[blindkid] blindkid Digest, Vol 62, Issue 1

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Susan

Have you ever considered the summer activities offered through pediatric rehab centers?  Here in Minnesota the Courage Center offers summer camps and recreational therapy outings for families. We are going to the MN Zoo this friday on one of these outings that promises to have accommadations and activities for the kids.

Lisa Moon
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Today's Topics:

   1. summer activites (Susan Nagy)
   2. Re: summer activites (Andy & Sally Thomas)
   3. Re: summer activites (Susan Nagy)
   4. NEW THOUGHT PROVOKER #146- Blindness Makes Your other	Senses
      Stronger (Robert Newman)
   5. Re: summer activites (Carol Castellano)
   6. Re: Brian learning Braille (Carrie Gilmer)


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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 15:17:18 -0400
From: Susan Nagy <ssnagy40 at hotmail.com>
Subject: [blindkid] summer activites
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After lurking for a few months on this list, I want to introduce myself.  I am Susan and my husband and I have 2 children, 1 of which is blind and autistic.  I am so thrilled with all of the information that I have picked up from this list.  

 

I was wondering if any of you might be able to help me.  Summer is here and the days are so hard to fill.  Does anyone have any ideas for simple activities that our daughter might enjoy.  It seems that we've done it all and I am looking for new ideas to keep us going!  Sydney especially enjoys water and music, but anything that you've found that is new and exciting is most welcome.

 

thanks in advance!

Susan 



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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 17:51:23 -0500
From: "Andy & Sally Thomas" <andysally at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [blindkid] summer activites
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My son enjoys pottery.  He does this during the year rather than in the 
summer, partly because he's usually busy with family travel and camps but 
also because so many summer "organized" activities are full of kids with 
more time on their hands than interest in the activity.  Have you looked 
into camps in your area?  I'm in Texas and there are lots of camps in this 
state.  Let us know where you are and someone may have a more exact 
recommendation.

Sally Thomas
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Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:17 PM
Subject: [blindkid] summer activites



After lurking for a few months on this list, I want to introduce myself.  I 
am Susan and my husband and I have 2 children, 1 of which is blind and 
autistic.  I am so thrilled with all of the information that I have picked 
up from this list.



I was wondering if any of you might be able to help me.  Summer is here and 
the days are so hard to fill.  Does anyone have any ideas for simple 
activities that our daughter might enjoy.  It seems that we've done it all 
and I am looking for new ideas to keep us going!  Sydney especially enjoys 
water and music, but anything that you've found that is new and exciting is 
most welcome.



thanks in advance!

Susan



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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 20:34:56 -0400
From: Susan Nagy <ssnagy40 at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [blindkid] summer activites
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yes, we have her in summer school and camps throughout the summer.  The trouble comes on the days off.  Sydney's development is at about a 3 year old level, and this is the 6th year of it :).  It's hard to come up with new, interesting and stimultating things for her to do on our down time.

Susan 


 
> From: andysally at comcast.net
> To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
> Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 17:51:23 -0500
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] summer activites
> 
> My son enjoys pottery. He does this during the year rather than in the 
> summer, partly because he's usually busy with family travel and camps but 
> also because so many summer "organized" activities are full of kids with 
> more time on their hands than interest in the activity. Have you looked 
> into camps in your area? I'm in Texas and there are lots of camps in this 
> state. Let us know where you are and someone may have a more exact 
> recommendation.
> 
> Sally Thomas
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Susan Nagy" <ssnagy40 at hotmail.com>
> To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:17 PM
> Subject: [blindkid] summer activites
> 
> 
> 
> After lurking for a few months on this list, I want to introduce myself. I 
> am Susan and my husband and I have 2 children, 1 of which is blind and 
> autistic. I am so thrilled with all of the information that I have picked 
> up from this list.
> 
> 
> 
> I was wondering if any of you might be able to help me. Summer is here and 
> the days are so hard to fill. Does anyone have any ideas for simple 
> activities that our daughter might enjoy. It seems that we've done it all 
> and I am looking for new ideas to keep us going! Sydney especially enjoys 
> water and music, but anything that you've found that is new and exciting is 
> most welcome.
> 
> 
> 
> thanks in advance!
> 
> Susan
> 
> 
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 03:57:09 -0500
From: "Robert Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
Subject: [blindkid] NEW THOUGHT PROVOKER #146- Blindness Makes Your
	other	Senses Stronger
To: "BlindKid nfb" <BlindKid at NFBnet.org>
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Blindkid members
RE:  Blindness Makes Your Other Senses Stronger

Hey you guys, I bet you have had this happen to you! How do you handle it
and well, is it true, like how so? If you have not read the PROVOKER, it
follows.  Recall that I collect responses and post them upon my web site for
all the WWW to read and learn from and that URL is-
Http://thoughtprovoker.info <http://thoughtprovoker.info/>   If you wish to
receive THOUGHT PROVOKERS sent directly to you, just write me and ask, at-
newmanrl at cox.net 


THOUGHT PROVOKER 146
Blindness Makes Your Other Senses Stronger

 "Blindness has made your other senses stronger," said my friend. 

