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

[Elizabeth Campbell]

HI Judy, I am a reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram newspaper,
covering economic development and city governments. I also cover some
inclusion and diversity issues that are cropping up in area cities and
school districts.
HTH

On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 11:20 PM Judy Jones via BlindTlk <
blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi, Elizabeth.  For the record, what is your job?
>
> Judy
>
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> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Elizabeth
> Campbell via BlindTlk
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> Cc: Elizabeth Campbell <batescampbell at gmail.com>; Kerry <kerry1211 at cox.net
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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>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > 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