[blindkid] Maps, etc.

[Mark Feliz]

Hello Bonnie,
I am not sure my first mailing went through so here it is again...

Hello Bonnie,
It is difficult to get transcribers to include maps and charts when 
producing books. My district has great support braillists who reproduce the 
inkprint textbook maps utilizing drawing kits and hand tools. In this way, 
the reproduction can be taylored to each individual students' skill level.
    Mark Feliz
    Mark Feliz
    HAPPY DOTS BRAILLE SERVICES
    First Vice-PRESIDENT, NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF ARIZONA
    EAST VALLEY CHAPTER
    1038 WEST HILLVIEW STREET
    MESA, ARIZONA  85201
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    FAX: 480-835-3036----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bonnie Lucas" <lucas.bonnie at gmail.com>
To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 7:41 AM
Subject: [blindkid] Maps, etc.


>    Hello,
>
> Through the year, aubrie's social studies class has been given blank maps 
> and they then fill in the appropriate cities and such. Her teacher has 
> just told her to find the items on her APH maps. She has had no blank maps 
> to label and that was why, when she saw the maps on the state test, she 
> was unable to figure out what anything was. Her TVI has spent absolutely 
> no time showing her anything about maps. She tells me that, furthermore, 
> the SS teacher is extremely poor. The teacher has never given her a map 
> test, whereas, last year's teacher gave her a map test every time the 
> other kids had one. Apparently, last year's text had the maps that were in 
> the print text. therefore, when the kids had to find countries or rivers 
> or whatever, the maps in the book showed those things spacifically. When 
> they did the book this year, they simply said that the student should use 
> the APH map. As many of you probably know, these maps can be confusing 
> because there is so much to look at. Unfortunately, I am just now 
> realizing that this has been a problem. though we can't really solve this 
> problem this year, I would like to know just how I can work it out for 
> next year.
>
> Could some of you teachers give me some ideas about how you make sure your 
> blind students really are able to access and use maps to the degree that 
> their sighted peers do?
>
> It occurs to me that one thing I could do is to make sure that when the 
> book is brailled for next year that the maps are included.
>
> If any of you have some ideas from different things that you have tried, 
> please let me know.
> thanks in advance
> Bonnie.
>
> Bonnie Lucas
> 770-992-0484
> Cell: 678-480-0864
> lucas.bonnie at gmail.com
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