[BlindTlk] R totally blind journalist

Tue May 18 13:30:56 UTC 2021

This is really cool! Please contact me off-line. I would like to have you speak at our at-large chapter for Wisconsin. We call ourselves the Badger chapter because we referred to as the badger State, not just Americas Dairyland here in Wisconsin.

Ericka Nelson

> On May 18, 2021, at 8:26 AM, Elizabeth Campbell via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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:
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>>> 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
>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>> 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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