[blindkid] inaccessible homework and a quick math question.

[Sally Thomas]

I think you will continue to encounter this.  My son is in high school and 
still has days when things are not available in an accessible format.

As your daughter gets older, she will be able to learn different techniques 
for getting her work in an accessible format.  While it is frustrating, 
thinking outside the box and being flexible are good skills to learn.  That 
said, for a second grader the work should be ready to go and accessible. 
Make sure the people responsible know that you are watching them or you may 
find that they think accessible is just a suggestion!

Sally Thomas
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Penny Duffy" <pennyduffy at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)" 
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Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 7:05 AM
Subject: [blindkid] inaccessible homework and a quick math question.


>I am noticing more of Abby's assignments (she is in second grade) are
> coming home  in an inaccessible format.   I try and be understanding. It
> seems to be a trend right now not a rare assignment forgotten about. Her
> math is always braille but its her word work that seems to be the program.
> It seems like I get them trained and things come home right and then they
> kinda fall back into not doing it.  (she was sick for a week)  Is this
> going to be a problem that keeps coming up? We had a great IEP meeting 
> just
> less than two weeks ago.  They know I am going to help her with her
> homework and they seem to use that as a fall back. She actually has a 
> great
> TVI and a great classroom teacher it just seems like 'little' things like
> this happen all the time.  I plan to calm down a bit and sending a quick
> email reminding them that all her work is suppose to come home in braille.
> I am just a wee bit frustrated.
>
> Also Abby is doing really well in math. She has a great mind for numbers 
> (I
> wonder if she is my kid) I noticed in her last assessment that there was
> some areas she wasn't really strong in an all of them involved a visual
> element to it.  graphing, measuring.  They didn't include her answers this
> time (usually its attached) This is a common area for a blind child to
> struggle in correct? I was told verbally she did great in the assessment.
> So I was taken a back when those areas were labeled "developing"
>
>
>
> -- 
> --Penny
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