[blindkid] Technology and Little Kid

[Albert J Rizzi]

I was being diplomatic. But I am here as an educator to say that narrow
minded and generationally corrupted thoughts like using only a slate and
stylus are what is keeping our youth from realizing there fullest potential
and why we still as a community experience unemployment rates which remain
unshifted for decades. Get the child a computer, kids nowadays are using
computers almost out of the womb. Ok not out of the womb, but they are using
key boards and simulated toys which promote technology awareness and skill
development as soon as they are able. Children of all abilities are like
sponges, they soak up as much information during their  toddler and pre-k
years which serves as a foundation for all their future learning
opportunities. Set the bar high, give them more then you yourself think they
can handle and handle it they will. If we as parents and elders have little
or no sense of empowering possibilities for them, they will learn to be
dependent on others and fall into this depressive cycle of SSI and SSDI
dependency and disppair. Power up that computer and set the key board up
with locator dots and let your child investigate the wonders of technology
on their own. It will bode well for them when they actually need to perfect
knowledge and usability  of these key equalizers in their future endeavors.

Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
CEO/Founder
My Blind Spot, Inc.
90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
New York, New York  10004
www.myblindspot.org
PH: 917-553-0347
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-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Heather
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 8:05 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Technology and Little Kid

No disrespect, but you've got to be kidding me.  No blind people I know, 
children or adults, down right brilliant to mentally challenged, men or 
women use those anymore.  Many own them, and could use them in a pinch, but 
honestly, no one uses them as a main means of writing or on a regular basis.

Some people in the fifty or older set still rely on them, because they were 
not able to keep up with the changing technology, which I can understand and

sympathize with, but even my sixty year old blind mother laughed when I 
showed her this, or rather told her that this had come up on list.  For 
confidentiality reasons I never show any one who is not on the list, list 
emails, and never give names or any spacifics..  I could honestly say that I

know over two hundred to three hundred blind people, and I asked on a list 
serve for guide dog users, one for blind parents and one for blind students,

and the uunanomous answer was "You've got to be kidding"  I think her four 
year old would best be served to learn how to use a cell phone or home phone

to call his mother and to dial 911.  I think he should be learning on a 
braille note, voice recorder or how to use a victor reader or ipod touch. 
Things like that, plus basic braille and print literacy.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 10:46 PM
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Technology and Little Kid


>A slate and stylus!
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
> To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:01 PM
> Subject: [blindkid] Technology and Little Kid
>
>
>>I got asked a question, the other day, and since most of my experience is 
>>with blind adults -- I didn't know quite what to say.  A woman said she 
>>had a four year old totally blind daughter, and she wanted her to keep up 
>>with her peers in technology, so what assistive technology/technology is 
>>here  -- should she start using with her child?
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
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