concept for people to understand because we live in a
society wherer being normal is everything.   i was born disabled and
am very keen to keep all four of my limbs.  however i am curious and
i did have an unusual reaction when the rest of my hearing went.  it
came as a releaf because now no more would people make me use my
hearing aids which wre causing me to suffer a lot from recrutment and
making my tinitus worse and the fact was i prefered non verbal
communication anyway.  also i want my eyes amputated due to eye pain
but bleing  completely blind anway i don't think that counts as biid.
just say we have a shared interest and leave it as that since  doctors
seem to have a horror of removing body parts and i am told what if my
sight comes back  in the future.  i don't want to live for what might
happen in the future. i have as about as much faith in a cure for my
type of blindess as i do in santa or the tooth fairy.
anyway this is a little off topic to tehe subject of writting.  do you
subscribe to the group writers chat yet.  if you are interested in
discussing the subject further maybe we could do it there or
privately. my email adress is dreamavdb at googlemail. com.

helene

On 08/06/2010, Jewel S. <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Echolocation is a complex phenomenon. What you feel through your cane
> is kinda like echolocation, but it has more to do with extended touch
> through the hand and arm. Echolocation is often done with the click of
> the tongue, a clicker (like those used in clicker training of dogs),
> or even just footsteps. Ancient monks used a vibrating chant to find
> their way in underground tunnels where there was no light. Bats use
> echolocation, and dolphins and whales use a similar phenomenon called
> sonar.
>
> Echolocation is also often called "facial vision" because many who
> have the ability to use echolocation in navigation as a "feeling" on
> their face that lets them know what and where certain things are based
> on how far the echo goes out, how spread out it goes, etc.
>
> Imagine this: A boy in California who used echolocation exclusively
> (he refused to use a white cane) could tell you whether the object in
> front of him was a car, truck, or van, based on how far the echoing
> went, how high it went, and such. He could distinguish between trees
> and people, bushes and trash bins, and many other objects. He knew
> instantly when he came to a curb (he was an avid roller blader and
> cyclist), and could tell you how many steps were in front of him and
> how deep they were. In an experiment, he was asked to tell how big an
> object was in front of him. Without touching the object, he clicked
> his way up and down, side to side, around and around the object, and
> was able to give exact dimensions and even gave a guess as to what it
> was. And he was right! (it was a half-gallon milk carton). He could
> distinguish shapes (such as a round versus an octangonal sign), and
> see odd shapes, such as a soccer net).
>
> With echolocation, a person can navigate the world without the use of
> cane, guide dog, or a sighted guide. Echolocation allows for a
> different way of seeing and describing objects. A blind person using
> echolocation would not describe a building as being "a dull red brick
> building" but rather "a tall, brick building with wooden doors and
> plastic windows" (the echolocator wouldn't see the colour of the
> building, but rather the approximate shape and the materials the
> object is made of). Art in a world of echolocator might be created out
> of mavious materials in shapes, creating, for example, the "feel" of a
> car or a person and a dog (which would "feel" differently).
>
> But, having not actually learned echolocation, I don't know how brick
> "feels" in echoes...or how a dog "feels" different from, say, a fur
> coat on a child...see what I mean?
>
> ~Jewel
>
> On 6/7/10, loristay <loristay at aol.com> wrote:
>> Is echolocation related to being aware of where you are via echoes from
>> the
>> cane tip?  How about from just feeling the presence of something with your
>> forehead?  (That's what  my husband does!)
>> Lori
>> On Jun 7, 2010, at 12:55:02 PM, "Jewel S." <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> From:   "Jewel S." <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
>> Subject:    Re: [stylist] Introduction of a New Writer
>> Date:   June 7, 2010 12:55:02 PM EDT
>> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> Hey Helene,
>>
>> Thank you for the belated welcome. I totally understand. I am soooo
>> very busy lately. I don't recall a group called "Fight It" but that
>> doesn't mean I wasn't on there...I have a very bad long-term memory;
>> can't remember last month, let alone years ago. What is the group
>> about?
