[nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum

Fri Jul 13 12:19:09 UTC 2012

Brandon,
Thanks, nice description. actually, I knew condoms were only to be used once 
though; I have a bit of knowledge, not enough though.
I don't think sex ed classes should be as graphic as you do, but I 
definitely think the scientific process should be taught. But when to teach 
sex is not a blindness issue; it’s a moral and ethics issue which all of us 
differ on. I'll just say that IMO parents should  be more open about 
questions. My parents believed you shouldn't go around making babies before 
marriage; it’s a financial hardship to raise a baby single handed not to 
mention responsibility; better to wait til you have a committed relationship 
and are financially stable to support a baby.
I agree with them. I guess they felt that if they discussed this info, we 
might try it in relationships  or something.

Anyway, I'll write off list to continue if we want to. Let me know if you 
have a different email address. You seem to have more info; you got your 
info somewhere. Perhaps you already did it with a girlfriend, or something.
I wonder where you got the info.  People keep referencing books; I'm not 
sure what books though; I was a big reader, but as I did not read romances, 
perhaps that's why I did not run across these descriptions you all observe. 
As a kid and youth, I loved books on history, historic fiction, the Laura 
ingalls series, Nancy drew books, and babysitters club among other books.

Ah, if only I could ask an infant what being delivered was like, would be 
cool. Now I know what the cord's purpose is.
I've imagined what I'd ask my nephew infant if he could talk. He cannot 
though. I'll just have to rock him and hear him coo.
Take care.
Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Brandon Keith Biggs
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 1:32 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum

Hello,
My problem with the current mottles are that they are gross.
They are hard and as synthetic as possible. The way they are presented make
one never want to see a peaness or vagina. They may work for putting in a
condom or a diaphragm, but past that point they just bring disgust to their
users.
Any mottles should be at least somewhat realistic, because otherwise it will
scare the blind person from having anything to do with sex.
That sweetish class sounds very awesome, perhaps if the teacher stripped
down, the students would treat sex ed as a cereous topic. I don't think
anyone should be embarrassed about sex or sexual matters and I think
children should be given the truth. They have a peaness and a vagina and
when they are old enough to ask about what it is, they are almost old enough
to deal with the issues that come with their body demanding babies.

BTW Ashley, I know how hard it is to get your hands on a condom and I know
how hard it is to get your hands on a new born baby.
A condom looks like a long, thin, rubber sleeve with a big ring at the base.
There's a little pouch on the end that's smaller than the main part. When a
condom is in a package It's a little 1.5-2 inch square package that feels
like there is a ring in it. When the condom is taken out of the package,
it's like a ring with a rubber Curtin in the middle. You can find the side
that is supposed to fit over the peaness by either blowing on it or feeling
to see where that little pouch or bubble is poking out. The side that is
poking out is the side that stays on the outside.
They kind of feel like a finger of a latex glove.
WARNING! If your boyfriend wants to be cool and either: wear a flavored
condom, glow in the dark condom, extra large condom or any condom that's not
considered plane, don't do penetration. Most of those fancy condoms are
meant for oral sex and generally are weaker than the plane condoms. A
diaphragm is kind of the same idea, except it is inserted into the vagina
and can often stay there for a couple hours where as a condom has to be used
right away.
Also note, condoms aren't meant to be used more than once, so be aware of
that when you go in for the second time. They are thin and the guy doesn't
always notice that the condom has broken.

A baby's umbilical chord sticks out of their belly button. (You ever wonder
what that strange indentation is fore?) It is a feeding tube that goes right
into the baby's stomach. One end is attached to the mom somewhere in the
uterus and the other comes out of the babies bellybutton. The chord is cut
in order to remove the baby from a physical attachment to the mother.
Beyond that, take a biology class, it is a lot more detailed, but that is
the idea. You could also Google it.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs
-----Original Message----- 
From: Sophie Trist
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 9:16 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum

Ashley, I think it depends on the teacher you have for sex ed. My
teacher was super duper good about explaining everything. Plus,
we had notes to read that described it very well.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:21:22 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum

Sophie,
I, too, took a sex ed class and it was useful. But, we still lack
knowledge
usually. I don't think this replaces school education, it
supplements it.
Having nonvisual access such as a description, diagrams, or model
would
further aide in  our understanding of such a matter.
Guys you may want to skip the next paragraph.

For instance, My brother's wife just had a baby; having not seen
or been
explained what the birth process is, I don't have a clue what its
about.
What are contractions? What is ambiotic fluid and what is its
role in
supporting the fetus? I still don't understand how a baby gets
nurishment as
its in the mother. I know from the mother's food, but just how I
don't
understand.
They told me Steve, my brother, cut the umbilical cord.
But where is that on the baby and mother? Kasey told me she
started labour
in the evening and went to the hospital; she did not have the
baby til next
afternoon! I asked her how she managed it; wasn't she tired? She
informed me
she slept a little during the night. She told me the baby's head
came out
first which was normal. I did not know this. I learned from her
as I held my
nephew that the head came out first and then the trunk and limbs.
I learned
that babies cried after they came out of the womb. I learned that
infants
needed to get milk very often. I am hoping Kasey will tell me
more about her
pregnancy and the beginnings of it, AKA, the sex part sometime.

I think I'll take that survey that started this.
Ashley

-----Original Message-----
From: Sophie Trist
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 1:37 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum

Dave, I'm a little confused. I'm going into tenth grade, and I
took a sex ed class in seventh grade. I found it to be very
informative despite my blindness. I don't understand why we need
a special curriculum for sex ed.

----- Original Message -----
From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:52:03 -0500
Subject: [nabs-l] Sex Education Curriculum

I have been asked to circulate the following:

Dave

Dear NFB Member,
The National Federation of the Blind has been gracious enough to
help us with a current project.

We are currently seeking your opinion in a survey that will help
us
write a curriculum for students with low vision and blindness in
the
area of sex education.  Currently no curriculum exists for
students
with low vision and blindness that reflect current education
standards.  Young people, educators, and professionals have all
indicated that there is a desperate need for such a curriculum.
We want your voice to impact our work!
Please take the time to fill out the survey at the link found
below:
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/sexeducationsurvey>https://www.su
rveymonkey.com/s/sexeducationsurvey
<https://maverick.hec.ohio-state.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=ht
tps://www.surveymonkey.com/s/sexeducationsurvey

Thank you for your time and consideration of this project!
Tiffany Wild, Mollie Blackburn, Stacy Kelly, and Caitlin Ryan

Thank you,
Mika Baugh
National Federation of the Blind
200 East Wells Street
      at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, MD 21230
P: (410) 659 9314 ext. 2371
E: <mailto:mbaugh at nfb.org>mbaugh at nfb.org
W: <http://www.nfb.org>www.nfb.org

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