MondayOctober 20, 1986
Daily Nebraskan
Blind doesn't mean dead-end
Ignorance of the blind everywhere, student says
SCHEIRE from Page 1
For other classes he uses recorded
textbooks, or hires a "reader"
someone who reads the text to him.
Sheire said that his professors at
UNL have ben very helpful. They are
careful to speak loudly and distinctly
so blind students are sure to under
stand, he said, or teachers may "work
with us personally."
But, he added, "I must do the same
things you must do to pass."
The campus affirmative action office,
he said, is a valuable source of support
for the blind. The office orients stu
dents to the campus, helps them find
classrooms, acquires textbooks and
assists with exams, Sheire said.
But Sheire has encountered non
academic problems as well.
In 1 12 years at UNL, Sheire said
he's "had very little social interaction"
with fellow students. He said his age
plays a part, but he said he feels his
blindness plays a role, too.
There are additional problems that
involve Tully, his guide dog. Students
often try to feed Tully. It is crucial that
students do not feed the dog, he said,
because feedings are closely monitored
to control the dog's bladder and bowels.
Students also want to pet or call the
dog.
"When Tully gets distracted, he leads
me into other people," Sheire said.
"It's the most ridiculous thing you can
do."
But there is no anger or bitterness
when Sheire recounts these stories. He
is a warm, sensitive man, who under
stands that such behavior stems from a
lack of education.
Increasing public awareness about
blindness has become Sheire's passion.
On Campus
The Graduate Student Support
Group will hold a brown-bag lun
cheon Tuesday at noon in the Nebraska
Union (room number will be posted).
The topic is "Loss of esteem: from full
time professional to graduate student."
A Time Management Work
shop will be on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in
the Nebraska Union (room number will
be posted).
PPST PREPARATION (Pre Pro
fessional Skills Test) is being spon
sored by the Academic Success Center.
Registration Selleck 7005.
Registration Fee $6 for each area
(fee includes materials, workshop
and individual tutoring).
Math sign up for individual tutoring
in Sellect 7005.
Reading workship at 3 p.m. Monday
or Tuesday.
Writing workshop at 1 1 a.m. Wed
nesday or Thursday.
A professional geologist spe
cializing is photogeology and geomor
phology will speak in classes at UNL
Monday and Tuesday.
Stephanie B. Urban is with the TGA
Division of Petroleum Information in
Littleton, Colo. She has mapped large
portions of the Rio Grande Rift Zone of
southern New Mexico, the Ouachita
Mountains of Arkansas and the Basin
and Range province of Nevada. She also
analyzes aerial photographs and Land
sat images.
Her talk is part of the American
Association of Petroleum Geologists'
Visiting Petroleum Geologist Program.
The program is designed to improve
communications between students,
faculty, administrators and petroleum
geology professionals on the current
energy situation, the role of petroleum
geology in society, new developments,
industrial aid to education and career
opportunities.
Dr. Helen Fisher, an award-winning
anthropologist, will speak of
"The Sex extract: The Evolution of
Human Behavior," Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
in the Nebraska Union's Centennial
Room. Fisher will explain her theories
on how and why relationships have
developed to their present form. The
program is free for UNL students with a
current student ID and is $2 for others.
The program is sponsored by the
Talks and Topics Committee of the
University Program Council.
"I don't care if you're a ditch-digger It's time to dissolve boundaries that
or a professor," he said. "Many people divide people, Sheire said,
have questions, and they should know "We are one family, and should be
they have the right to ask." honest but fair with each other."
Guide dog film today
"Miracle at San Rafael," a film
made by Guide Dogs For the Blind
Inc. in San Rafael, Calif., will be
shown Monday at 8 p.m. on Com
munity Access Channel 14.
The film explains the training of
guide degs, where the dogs come
from and how they are introduced to
the blind person, said Melvin Sheire,
a blind student at UNL.
Sheire received his guide dog
from the San Rafael school.
He said he wants the public to
know their rights and responsibili
ties when dealing with blind people
who use guide dogs.
Sheire said he's heard too many
stories about the abuse of guide-dog
privileges.
Someone who "allows a dog to
roam free In a restaurant," he said,
probably is not using a guide dog.
Sheire said that all blind people
who use guide dogs carry an identi
fication card.
If something "doesn't seem quite
right," he said, "the public has a
right to make inquiries."
"Ask for an ID," he said.
Sheire said he hopes the film will
promote a better understanding of
the working relationship between
the blind and their guide dogs.
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