[nabs-l] Social Stuff

[Teal Bloodworth]

just be sturn almost stubborn in asking questions and dont try to fit in 
just be yourself. college is much easier but its not. I was friends with 
everybody that i went to highschool with before my car accident that led to 
my vision loss and it was awkward because they didnt know how to act. I 
thought college would be easier and it is but it isnt. Harder course work 
but easier social interaction because with the diversity in my school, it 
was a very openminded and nonjudge mental and no one that i went to 
highschool went to this college which was weird because it was 45 minutes 
away from my highschool.

>From a personal view there is not much difference in going with those who 
are sighted or those who are not. Everyone will have different personalities 
that you will either like or not like. In a laughing matter i had a good 
pick up line..."i cant see so i have to see with my hands." I would never 
use that but i would tell people that if they were friends to kid with them.

Do you have similar feelings in your environment?

            -Teal
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alberto Arreola" <alberto.2500 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Social Stuff


> That goes for me.  I was the only blind student in my hight school, and 
> I'm
> now the only blind student at the university I go to.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Of Teal Bloodworth
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 7:40 PM
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> that must be nice for all of you. in highschool i was the first and only
> totally blind person, at my community college same and at the four year
> university same. I guess i dont really have any blind friends where i live
> because there is no one my age.
>
>            -Teal
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> From: "Jedi" <loneblindjedi at samobile.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Social Stuff
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>
>> Mark,
>>
>> I also find that many of my friends are blind. However, many of my blind
>> friends are struggling with their blindness more than I seem to be. That
>> is to say that some of them deny their blindness while others live the
>> stereotypes. Some of my best friends are sighted.
>>
>> I haven't noticed a remarkable difference between how my sighted friends
>> treat me versus how my blind friends treat me. I think what makes the
>> difference is philosophical understanding of blindness, not visual 
>> acuity.
>>
>> Respectfully Submitted
>> Original message:
>>> Reading this thread makes me think; most of my closest friends are also
>>> blind. This is not to say that I don't have sighted friends, I have lots
>>> of friends that are sighted. I go to a mainstream school and otherwise
>>> fully participate in everything that my sighted friends do. It just 
>>> seems
>
>>> like my sighted colleagues still treat me differently than they would
>>> treat another sighted classmate. It's nothing that I can put my finger
>>> on, just an impression I get. Do any of you also find this to be true?
>>
>>
>>
>>> Also do you find that it is easier to make friends with blind people 
>>> than
>
>>> sighted people? I think it is, because you don't have to deal with the
>>> blindness thing. I mean you don't have to teach them that just because
>>> your eyes don't work it doesn't make you drastically different than
>>> anyone else.
>>
>>
>>
>>> I would appreciate your thoughts,
>>
>>
>>
>>> Mark
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