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

[Judy Jones]

That is fascinating!  Do you do a lot of travel and interviewing in your reporting, or at the scene during a breaking event?

Come to think of it, I do know of another blind person who got into journalism who went to college, probably a year behind me.

Very interesting.

Judy


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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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> 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:
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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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