[Blindtlk] Learning Daily Living Skills

[Nikki Wunderlich]

I don't know where you live, but that is one thing you could talk to 
your state services for the blind councelor, or what ever you call them 
in your state. Personally, for money management, I've seen completely 
blind friends fold their money so they know exactly how much money they 
have and in what bills. For example you might keep your ones streight, 
then fold your fives in half so they're still tall, just half as long as 
your ones. Then you might fold your tens like your fives, and then in 
half again so they're still tall like your ones and fives, just not as 
long. Then you might fold your twenties in half like a five, and then 
fold it over so it isn't tall like your ones fives and tends, Most of 
the time people don't have higher then twenties on them, but if you do 
you'd just figure out how to fold your fifties and hundreds. Other 
people get money identifiers, they can be pretty spendy though. So I 
suggest folding your money. As for other daily living stuff, I would try 
to have some one teach you hand over hand if you can. If not I don't 
really know what to say, I mean I went to the blind school in minnesota 
and they taught us a lot of that stuff. I'm not sure if the scool for 
the blind in your state allows people to go until they're 21 but if they 
do you could see about going there for a year to get some skills.

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On 6/20/2011 3:18 PM, Humberto Avila wrote:
> Hello fellow listers:
>
> As you know I've been really wanting to learn Daily Living and life skills.
> I am starting college in the fall and therefore I don't want to be living at
> home forever -- most college students my age are living in their dorms
> (including blind students). although my community college is not located far
> from home, learning daily living skills would be a plus for me and if I
> actually want to get a place of my own in the future I must be able to have
> life and daily living skills.
>
> the only glitch I'm facing, however, is my parents, especially my Mom. I
> have talked to them into teaching me how to do daily living tasks, yet when
> they are actually trying to teach me it gets sort of confusing and I can't
> really understand what they are teaching, and I don't really know whether
> the alternatives they teach me are the safest or most accessible. Like for
> example, one day my Dad and I were going to our nearby grocery store called
> "Fiesta foods" walking. I was using my cane and as we were walking my dad
> walked me through a bunch of gravel and rocks. was there a sidewalk I
> could've used? I don't know, but he said "this is the fastest way".
>
> but anyways, just like my teacher of the blind pointed out in my IEP
> post-secondary plan worksheet when I graduated, MY PARENTS STILL DO A
> TREMENDOUS AMOUNT FOR ME AND IF I'M TAUGHT THE SKILL I CAN SUCCEED.
>
> and... here I am, a 20-year-old who doesn't even know how to fold his
> clothes properly or wash them, go to the store and manage money and shopping
> by himself, and not knowing how to perform basic cooking tasks.
>
> I know how to wash dishes (I haven't learn to use a dishwasher), and I know
> how to vacuum, mop and clean the table (still * requiring lots of sighted
> assistance *)
>
> Unfortunately I can not afford going to an NFB training center or an
> orientation and training center at my home state [feel free to email me off
> list if you want to know exactly why].
> if I want to live productively and form a new family as well as get my own
> place, how would I go about explaining my parents (or even friends) to
> really teach me the skills I want to learn? Do I have to adapt to how they
> teach me? Are there any teacher of the blind that, for an affordable cost,
> can come to my house and teach me such skills. I really want your opinions.
> I don't want to end up getting my AA degree and after that move away and I
> have to ask people "Can you please do this for me?" plus, that would be
> embarrassing.
>
> thanks,
> Humberto
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