Comments on: Colorblind People Feel Handicapped http://www.colblindor.com/2007/09/27/colorblind-people-feel-handicapped/ Color Blindness viewed through Colorblind Eyes Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:38:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: katherine http://www.colblindor.com/2007/09/27/colorblind-people-feel-handicapped/comment-page-1/#comment-101455 katherine Sat, 23 Oct 2010 04:09:29 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/2007/09/27/colorblind-people-feel-handicapped/#comment-101455 I have been having trouble with my son's school dept. They will not give him a 504 which would allow him to have books with black and white print and make it so he was not graded on color coded testing. The school dept. refuses to give him transportation eventhough I have numerous doctors letters saying it is unsafe for him to walk (numerous lights on and off ramp onto highways not an easy walk) some of the lights do not even work. I have tried to hire an attorney however they want 3,500.00 just to start I appealed to the RI dept of education and was denied saying that my doctors notes did not state how my son being colorblind would affect him walking to school. Also the school hired a mobility expert and vision expert that did not agree with them so I have not seen from them or been allowed to use the reports in the hearings. As many might know RI is well the most corrupt state in the us. I have been treated terribly and been threatened with court and jail as I cannot walk or drive my son to school as I am very ill. There is no compassion and they have wasted so much money fighting me when 4 buses pass by my house everyday. If anyone has any advice or a lawyer anything I would greatly appreciate it. thank you for your time I have been having trouble with my son’s school dept. They will not give him a 504 which would allow him to have books with black and white print and make it so he was not graded on color coded testing. The school dept. refuses to give him transportation eventhough I have numerous doctors letters saying it is unsafe for him to walk (numerous lights on and off ramp onto highways not an easy walk) some of the lights do not even work. I have tried to hire an attorney however they want 3,500.00 just to start I appealed to the RI dept of education and was denied saying that my doctors notes did not state how my son being colorblind would affect him walking to school. Also the school hired a mobility expert and vision expert that did not agree with them so I have not seen from them or been allowed to use the reports in the hearings.
As many might know RI is well the most corrupt state in the us. I have been treated terribly and been threatened with court and jail as I cannot walk or drive my son to school as I am very ill. There is no compassion and they have wasted so much money fighting me when 4 buses pass by my house everyday. If anyone has any advice or a lawyer anything I would greatly appreciate it. thank you for your time

]]> By: Jordan http://www.colblindor.com/2007/09/27/colorblind-people-feel-handicapped/comment-page-1/#comment-32838 Jordan Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:02:52 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/2007/09/27/colorblind-people-feel-handicapped/#comment-32838 First off great info and links, and the link that sent me here. I'm 28 and I first found out about my colorblindness when I was 12 or 13, I can remember when I was younger hearing over and over " what are you color blind or something?" "you can't see that" "yeah right whatever" and so on. Then my mother brought home some info about being colorblind and some simple test. Which I failed. I always felt bad as a kid whenever the subject of color came up(often) and today as an adult it is still somewhat embarrassing in some situations. I know no different than the way I see, and neither do the ones who disbelieve me or shrug it off. Im not sure if I am missing much by being color blind but I do understand that Im part of a small group of the population that has gone through the same situations. - -Rob Bailes -- I also found being a paramedic difficult for many reasons one of them being all the color coded charts and drug dosages, everything in a rescue truck is color coded and numbered.(some call it Fire Fighter Proof) Even when something is numbered for me depending on the outline color and the background color i may or may not see it well, Anyway sorry to see you had to give it up, I gave it up as well not for the same reasons though. Anyway it is something that bothers me, but only when its brought up, like hey are you really going to buy that shirt? Or you cant put that shirt with those pants? I stick to black clothes and then I move on. Being ColorBlind is something that I will always be. hey maybe the other guys are the strange ones, Walking around seeing crazy colors all day! First off great info and links, and the link that sent me here. I’m 28 and I first found out about my colorblindness when I was 12 or 13, I can remember when I was younger hearing over and over ” what are you color blind or something?” “you can’t see that” “yeah right whatever” and so on. Then my mother brought home some info about being colorblind and some simple test. Which I failed. I always felt bad as a kid whenever the subject of color came up(often) and today as an adult it is still somewhat embarrassing in some situations. I know no different than the way I see, and neither do the ones who disbelieve me or shrug it off. Im not sure if I am missing much by being color blind but I do understand that Im part of a small group of the population that has gone through the same situations. – -Rob Bailes — I also found being a paramedic difficult for many reasons one of them being all the color coded charts and drug dosages, everything in a rescue truck is color coded and numbered.(some call it Fire Fighter Proof) Even when something is numbered for me depending on the outline color and the background color i may or may not see it well, Anyway sorry to see you had to give it up, I gave it up as well not for the same reasons though.
Anyway it is something that bothers me, but only when its brought up, like hey are you really going to buy that shirt? Or you cant put that shirt with those pants? I stick to black clothes and then I move on.
Being ColorBlind is something that I will always be. hey maybe the other guys are the strange ones, Walking around seeing crazy colors all day!

