[Arizona-students] Water Park Outing!

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi all,

	As I see it, the main purpose of going to the water park as a
division is to have fun and socialize. A side effect of going there is that
the public will learn about us and our organization as well as our ability
to participate fully in society. I 
Don't think that educating is usually the primary goal, unless we're doing
something specific like talking about Braille or blindness at a school.

	Also, don't forget that we can educate our members and help them to
build up their confidence and skills through events like a water park day. I
myself have never been to a water park without being in the company of at
least one fully sighted person, and so I'm not sure what the best techniques
are for getting around such a place without vision. I trust that it can be
done because I know that our training centers routinely sponsor these kinds
of outings. But I'll be learning a lot from the rest of you about exactly
how it's done.

	When we go to the water park it's not going to be a spectacle. We're
just going to enjoy the rides and the wave pool like everybody else.

	Although we have decided to hold the AABS-sponsored water park day
on the same day as the other state divisions, if a few of us want to go to
Big Surf next month as an informal outing, we certainly can do that.

Cheers
Arielle
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[mailto:arizona-students-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Darrell Shandrow
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 12:31 AM
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Subject: Re: [Arizona-students] Water Park Outing!

Hi Gabe,

Though I certainly do believe it is critical that we educate the public, I 
also agree with you that we shouldn't, in most cases, go out of our way to 
do so.  Let's just get the job done through living by example.  Let's not 
make a public spectacle of it.

Instead, my friends, let's evangelize for the equal accessibility and 
reasonable accomodation we must be granted in order to be afforded the 
opportunity to fully participate in society.

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Subject: Re: [Arizona-students] Water Park Outing!


yeh, doesn't make sense but what ever.

I'm not all on this educate the public band waggon that seems to be
afoot, but hmmmmmm.......

does this students group not believe in joining in with the public
and try and get off that high horse of eaducating the public???

Gabe Vega
The BlindTech----tech of all techs
Board of directors Arizona Council of the Blind
Phoenix
602-903-3852
skype theblindtech




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