[blindkid] School cane O/M issues

[DrV]

Albert, if only things were so simple for parents.
Unfortunately, common sense & logic is not always readily accepted by the 
school personnel, who often will take the word of another professional (in 
this case O&M) over that of a parent, irrespective of how informed & correct 
that parent is.
We still run into unnecessary barriers all the time, which is why this 
list-serve & the information shared on it is so valuable.
A cool head & the development of rapport with the school staff & 
administrators is important - but that takes time & even then I am still 
amazed at how things come up all too regularly.
Eric V

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Albert J Rizzi" <albert at myblindspot.org>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)'" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 14:48
Subject: Re: [blindkid] School cane O/M issues


Absolutely not. You are right. You tell the teacher there is no need to
discuss the matter. All discussions are closed joli needs her cane period
end of discussion. If she persists, then call the principal

Albert J. Rizzi
CEO/Founder
My Blind Spot, Inc.
90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
New York, New York  10004
www.myblindspot.org
PH: 917-553-0347
Fax: 212-858-5759
"The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who is
doing it."



-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of L W
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 5:38 PM
To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blindkid] School cane O/M issues

Hi all. Thanks for the advice.
I wrote another note in Joli's agenda book saying that Joli must take her
cane with her to all of her classes and that all of her teachers need to be
aware of this. Her main classroom teacher sent a note back saying that she
would discuss it with her O/M teacher. This makes me mad because I don't
care if the O/M teacher thinks she should have it or not. I think she should
have it. I don't want the classroom teacher to defer to the O/M teacher on
whether or not my child should have her cane with her. Am I overstepping my
bounds to say "I am her mother, and if I say I say she must take her cane
with her everywhere she goes, then she must take it regardless of how the
O/M teacher feels about it."?
Thanks,
Lauren Wibbe



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