"How many times have I heard that one? Let me count the ways." I was out
running errands and had bumped into a friend. She hadn't seen me for a
while; once after I was newly blinded, going through lots of heartache and
adjustment, But not since blindness training. Our conversation had started
out with catching up, then too predictably morphed exclusively into my
blindness. This "blindness and senses" thing had come as I was trying to
change the topic by mentioning I could smell Lilacs.

Back on task, I got moving; had many errands to complete before heading
home. The reunion with my friend had occurred in an open-air courtyard,
nestled in the center of a local shopping mall. Re-entering the roofed
section, still thinking about my friend's opinion that my sense of smell was
keener than the norm, I started giving my cane an extra hard tap. My
immediate goal was a pet store and knowing from past trips, that its door
was recessed, I knew I could locate it if I could get a good echo read on
it. 

"May I help you?" A woman's voice in my path startled me. Then an opening
door to the right brought the sound of birds and puppies.

 "ah, thanks, no." Pointing to the pet store. "I just heard what I'm looking
for."

"Oh --- ah," the woman responded, first in puzzlement, then realization. "I
am always so amazed what you people can hear!"

In the store- "I've heard that some of you can feel color." Says the sales
clerk. I was rubbing the cloth of a cat blanket between thumb and
forefinger; she had come over to answer a few questions I had.

In a different Isle, lifting a package of cat treats to my nose for a quick
smell (knowing how picky my cat Catty is), I jerked it away. Thinking, "OH
MY GOD, get caught, she's going to ask me if you want to taste these?"

Later- "Catty, I'm home. Brought you a present." My cat was a medium size
short-hair tabby and we had a great relationship. Listening for the silvery
tinkle of her collar bell, knowing her movements were so smooth that sound
may not herald her arrival. Since my blindness, Catty had taken to giving me
more physical contact than before. The cutest example is when she will reach
out with a paw to touch me, as though she knew I could not see her and it is
her way of saying, "Here I am." And I heard nothing until the warm length of
her rubbed against my legs. Setting my purchases down on the hall table I
picked her up and stroked her soft coat.

"Okay, down girl. We've got other duties. Tomorrow we have company and we've
got to get this place sparkling."

First was to get the vacuum sweeper going. I had one of those robotic
sweepers, and it did a great job; my nickname for it is Robby. It is a
wheeled, flat disk that is 3.5 inches tall by 13 across and looks like a
ground-hugging flying saucer. With its motorized wheels churning and its
primitive robotic brain processing, it would independently travel around a
room in a random pattern and though it took longer to complete the job, the
key was, it was doing it while you went off and did something else. I pushed
its start button, sending it off to do its job; closing the doors to the
living room to box it in.

Later, I ran across my package from this morning and discovered the blanket
I had bought for Catty. I walked all through the house calling for her;
didn't hear a single TINK of her bell.

IN the living room, Robby was still tracking back and forth doing his thing,
and still no Catty. I started to worry, "Had she gotten out?" Thinking,
"Where were those" near super heightened senses when you need them?"
Standing there, Robby came trundling up and as he went by, I felt a familiar
touch on my bare leg. "Catty!" That darn cat was riding Robby!

Read through the above short story and send me your thoughts at:
newmanrl at cox.net  Recall that I place all responses upon my web site as soon
as I receive them for all the world to read and learn from and that web site
url is http://www.thoughtprovoker.info <http://www.thoughtprovoker.info/> 
		What IT IS AND HOW IT WORKS: Thought Provoker is an
independent e-mail discussion forum with the purpose to aid in the effort to
change what it means to be blind. Participants, both readers and writers
share their honest feelings and we learn from each other.  I Robert Leslie
Newman am the author and moderator.  At this time a new PROVOKER runs for
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VISUAL IMPAIRMENT" for all in the WWW to read and learn from.  In Addition,
all past PROVOKERS are posted there and can be responded to as well.  I do
insert commentary after some responses.  But more importantly know that I do
not edit anyone's response other than run them through a spell checker and
that's not perfect.            Responses can be written to the Provoker
itself or to the responses of others.  Think about it, if you feel that any
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:45:47 -0400
From: Carol Castellano <carol_castellano at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [blindkid] summer activites
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Hi Susan,

Welcome to the list.  We're very glad that you've found our information useful!

