[blindkid] blindkid Digest, Vol 94, Issue 10

Mon Feb 13 20:27:18 UTC 2012

Penny. If you can get a league to work with your daughter. That would be great. I know here in our rural area we would travel 3 hrs to Gi d a goal ball and they are not always open to kids in public school or not in the local school for the blind. Finding swim leagues, Skiing, that are  individual sports. We tried basketball skill leagues. But was discouraged to have our son in a game.   He had a blast and got great excerise being on the court with his friends just learning the fundamental of basketball and now he plays with his adult brothers. 

Trudy L Pickrel
President MD Parents Blind Children
Owner TLC by the Lake poodles

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> Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:30:08 -0500
> From: Carol Castellano <carol.joyce.castellano at gmail.com>
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> Penny,
> 
> There are also Challenger leagues, for children with disabilities, 
> and Goal Ball, a game made specifically for blind people.  It is 
> pretty physical and looks like both a good workout and a good 
> challenge for an athletic person.
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> Carol
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> At 10:37 AM 2/12/2012, you wrote:
>> Ohhh I know she would love it. I think they have a leauge in Mass. It also
>> may just be adults. That would be ideal. I don't know if its possible. I
>> know she can play a lot of other stuff. Balls in the air seem scary but she
>> is not scared. Sigh. The girls body is made for softball I am determined to
>> find her sport for her (I am sure in the end it wouldn't be softball long
>> term) I was thinking if everyone didn't know what they were doing that if
>> Abby couldn't find a ball it wouldn't be a big deal. Thank You Kim
>> On Feb 12, 2012 9:49 AM, "Kim Cunningham" <kim at gulfimagesphoto.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Penny,
>>> Have you heard about Beep Baseball? It's a great sport and can be played
>>> with both sighted and blind kids. The rules are similar to regular
>>> baseball, however all players must wear sleep shades. We had a team in
>>> Houston for a while and the kids LOVED it. My daughter was so excited to
>>> find out her university had a team. Perhaps you know of someone who would
>>> be interested in coaching?
>>> Only you know if your daughters vision will allow her to play safely. The
>>> team could use a beep baseball, however it is much heavier than a typical
>>> softball. You could also use beeping locators at the bases.
>>> Just a thought...
>>> Kim Cunningham
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Penny Duffy <pennyduffy at gmail.com>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)" <
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>>> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 8:19 PM
>>> Subject: [blindkid] sports leagues
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>>> Has anyone have any experience with these?
>>> I just emailed a softball league about my daughter.  Abby has never played
>>> any organized sport except soccer three years ago and she was sighted than.
>>>  I really can't say Abby can't do it and she really wants to be given a
>>> chance..  The two younger levels don't require try outs so I am hoping they
>>> are more casual.  Does anyone have any experience in this?  I have no clue
>>> how she would do.  She is very competitive and loves gym class.  If we do
>>> it has anyone used sport goggles?  She doesn't need an rx at all.  I may be
>>> completely delusional and its not going to work.  She also may surprise
>>> anyone.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> --Penny
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>>> A lucky mother to two amazing children - visionfora.blogspot.com
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> Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:00:53 -0600
> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
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> Subject: [blindkid] Survey on Health Needs of Blind and Visually
>    Impaired    Kids
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>> 
>> Dear Parent
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> We are faculty at Butler University.  We would like to develop 
>> programs to improve the health of individuals with special needs and 
>> disabilities.   We would like to develop programs to improve the 
>> health of individuals with special needs and disabilities.   In this 
>> project, we are focusing our efforts towards individuals (children, 
>> adolescents, and young adults) with visual impairments.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> To develop these programs, we first need to gather information from 
>> parents/caretakers of individuals with special needs along with 
>> suggestions on the best way to deliver health promotion programs.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Please complete this online survey, which should take about 20 minutes.
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Visual_Impairment_ParentSurvey
>> 
>> 
>> If you have more than one child with a special need in your home, 
>> you are welcome to complete the survey a second time with 
>> information about that child too (i.e., one survey per 
>> child/individual with special needs)
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>> 
>> 
>> Findings from this survey will help us design programs that will 
>> best suit parents, caretakers and children with special needs
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Participation in this study is voluntary. Your answers will remain 
>> confidential and you can skip any particular question. All 
>> information from the surveys will be kept in an online file in a 
>> password protected computer, and destroyed at the end of the project.
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>> 
>> 
>> If you would be willing for us to contact you for a brief interview 
>> (15 minutes) or additional research intervention projects, please 
>> provide us with your first name and contact information at the 
>> location indicated at the end of the survey.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The Butler University Institutional Review Board has approved this project.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> If you have any questions regarding this project, please contact 
>> either of us at our contact information listed below.
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>> 
>> 
>> Thank you for your attention.
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>> 
>> 
>> Sincerely,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Suneeta Kercood, Ph.D.
>> 
>> Associate Professor, Special Education
>> 
>> College of Education, Butler University
>> 
>> skercood at butler.edu
>> 
>> Priscilla Ryder, M.P.H., Ph.D.
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>> Assistant Professor Pharmacy Practice
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>> College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
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>> pryder at butler.edu
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