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

Tue May 18 13:22:20 UTC 2021

Hello Judy and others, Judy, to answer your questions, I do travel to my
interviews although I've been doing most of my work virtually because of
the pandemic. However, since I am fully vaccinated and we no longer have a
state mask requirement, I will be getting out more.
I can honestly say however, that working remotely is working for me better
than I expected although I prefer to be in an office setting. We don't know
when we will return to our office. I imagine it will be sometime this
summer.
Anyway, when I am going to my assignments I work with a driver that the
newspaper pays by the hour. We don't have comprehensive public
transportation in the Fort Worth area.
Fort Worth has a bus system and paratransit, but I cover an area of our
county which doesn't have public transit.

On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 12:09 AM Judy Jones via BlindTlk <
blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Elizabeth
> Campbell via BlindTlk
> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2021 9:37 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Elizabeth Campbell <batescampbell at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] What happens to people that are born blind when
> they become adults? I need to be this specific.
>
> 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
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Elizabeth
> > Campbell via BlindTlk
> > Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2021 9:13 PM
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> > Cc: Elizabeth Campbell <batescampbell at gmail.com>; Kerry
> > <kerry1211 at cox.net
> > >
> > 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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