[blindLaw] Braille

[Sanho Steele-Louchart]

Hello,

There are countless resources for learning braille independently. The
most obvious is Hadley, but there are several other fantastic
resources available from the American Printing House and others. You
might also craft your son's IEP such that the braille study hour is a
reasonable accommodation even if an independent study elective isn't
ordinarily offered.

Warmth,
Sanho

On 9/30/21, Syed Rizvi via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Ann,
>
> Awesome question.
>
> I would recommend to do both if possible. Usually high schoolers have some
> free blocks throughout the week to work on homework. Perhaps braille lessons
> can be scheduled then, or before and after school. My middle school had me
> take braille instead of Spanish and I feel negatively impacted by that, as
> Spanish is such a valuable language to know. However, braille is also
> incredibly important to a blind person's career.
>
> I would highly recommend reaching out to the National Organization of
> Parents of Blind Children. They will definitely be your best asset. Their
> president is a lawyer as well. I'd be happy to connect you with her.
>
> Good Luck!
> Syed
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>> On Sep 30, 2021, at 6:26 PM, Prevost, Ann Marie via BlindLaw
>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Has anyone had experience with a visually impaired high schooler studying
>> Braille as an independent study course (rather than Spanish etc)?
>> I wanted to run it by my child’s HS administration but I don’t think they
>> will go for it -and I am not sure what resources are available to learn
>> braille independently.
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