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

Tue May 18 23:12:59 UTC 2021

Hi, Cory,

What is your vocation, it is interesting to hear the jobs other blind people have.

I forgot to say that my husband knows another blind person who has his own heating and AC business, also does the work.

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.

I echo you, Elizabeth, on working remotely and how convenient doing so has been. I, too, plan to return to the office; but, not until July.

Sincerely,

Cory McMahon

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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 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
>
>
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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>
> 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
> >
> >
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> > 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:
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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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