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2026-07-10 22:34 UTC

@randomfelix@dragonscave.space I can tell you from experience blindness schools are good up until a certain point. I went to one for most of my education before college, but I really started having problems when I got up to high school. I think if you don't have other things going on, e.g. other disabilities, cognitive issues, etc., going to a blindness specific school will not serve you well in the long run. Perhaps throughout elementary/middle school it would serve as a good jumping off point, but beyond that I really wouldn't recommend it. They had many kids there with multiple disabilities, behavioral problems, etc., and I found it extremely hard to be in the same spaces as them. I saw some things there that were honestly kind of traumatizing, and looking back I really wish I would've transferred to public school when I had the opportunity. When I went to college and met several blind students who hadn't gone through a blindness specific program, I immediately noticed they were far more comfortable and well adjusted to the real world than I was, and I went through a period where I wondered if there was something wrong with me, before realizing that much of what I was feeling was a direct result of the education and social interaction I'd received while in school.

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@randomfelix@dragonscave.space 2026-07-10 22:40

@ZBennoui@dragonscave.space For me it was the exact opposite. I went to a normal school till 1th grade and I was from 8th grade on completely socialy isolated because when puberty kicked in, my former friends realized that it was much more effective to pick on the blind guy as he was less likely to strike back. If I went to Blista school from let’s say 8th grade I would probably have been saved from a lot of mental trouble and on the other side went through some of the cool things Blista has to offer. We also have some students with other disabilities and behavior problems, how ever we have a lot of spaces and you don’t need to be in a room with them all the time if you don’t want to. How ever on Blista these are a minority, we have some blind schools in Germany as we’ll though that are struggling to get students and so they have more of them.

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@Alan@dragonscave.space 2026-07-10 23:23

@ZBennoui@dragonscave.space @randomfelix@dragonscave.space oh yeah I find it funny. I joined the blind school in eighth grade and as far as I know and continuing it until the end of high school and it is actually shit as far as academics go. I don't know if that's just my state but it's actually ass

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