[nfb-talk] Extra Tax Exemption

[Sherri]

After following this thread, I want to say that you stated it brilliantly. 
Asking for accommodations is not having someone else do a task for us. That 
is so right on!
Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John G. Heim" <jheim at math.wisc.edu>
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Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 9:21 AM
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> Asking for an accomodation should never be looked upon as a compromise. 
> There is a subtle but important difference between asking for an 
> accomodation and letting people do things for you. Anything you can do for 
> yourself, you should do even if it means you need to ask for an 
> accomodation. But you should never be ashamed to ask for an accomodation.
>
> Wow, I'm so glad this came up. I've been struggling for years to put the 
> above concept into words. This morning, the words just came.
>
>
>
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>>I would have to agree. I think that at times we spend too much time as 
>>blind people trying to prove our independence when we need to just do what 
>>we need to do. If it is more convenient and appropriate to use a 
>>convenience then do it and let it be an individual choice. When I was in 
>>college I had single dorm rooms because I took heavy course loads and did 
>>most of my studying during the night as I worked two part time jobs and 
>>required much additional storage space for tapes--reel to reel in those 
>>days. so it was more convenient and less disruptive to other people.
>> Chuck
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>> From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
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>> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 5:42 PM
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>>> My opinion, generally unasked-for though it may be, is that we worry 
>>> sometimes far too much about what people might think if they see 
>>> something.
>>>
>>> Over on the NABS list, someone asked about the notion that she might 
>>> need a single dorm room for herself.  The immediate response from the 
>>> list was that she must at all costs refuse this on the grounds that she 
>>> should not wish to be seen as needing something.
>>>
>>> How insecure in oneself must one be to constantly assume that something 
>>> as simple as asking for more than half a shoebox as a living arrangement 
>>> somehow connotes inferiority? I gave the most logical advice I could: 
>>> If you want a roommate, do not allow the school to isolate you.  If you 
>>> don't, ask for a single.  If someone asks if it's for your disability, 
>>> answer honestly that it is simply your preference.
>>>
>>> Being a bit older than the average undergraduate, not a small person, 
>>> and having more possessions than comfortably fit in half a shoebox, I 
>>> greatly valued my single room.  I paid for the privilege, as did half of 
>>> the students on my floor.  I did move eventually into a graduate student 
>>> apartment, which required special approval, but the request was based on 
>>> age and personality, not disability.
>>>
>>> Joseph
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 10:49:18PM -0700, ckrugman at sbcglobal.net wrote:
>>>>In my experience I have never heard or run across any negative feelings 
>>>>about it on the part of society as a whole. The benefits of it for 
>>>>idnividuals outweigh any alleged unproven detriments as a whole.
>>>>Chuck
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