Some ideas for things to do--

         * Hiking--I know you can't do this every 
day, but our daughter used to enjoy it very much 
and it was a calming experience for 
everyone.           Also has many learning 
possibilities--leaves, twigs, bugs, sounds, smells, feels, etc.

         *  Maybe Sydney would enjoy making 
things?  Coloring screens, Wikki Stix, play doh?

         *  We bought a bunch of "realistic" play 
items such as a toaster over that make a sizzling 
sound, play eggs that you could open 
and        there were "fried eggs" inside--Serena 
would serve them to us, play pizza, etc.

         *  We bought a water mill type thing--I 
think it was really meant to be a beach toy, but 
it was fun to fill the buckets, tip them, etc.

         *  Maybe a play school?  We made ours 
into Serena's preschool--named all the rooms, the 
little people, etc., after the ones in her         school.

         *  Serena used to enjoy a large 
cardboard box--big enough for her to climb 
into.  It could be a pretend sofa, bathtub, refrigerator, etc.

         *  On nice days, we'd make an obstacle 
course in the backyard and invite other kids over 
to play in it, too.  Was very good for            movement development.

         *  Maybe Sydney would enjoy sound 
games--putting different sized plastic containers 
up to her ears (shell effect) or her 
mouth.    Or      dropping things into containers 
made of different materials--plastic, metal, glass?

         *  Some things that Lilli Nielsen 
suggests--old pocketbooks with lots of zippers 
and compartments, popbead necklaces, 
vibrating            toothbrush.  Play on top of 
a large raised board for extra sound feedback.

Hope these help.

Carol

Carol Castellano, President
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
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At 08:34 PM 5/31/2009, you wrote:

>yes, we have her in summer school and camps 
>throughout the summer.  The trouble comes on the 
>days off.  Sydney's development is at about a 3 
>year old level, and this is the 6th year of it 
>:).  It's hard to come up with new, interesting 
>and stimultating things for her to do on our down time.
>
>Susan
>
>
>
> > From: andysally at comcast.net
> > To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
> > Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 17:51:23 -0500
> > Subject: Re: [blindkid] summer activites
> >
> > My son enjoys pottery. He does this during the year rather than in the
> > summer, partly because he's usually busy with family travel and camps but
> > also because so many summer "organized" activities are full of kids with
> > more time on their hands than interest in the activity. Have you looked
> > into camps in your area? I'm in Texas and there are lots of camps in this
> > state. Let us know where you are and someone may have a more exact
> > recommendation.
> >
> > Sally Thomas
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Susan Nagy" <ssnagy40 at hotmail.com>
> > To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:17 PM
> > Subject: [blindkid] summer activites
> >
> >
> >
> > After lurking for a few months on this list, I want to introduce myself. I
> > am Susan and my husband and I have 2 children, 1 of which is blind and
> > autistic. I am so thrilled with all of the information that I have picked
> > up from this list.
> >
> >
> >
> > I was wondering if any of you might be able to help me. Summer is here and
> > the days are so hard to fill. Does anyone have any ideas for simple
> > activities that our daughter might enjoy. It seems that we've done it all
> > and I am looking for new ideas to keep us going! Sydney especially enjoys
> > water and music, but anything that you've 
> found that is new and exciting is
> > most welcome.
> >
> >
> >
> > thanks in advance!
> >
> > Susan
> >
> >
> >
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 08:21:33 -0500
From: "Carrie Gilmer" <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Brian learning Braille
To: "'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,	\(for parents of blind
	children\)'" <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
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What a great way to start my day, it made my heart sing. Thanks for filming
AND sharing. You seemed to "apologize" or explain that he was doing it
visually, but he was really thinking, he was making a mental map-this is
good, he needs to know the dot numbers and have it in his head too. I think
Multi-sensory here is a good thing too, the trouble is having them read
visually to the exclusion (or as a habit or regularly and not enough
tactile) of tactile-think you know what I mean. You are a natural
teacher-the leading questions! You understand "structured discovery", look
it up on the NFB web site. Good teachers always teach by leading questions
and making people think-Jesus taught this way-smile.

He is so CUTE!

Have a great day, talk with you soon.

 
 
Carrie 
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Behalf Of Carly
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 1:03 PM
To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blindkid] Brian learning Braille

I thought I'd share a video I took this morning of a little Braille practice
my son did. There are lots of interesting Braille videos on YouTube!
?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4aL606sBDo&feature=channel_page
?
Blessings, :) Carolynn


      
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