[blindkid] Great O&M Website for parents, teachers and teachers aids.

[Penny Duffy]

Thank You Merry-Noel great link.  I wanted to get that book because you
talked about it at convention but I couldn't find the link thank you
On Mar 17, 2012 4:09 PM, "Merry-Noel Chamberlain" <owinm at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> For games, information - on O&M - Here is a great website for parents,
> teachers and teachers aids, grandparents....  It is throught the
> Prodessional Development Research Institute on Blindness - O&M for
> Children:  http://www.pdrib.com/pages/omkids.php
> Merry-Noel Chamberlain, NOMCT
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Penny Duffy <pennyduffy at gmail.com>
> To: "Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)" <
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> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 9:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] O&M issue
>
> Oh the O&m wasn't the one to grab the cane from her  the para (aide) did.
> She was tying to help out.  Her in instrutor would ask for also. It was
> interesting to see how upset Abby was over it. Than I realized that even
> though she has usable vision the cane has become important to her and she
> wants it there so she can use it.
>
> Thank Eric for responding. I reallize I was upset and was venting.   I also
> should add a few lessons in the school a year so her o&m can help the
> school team help Abby more.  Abby loves O&M right now.  Which I feel is
> important.  She has many years of lessons ahead its good she doesn't hate
> it like last year.
>
> _Penny
> On Mar 17, 2012 4:07 AM, "Eric Calhoun" <eric at pmpmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Penny, please don't be so hard on yourself.  Abby is trying to use her
> > environment.  As for the not using her cane,, I hate to tell you: the O&M
> > teacher _can put her hand to teach her to use her cane.  But she cannot
> > force the issue.
> >
> > With regard to being safe, she needs to have fitted a cane holder, or
> > holster.  It's not useful for the NFB cane but is useful with a folded-up
> > cane.  Penny, contact me off-list, please.
> >
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