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

[Judy Jones]

Hi, Elizabeth.  For the record, what is your job?

Judy


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

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>
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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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