[nabs-l] high school question

Sat Aug 30 17:06:44 UTC 2014

Good morning, Aleeha, and everyone,

Well, as for my high school experience, generally, people exhibited a 
tolerance if not openness. I was treated reasonably well by other 
stoners with our having a built-in unifying caricturistic of 
enjoying, and appreciating,  inhaling lubrication for the mind and 
sensibilities
for today, Car

.AM 8/30/2014, Aleeha Dudley via nabs-l wrote:
>Unfortunately, even when you are joking and lighthearted about your 
>blindness, it doesn't always work. I had a really difficult 
>experience in high school, we're almost no one would speak to me. I 
>had people making fun of me constantly in the hallways, and jumping 
>over my cane, which caused it to snap at one point. One girl decided 
>that it would be funny to walk up behind me, clap her hands, and say 
>"hey, there's someone in front of you. "So, it really is hit or 
>miss. I think there are people who will respect you for who you are, 
>but I also don't think that just because you are comfortable with 
>yourself means that other people will immediately be comfortable 
>with you, because, let's face it, you're in a school full of 
>teenagers, and sometimes, teenagers are not the most open-minded.
>
>Aleeha Dudley and seeing eye dog Dallas
>Vice President, Ohio Association of blind students
>Blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com
>"The wind of Heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears." 
>Arabian proverb
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 29, 2014, at 7:33 PM, Sofia Gallo via nabs-l 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Totally agree with Marissa, I've had a similar experience and I joke
> > about stuff all the time (smile)
> >
> >> On 8/29/14, Marissa Tejeda via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >> I know this may sound...  (lack for a word right now).
> >> I have made friends very easily all my life.  High school may
> >> seem hard, but it really isn't.  (smiles)
> >> I'm in the tenth grade, and have bunches of friends.  I am in
> >> band, but when I play with the others, no one notices I'm blind.
> >> It would help if I had some music, but that's a different story.
> >> I did perform in a pep rally last year.  I got two standing
> >> ovations, (there were two rallies so everyone in the school could
> >> go).
> >> I sat at a table by myself, one day.  (This was just this week.)
> >> Two girls sat across from me.  I didn't talk, so they didn't talk
> >> to me, (same would have happened, had I been able to see).  Then,
> >> my friends, Michelle and Jessica, came and sat by me.  I started
> >> talking with them; the two girls that sat across from me were
> >> friends of there's.  we ended up having a great time and now, I
> >> can ALMOST tell them by voice.  I still get confused between
> >> Michelle and Jessica, but I'm getting better.
> >>
> >> Just be open about it.  This may sound cruel to some, but I'm so
> >> open about my blindness, I'll joke about it in class.  "I can't
> >> see the board, can I move?" or someone says, "I'll see you
> >> tomorrow, Marissa." I'll turn, look at them, and say, "I won't."
> >> It gets people laughing.  I answer questions about being blind,
> >> whenever I'm asked.  Some people are shy; just say, "It's ok, you
> >> can ask."
> >> They think they will offend you.  Just let them know that they
> >> won't.
> >>
> >> If you need any help, feel free to email me off-list.
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: Ana Martinez via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> >> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> >> Date sent: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:08:49 -0600
> >> Subject: [nabs-l] highschool question
> >>
> >> hi all I have a question, how do you make friends in highschool,
> >> for
> >> me it has been difficult because there a lot of students and in
> >> all of
> >> my classes there are different kids ,
> >>
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