>>
>> Your book sounds very interesting; I love dragons! When I have the
>> time, I'll certainly look it up. The story about the blind world is
>> proving so very difficult to write, because I have never experienced
>> echolocation personally, nor will most of my writers, so I have to do
>> a lot of research on the subject before I can really describe it to
>> the reader. But it is a concept I really love, and I doubt it will
>> fade into nothingness. I am hoping to talk to Dr. Kiesh in the future
>> sometime to learn about echolocation from him, as he is one of the
>> most well-known teachers of the not-well-known sense of location via
>> clicks.
>>
>> ~Jewel
>>
>> On 6/5/10, helene ryles <dreamavdb at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> hi jewel,
>>>
>>> welcome to the list. sorry it's taken me such a while to welcome you
>>> ut i am not very active at present. i find your stories really
>>> interesting. particularly the last one about the blind world where
>>> sighted people arae differant. i also write fantasy. part of my book
>>> trials of an honorary dragon can be found in the archieves if you are
>>> interested enough to dig it out. although i am planning to work on
>>> it later on. it is set in a country called nazdonia which is run by
>>> dragons whicho think that humans should be airborne like them. there
>>> are many disabled characters in my book
>>>
>>> anyway i also vaguely remember your name from another list you used to
>>> subscribe to a few years back called fight it. are you the same jewel
>>> or have i got you mixed up with someone else.
>>> helene
>>>
>>> On 22/04/2010, James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. N6YR <n6yr at sunflower.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> welcome to our list Jewel.
>>>> jc
>>>>
>>>> At 04:42 PM 4/22/2010, you wrote:
>>>>>Thank you for the welcome. ~Jewel
>>>>>
>>>>>On 4/22/10, Judith Bron <jbron at optonline.net> wrote:
>>>>> > Jewel, Your writing sounds wonderful. I think when most of us write,
>>>>> > our
>>>>> > own conflicts enter into whatever format we are writing in. Welcome
>>>>> > to
>>>>> > the
>>>>> > list, Judith
>>>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> > From: "Jewel S." <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
>>>>> > To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> > Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 3:55 PM
>>>>> > Subject: [stylist] Introduction of a New Writer
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> >> Hi all,
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Some of you likely know me from some of the other listservs...I seem
>>>>> >> to be everywhere these days, eh? *grin* So, I'll only give a short
>>>>> >> introduction, and one about what brings me to this listserv.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> My name is Jewel. I am 25 years old, and live in Raleigh, NC. I am a
>>>>> >> member of the Raleigh chapter of the NFB, as well as the North
>>>>> >> Carolina Association of Blind Students. I am a research geek, loving
>>>>> >> to write about things I research about. So, that brings me to why
>>>>> >> I'm
>>>>> >> here.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I write many different things. Lately, I've been doing a lot on my
>>>>> >> blog, Treasure Chest for the Blind (found at
>>>>> >> <http://blindtreasurechest.blogspot.com>), a blog about resources
>>>>> >> for
>>>>> >> blind people, such as alternate screenreaders like NVDA, sources of
>>>>> >> e-books, such as NLS' BARD, RFBD, and there will be one soon about
>>>>> >> the
>>>>> >> Internet Archives, software (games, business tools, home tools, and
>>>>> >> much more), and anything else I think people will find of use. It's
>>>>> >> really more of a way to allow me to share with other all the amazing
>>>>> >> things I have found on the Internet and out in the world, and also a
>>>>> >> way for me to write often.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Beyond the blog writing, I also write for my local chapter's
>>>>> >> newsletter. My article each month will be a Member Profile. I have
>>>>> >> written so far, that was supposed to be in last month's, but was
>>>>> >> left
>>>>> >> out, and will be in this month's newsletter. I've just started doing
