[blindkid] [blkid] Packing Light

[Mike Freeman]

Back in the early 1960's in public junior high and high school in a city with no public school program for the blind, I kept my Perkins  brailler and disc talking book machine (one needed it to play RFB&D books on flexible disks)  in my locker and carried a large briefcase and portable manual typewriter with me to each class all day every day. Said briefcase had, of course, a slate and stylus in one of its compartments.

Mike Freeman

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carrie Gilmer" <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>
To: "'Ationfbnet Blind Kid Mailing List, \(for parents of blind chn\]was <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Date: Sunday, Jan 25, 2009 12:36:42
Subject: [blkid] Packing Light

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> I also thought it was brave of Kim to post. It shouldn't have to be that we
> need to be brave to post a different experience or opinion. And we all need
> to give each other room to proceed as we determine is best as parents and
> learn and grow and process.
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> And Carol I am glad you also mentioned looking for ways to downsize.
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> I even had this with my sighed daughter this year, she felt she needed to
> carry everything-I mean everything-just to be sure she had it. I recall one
> woman we had in training at the center once she carried a full backpack AND
> a rolling suitcase wherever she went (I mean she took the scanner and
> everything!) and she was one of the slowest least organized people I had
> seen go through training. Jordan sometimes has this tendency too- it is an
> organizational and minimalist skill for some and for some a natural. Maya's
> comment yesterday-"some of the kids, mom, only carry around a pencil! How do
> they do it?", Well I think they don't but as is usual a happy medium is
> best. I do recommend taking periodic reviews of consolidation and
> determining what is needed everyday or as Carol suggested using one daily
> folder or a couple and keeping large binders at home. Jordan usually only
> takes his BrailleNote, his volume he needed for homework and tries to get
> ahead days when the class will be on computer or have a lab, so he does not
> carry his laptop everyday. He does however always carry a slate and stylus
> and note cards. Lately for a few weeks he has been in a take it all in case
> I need it some type of personal exploration (which included the KNFB
> reader), but he still gets to class on time etc. He has always had two
> instruments since high school (maybe even sometime in middle school-can't
> recall exactly), one in the band room and one at home since he plays a
> larger one (trombone)-but sometimes he has to take his instrument too for
> one reason or another. He has monocular and prescription magnifying glasses
> in a waist pouch, where he also carries his slate and notecards. 
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> Carrie Gilmer, President
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> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
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> A Division of the National Federation of the Blind
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> NFB National Center: 410-659-9314
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> Home Phone: 763-784-8590
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> carrie.gilmer at gmail.com
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> www.nfb.org/nopbc
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