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

Wed May 19 06:44:18 UTC 2021

Doctors are usually the last people to go to to find out what's out there. 
Eye doctors, for example, have this thing about if they can't fix your 
problem, then, they don't know what to do.  Pam.

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From: Ericka via BlindTlk
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2021 3:33 PM
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Cc: Ericka
Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] What happens to people that are born blind when they 
become adults? I need to be this specific.

To show how diverse things are, Wisconsin only has one and it’s in the 
walkie. Therefore the rest of the state does not get this kind of help 
unless it can be done virtually. I think they are doing things virtually now 
but before the pandemic in mind you this place has been around for probably 
100 years very few people could get help outside of the city of Milwaukee. 
Madison has the Wisconsin Council of the blind, but they take a very 
different approach. At one time they did training like travel and Braille. 
That’s how I got my very limited travel training as a kid but I had vision 
much better then. Now they have a store to sell products and pay low vision 
therapist, technology teacher and a couple low vision therapists who attempt 
to cover the other 71 counties in the state.

For a week the state school for the blind in Janesville offers a program or 
should I say a crash course in Braille, Kane travel, daily living check etc. 
It used to be six weeks but the state change that. This year they’re doing 
it virtually again and you can learn your ukulele, beginning music, Braille, 
tech, and daily living

The skills in attitude of the teachers in the various programs are not the 
same. Just because you’ve gone through some teaching program does not mean 
you have a positive attitude towards blindness. I get along well with all 
the staff for the Wisconsin Council of the blind but I was flabbergasted to 
have one of the low vision therapists tell me that there was no point to 
someone morning Braille except the alphabet so you could write grocery list. 
They did admit that’s all they knew. What if you’re a 20-year-old who is 
trying to get back their life after losing vision to an accident or illness? 
This person would not be of any help. If they had no transportation to 
Milwaukee to their program which vision forward does not have classes five 
days a week then they’re in a predicament aren’t they? Families really don’t 
know what’s out there most the time and doctors don’t tell families. I know 
your question was about totally blind people but lots of low vision folks 
like my husband start out with sort of being able to read print and then 
lose it later in life. We both went to an Nfb training program and are glad 
we did so.

Ericka Nelson

> On May 16, 2021, at 10:15 PM, Jude DaShiell via BlindTlk 
> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Something not mentioned yet are Blind Associations.  These are places
> blind people can go if transportation is possible and usually in cities.
> There's lots of learning possible at those associations depending on which
> volunteers are there on a particular day a blind person could get their
> first taste of algebra before they study it in school.  The Association in
> Phoenix has a braille lending library.  There are also crafts rooms in it.
>
>
>
>> On Sun, 16 May 2021, Kerry via BlindTlk 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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