[NABS-L] Do you Disclose Vision to College Roomates?

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Hi Gene, 

The more thoughts on this the better! I have not yet done anything about
this. Thank you for your input. I am probably leaning towards waiting a
little bit and then introducing it over text. 

Nic 


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Subject: Re: [NABS-L] Do you Disclose Vision to College Roomates?

Hey Nick,

Lots of great thoughts here already (not sure if you're looking for more),
but I think as long as you're comfortable about what you decide, both
options work. I didn't disclose my blindness to my college roommate (or
study abroad roommates). There was an awkward first handshake and some
questions later down the line, but nothing major came up. I think if folks
get the sense that you are comfortable with your blindness and get to know
(or at least for now, get a glimpse of) your holistic
personhood/interests/character/story, things will very often pan out okay
whether the blindness piece comes in pre or post in person. I would lean a
little toward finding a natural opening to disclose via text since your
roommates are already getting the sense of who you are overall, but again I
think it won't go awry if you end up not disclosing until you meet in
person.

Kindly,
Gene
--
Gene Sung-Ho Kim | B.S. candidate, Symbolic Systems | Stanford University
Secretary | California Association of Blind Students


On Sun, Aug 2, 2020 at 10:21 AM nspohn0--- via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
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> Hi all,
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> I will be a college freshman this fall. My Move in day is August 22nd, 
> so it is coming up quickly! Do you disclose your visual 
> impairment/blindness to your college dorm roommates?
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> I will be living in an apartment style. The four of us each have our 
> own room and there are two bathrooms, 2 people per bathroom. Students 
> are responsible for cleaning the bathrooms among themselves. There are 
> also 2 washers and dryers that the four of us will share.
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> I have started to text each of my roommates. We have been talking 
> about what we are majoring in, things we like to do, etc. I would love 
> to have multiple opinions on this.
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> Regards,
>
> Nic
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