[blindkid] PE in middle school

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When my daughter got into middle school they were required to change, this was not an issue for her other than time, so we kept it simple and she just had to put on a pair of shorts and used velcro sneakers to make it quicker. She was assigned a locker closest to the door and used a Master Lock Speed Dial, that opens on directional movements, we got it at Lowes, but they carry them pretty much in any hardware store now, she was quick at learning how to use it and it really made it for a fast change in the locker. 


Best wishes,


Heidi







-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Yanez <jyanez112 at gmail.com>
To: Support For The Blind:) <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wed, Mar 13, 2013 11:54 am
Subject: [blindkid] PE in middle school


Hi all,
My daughter will be going into middle school next year and physical
education will be one of the courses. I have a few concerns that I know
will be brought up in our next IEP in a few weeks.
1. Will she be required to dress into PE clothes?
Right now she has lots of difficulty dressing herself. Pants, socks and
shoes are easy. Its the upper half she can't accomplish yet. She doesn't
have the muscle structure to do certain things and still had difficulty
with muscle isolation. Her Dr thinks it's just part of being extremely
premee and her being underweight.
I am also NOT ok with someone assisting her to dress out. She will be in
APE. Is not dressing out a reasonable request for her APE in her IEP?

If she is required to change in some way such as just shoes, what type of
lock might be easiest to start off with?  I don't know how to modify a
combination lock for her, and like I said, she hasn't been able to isolate
fingers well. So getting a key in a lock is very very difficult for her. We
have tried for so long already.

What are some things I need to know before we start PE in middle school so
I can bring up to her IEP team?

Thank you all in advance. I need to get this all figured out before the
meeting and before the year starts and we find things out the hard way.
~Julie.
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