>>>>> >> this, and am very much enjoying the phone interview process of
>>>>> >> learning about the members of my home chapter.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I have also written a lot of poetry. Some of it is crap, but some of
>>>>> >> it is not half bad. Much of it can be found at poetry.com under
>>>>> >> "Amber
>>>>> >> Gaspard," my maiden name. Some of it is quite depressing, poetry
>>>>> >> written in my childhood, being raised by an emotionally, verbally,
>>>>> >> and
>>>>> >> occassionally physically abusive mother. I have written poetry about
>>>>> >> wanting to destroy a mirror and cut myself with it, about how the
>>>>> >> tracks on my arms are reminders of my past, and descriptives of the
>>>>> >> verbal abuse. This was a sort of therapy for myself. Some of my
>>>>> >> poetry
>>>>> >> is more upbeat, however, like descriptives of nature much like
>>>>> >> haikus,
>>>>> >> and medieval-style poetry about books, reading, and other stuff.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Finally, I have written a few short stories that went nowhere, but
>>>>> >> have two books that have been slowly developing over time. The first
>>>>> >> is a fantasy about a half-troll child searching for her past after
>>>>> >> learning that her mother never knew how she came to be, and her
>>>>> >> search
>>>>> >> for herself. She really is searching for herself, trying to find
>>>>> >> where
>>>>> >> she fits in between two different worlds (troll and human), neither
>>>>> >> of
>>>>> >> which will accept her. The story is sorta a fantasy adopted-child
>>>>> >> story, and a few friends who were adopted said they can really
>>>>> >> relate
>>>>> >> to the story.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> The other that has developed over time is a fantasy mystery. Erica
>>>>> >> is
>>>>> >> a young girl who has, for as far back as she can remember, had the
>>>>> >> same dream every night, of an old man at a well. As the story
>>>>> >> progresses, you learn more about what this dream is (or do you?),
>>>>> >> and
>>>>> >> the story is about Erica trying to understand who she is, what this
>>>>> >> dream means to her life, and how it has shaped her entire being.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> The first book has been thus far called Unknown Past, and the second
>>>>> >> has thus far been called simply "The Well" The first is pure
>>>>> >> fantasy;
>>>>> >> however, the second is loosely based (at least at the beginning) on
>>>>> >> my
>>>>> >> own life as an abused child and the dream that I often had as a
>>>>> >> child
>>>>> >> and my own search for the meaning of the dream.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I have also written a children's book about a rabbit who lives near
>>>>> >> a
>>>>> >> farm and decides one day to live on the farm, since the grass is
>>>>> >> always greener, and quickly learns that he is much better off being
>>>>> >> what he is, a rabbit, after trying to be a cat, dog, horse, chicken,
>>>>> >> and other farm animals. It is a story of acceptance of self, at the
>>>>> >> same time teaching about farm animals.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> One last story that is not developed much at all, but is only an
>>>>> >> idea
>>>>> >> is about a world where everyone is blind, where everyone has always
>>>>> >> been blind, where there is no such ting as humans seeing with eyes
>>>>> >> like people do in the real world. Instead of vision, people have
>>>>> >> echo,
>>>>> >> a form of echolocation that sometimes is seen in children who are
>>>>> >> born
>>>>> >> totally blind. But then a sighted child is born, then another, and
>>>>> >> schools for the echo-impaired (those who see with their eyes, but
>>>>> >> can't use echolocation) open, and the world slowly tries to help
>>>>> >> these
>>>>> >> poor impaired people who have eyes like animals. It is kinda a role
>>>>> >> reversal that has a subtle message of teaching sighted people what
>>>>> >> it
>>>>> >> is like to be a minority as blind people are.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> So, that's my stories and such, and I hope to share my writing,
>>>>> >> learn
>>>>> >> from others, and enjoy this list.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Later,
>>>>> >> ~Jewel
>>>>> >>
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