[blindkid] Changing school districts

[Richard Holloway]

Can you check with her current school and see if there is a spare 18- 
cell unit around?

Maybe even one another student is using just to let her try?

On Sep 8, 2010, at 1:14 PM, Bonnie Lucas wrote:

> Well, it is worth a try, though, we'll have to wait until she gets  
> there as
> we don't have access to one at this time. I will mention this to her.
> Thanks again.
> Bonnie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arielle Silverman [mailto:nabs.president at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 12:57 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Changing school districts
>
> Hi Bonnie and all,
>
> For whatever it's worth, I used an 18-cell Braille Lite when I was in
> high school, taking AP calculus, biology, English, etc. and did fine.
> I wonder if your daughter might want to play around with an 18-cell
> unit for a few days so she can make an informed decision about how
> critical it is to have the 32-cell display and then, if she feels it's
> really crucial, you'll be able to tell the district that she tried an
> 18-cell and experienced problems. If, on the other hand, she can
> adjust to an 18-cell without much trouble, you're off the hook.
> Just a thought.
> Arielle
>
> On 9/7/10, Bonnie Lucas <lucas.bonnie at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I am in a bit of a quandary as to what to do. My husband is very  
>> likely to
>> be transferred to another state. I have done some checking with the
> district
>> that my daughter would be attending and discovered that although the
>> district has BrailleNotes for their blind students, they would not  
>> have a
> 32
>> cell BN as they are already in use by other high school students.  
>> In the
>> brief conversation with the program director, she informed me that my
>> daughter would have to use an 18 cell device as that is all they  
>> have at
>> this time. She said that when one of the other students graduates,  
>> (did
> not
>> say when that would happen), then a 32 cell would be available.  
>> Because we
>> are still in the first semester and are hoping to have her start  
>> school at
>> the beginning of the second quarter, I am a little concerned that  
>> going
> back
>> to an 18 cell might be really a pain for a student who does a lot of
> reading
>> and is in honor classes.
>>
>>
>>
>> I don't want to come across as a demanding parent before we get  
>> there,
> but,
>> I want to be able to explain the importance of having a 32 cell for  
>> my
>> daughter. If anyone has some ideas about how to start off on the  
>> right
> foot
>> and still receive this important device, I'd sure appreciate  
>> knowing what
>> you would do in this situation. Thanks in advance for any ideas you  
>> might
>> have.
>>
>>
>>
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> Email:
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