[BlindTlk] What happens to people that are born blind when they become adults? I need to be this specific.

[Elizabeth Campbell]

Hello Kerry, I've been blind from birth. I grew up in Omaha Nebraska where
I went to public schools except for second and third grades when I attended
the Nebraska School for the Blind to learn Braille as I was not getting
good instruction in my school district.
I then returned to public school where i graduated from high school. I went
to college and now live and work in Texas. As others have said, there are
many factors that come in to play. IN my case, I got travel training from
the Nebraska Services for the Blind and also learned other skills like
cooking, doing laundry and so forth. I also learned a great deal from just
trial and error.
Hope this helps.

On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 8:18 PM Kerry via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

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>
> Hi, I need to be specific on this subject because I’m wanting an idea of
> typical services for blind adults. What happens to people that are born
> blind when they become adults typically? Are there some that are just blind
> that are in day programs, or group homes? Even though I know the ideaeven
> though I know the idea for people that are blind is for employment, or
> community lives but is this what happens for most, or is this the exception?
> Trying to figure out exactly what’s going on i’ve lived in Rhode Island
> all my life but have very rarely seem blind people around. I am thinking it
> could be many things such as some blind people from Rhode Island going to
> Perkins, and then moving to other states once they’ve graduated, some blind
> people that were born blind having additional disabilities and there was
> additional disabilitiI am thinking it could be many things such as some
> blind people from Rhode Island going to Perkins, and then moving to other
> states once they’ve graduated, some blind people that were born blind
> having additional disabilities and there was additional disabilities
> qualifying for segregated services so they live lives in segregation away
> from the community There are a few blind people that I know that work for
> services for the blind, or Rhode Island’s only blind rehabilitatithere are
> a few blind people that I know that work for services for the blind, or
> Rhode Island’s only blind rehabilitation agency insight and one person that
> I know has a job with a health insurance company but it’s very rare. And
> when I have brought up this question to the Rhode Island NFB chapter, or a
> VR counselor they’ve asked theand when I have brought up this question to
> the Rhode Island NFB chapter, or a VR counselor they’ve asked the question
> why does it matter?
> Why don’t you want to know other people that were like yourself? Or be
> able to ask for support, or just know that there are others that are
> following the same path or a different path?
> Also it surprises me that a state being so close to a well renowned state
> for blind people has no idea how to interact where direct at times somebody
> that’s blind.   Sent from my iPhone
>
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Elizabeth Campbell