]]> By: UncleFunk http://www.colblindor.com/2007/09/27/colorblind-people-feel-handicapped/comment-page-1/#comment-32635 UncleFunk Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:33:16 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/2007/09/27/colorblind-people-feel-handicapped/#comment-32635 As someone who is very colorblind I can honestly say I have NEVER felt handicapped in any way. I'll occasionally come across something that rubs it in that I'm colorblind, like a poor palette choice in a video game, but I never think "Oh I'm handicapped". I just think "dumbass" in regards to the developers and move on. I was actually chosen to beta test several video games due to my color blindness. As someone who is very colorblind I can honestly say I have NEVER felt handicapped in any way. I’ll occasionally come across something that rubs it in that I’m colorblind, like a poor palette choice in a video game, but I never think “Oh I’m handicapped”. I just think “dumbass” in regards to the developers and move on.

I was actually chosen to beta test several video games due to my color blindness.

]]> By: .colblindor « fin. http://www.colblindor.com/2007/09/27/colorblind-people-feel-handicapped/comment-page-1/#comment-31961 .colblindor « fin. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:15:48 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/2007/09/27/colorblind-people-feel-handicapped/#comment-31961 [...] Colorblind people feel handicapped in everyday life, and almost nobody recognizes [...] [...] Colorblind people feel handicapped in everyday life, and almost nobody recognizes [...]

]]> By: Rob Bailes http://www.colblindor.com/2007/09/27/colorblind-people-feel-handicapped/comment-page-1/#comment-31079 Rob Bailes Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:18:08 +0000 http://www.colblindor.com/2007/09/27/colorblind-people-feel-handicapped/#comment-31079 Derk, I can relate with the exception that I haven't traveled all over the world. There have been so many situations where I couldn't knowledgebly make the correct decision of which way to go or whether to push a button or do I have reception or not, etc... but I have been able to persue what I have put my mind to by training my mind to understand the colors. There have been alot of bumps and laughs along the way though. One thing that I'll always regret is that I couldn't become a doctor. It was always my childhood dream. Instead I have turned that passion towards helping others to heal from the emotional and spiritual wounds they have following my own experiences. One other thing I really regreted was finding out I couldn't complete my flying classes in 1979 after attending the first two classes. We were told to get our eyes examined and this is when I first found out I was colorblind at the age of 17. I did study emergency medicine and was able to work on a rescue squad for two years undetected. It fullfilled some of my dream but I saw too many situations where the paramedic said he saw something that I couldn't have so I dropped out of it during my paramedic training for the safety of the accident victims. It wasn't worth risking someones life any longer. I appreciate what your doing here. My first time to search the web for solutions to my colorblindness and I just opened your site first. Derk, I can relate with the exception that I haven’t traveled all over the world. There have been so many situations where I couldn’t knowledgebly make the correct decision of which way to go or whether to push a button or do I have reception or not, etc… but I have been able to persue what I have put my mind to by training my mind to understand the colors. There have been alot of bumps and laughs along the way though. One thing that I’ll always regret is that I couldn’t become a doctor. It was always my childhood dream. Instead I have turned that passion towards helping others to heal from the emotional and spiritual wounds they have following my own experiences. One other thing I really regreted was finding out I couldn’t complete my flying classes in 1979 after attending the first two classes. We were told to get our eyes examined and this is when I first found out I was colorblind at the age of 17. I did study emergency medicine and was able to work on a rescue squad for two years undetected. It fullfilled some of my dream but I saw too many situations where the paramedic said he saw something that I couldn’t have so I dropped out of it during my paramedic training for the safety of the accident victims. It wasn’t worth risking someones life any longer. I appreciate what your doing here. My first time to search the web for solutions to my colorblindness and I just opened your site first.

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