[blindkid] Little room
Jaquiss, Robert
RJaquiss at nfb.org
Tue Jun 19 18:12:26 UTC 2012
Hello:
For those interested in the Little Room, here is the site for Lilli Works.
http://www.lilliworks.org/
I would urge caution when trying to build a little room. It may not look it, but the Little Room is very highly engineered. I one time saw one that someone had built for the child. I was present when the child began to cry. Her fingers had become tangled in the ribbon used to tie objects to the top of the room. The ribbon was so tight that she had to be cut free. You do not want to use elastic cord for those items attached with magnets. If a child pulls on such an object, the elastic cord will stretch and when the magnet comes loose, it can fly and hurt the child. Hope this makes sense.
Regards,
Robert
Robert Jaquiss
Access Technology Specialist
National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute
200 E. Wells Street at Jernigan Place
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: (410) 659-9314, Ext.2422
Email: rjaquiss at nfb.org
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From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Trudy Pickrel
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 1:39 PM
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Subject: [blindkid] Little room
Alison
Please email me instruction. We have a new member that has a five month old and I would like to pass the instructions along to thank you
Tlpickrel at hotmail.com
Trudy L Pickrel
President MD Parents Blind Children
Owner TLC by the Lake poodles
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> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:56:42 -0500
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> Dear Alison,
> Would you please email me the instructions to make The Little Room.
> I have two mothers with blind babies who would love to make a Little
> Room for their boys.
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> Thank you so much.
> Warmly,
> Heather Field
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> I have some directions to make a little room. One set for wood
> construction and another for PVC pipe construction.
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> If you email me your address I can mail a copy.
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> Hello everyone, I was hoping some of you might have some ideas on how
> to teach swimming. My son was born blind and has some cognitive issues
> due to seizures when he was very young. We are having one heck of a
> time getting him to understand the circular motion concept. Any ideas
> would be appreciated, we have taken him to swim class but they didn't
> know how to help him either.
> Thank you,
> Devin Bewley
> REALTOR, CDPE
> Cherry Creek Properties LLC.
> 720-227-7270
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> From: Carol Castellano <carol_castellano at verizon.net>
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> Hi Devin,
>
> My daughter had difficulty with this as well. I assume you mean the
> circular movement with his arms, right? For our daughter, we had to
> start with the components of the movement--teaching her the feeling of
> stretching her arms out straight--in any direction. I think she had
> to learn this feeling in her shoulders. So we practiced that a
> lot--arms straight up (like raising your hand), arms out to the side,
> arms forward, etc.
>
> We found adding resistance with one of those elastic physical therapy
> bands was helpful for developing a consciousness of the various muscle
> groups and sensations.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Carol
>
> Carol Castellano
> President, Parents of Blind Children-NJ Director of Programs National
> Organization of Parents of Blind Children
> 973-377-0976
> carol_castellano at verizon.net
> www.blindchildren.org
> www.nopbc.org
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> At 07:16 AM 6/16/2012, you wrote:
>> Hello everyone, I was hoping some of you might have some ideas on how
>> to teach swimming. My son was born blind and has some cognitive
>> issues due to seizures when he was very young. We are having one heck
>> of a time getting him to understand the circular motion concept. Any
>> ideas would be appreciated, we have taken him to swim class but they
>> didn't know how to help him either.
>> Thank you,
>> Devin Bewley
>> REALTOR, CDPE
>> Cherry Creek Properties LLC.
>> 720-227-7270
>> www.shortsalesinaurora.com<http://www.metrobrokersonline.com/agents/D
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> Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 08:32:03 -0700
> From: DrV <icdx at earthlink.net>
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> Hi Devin,
>
> I'll add to what Carol shared. We faced this as well with both are sons.
> Some kids need to physically be motored through the motions with LOTS
> of repetition to master the concept & needed develop the muscle motor memory.
> What to many may seem simple motion may need to be broken down into
> smaller component motions with lots of repetition. Once they get it,
> they may need periodic reminders or refreshers.
> In the water using 1 or 2 kick boards or a smaller Boogie Board to
> stabilize his trunk will allow him to focus more on the arm motions.
> It may be helpful to have more than 1 adult work with him to get the
> concept;
> 1 to focus on stabilizing the trunk to remove that as a distractor
> (that could be the parent) while the instructor works on arm motion.
> Using "dry runs" on land can also be useful - this is done even for
> beginnign sighted folks of all ages when teaching surfing. A bench
> (not attached to a picnic table) of appropriate width is nice. He
> could lay on the bench (kind of like a surfboard) with his head at or
> just over the front edge. This provides a stable body platform & then
> the arms are free on the side & in front to get the right motions.
> Adding resistance as Carol mention may also provide additional
> neuro-input.
> Instructors need to think outside the box. Talking with an
> Occupational or Physical Therapist may also be useful.
> As with anything else in life, some instructors are better than others.
> You may need to shop around a bit. None of the swim instructors my
> kids have had had previously worked with a blind child.
> Definitely stick with it. I firmly believe that very child, blind or
> sighted, should be taught swimming basics--at least to tread water and
> a basic stroke at a minimum--so that they are at least comfortable, in
> the water. Water experiences are so much fun - watermarks, the beach,
> canoeing, kayaking, surfing, paddle-boarding etc. Around here at the
> middle & high school a few weeks of gym class are spent in the pool.
> Comfort in the water is a social & safety issue.
> Best wishes,
> Eric
>
> On 6/16/12 7:17 AM, "Carol Castellano" <carol_castellano at verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Devin,
>>
>> My daughter had difficulty with this as well. I assume you mean the
>> circular movement with his arms, right? For our daughter, we had to
>> start with the components of the movement--teaching her the feeling
>> of stretching her arms out straight--in any direction. I think she
>> had to learn this feeling in her shoulders. So we practiced that a
>> lot--arms straight up (like raising your hand), arms out to the side,
>> arms forward, etc.
>>
>> We found adding resistance with one of those elastic physical therapy
>> bands was helpful for developing a consciousness of the various
>> muscle groups and sensations.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Carol
>>
>> Carol Castellano
>> President, Parents of Blind Children-NJ Director of Programs National
>> Organization of Parents of Blind Children
>> 973-377-0976
>> carol_castellano at verizon.net
>> www.blindchildren.org
>> www.nopbc.org
>>
>> At 07:16 AM 6/16/2012, you wrote:
>>> Hello everyone, I was hoping some of you might have some ideas on
>>> how to teach swimming. My son was born blind and has some cognitive
>>> issues due to seizures when he was very young. We are having one
>>> heck of a time getting him to understand the circular motion
>>> concept. Any ideas would be appreciated, we have taken him to swim
>>> class but they didn't know how to help him either.
>>> Thank you,
>>> Devin Bewley
>>> REALTOR, CDPE
>>> Cherry Creek Properties LLC.
>>> 720-227-7270
>>> www.shortsalesinaurora.com<http://www.metrobrokersonline.com/agents/
>>> Devin
>>> .Bewley>
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