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

Wed May 19 11:53:11 UTC 2021

Aw!  I'm so sorry you can't take your kittycat!  At least you have somebody 
who wants it, but still, I know you will miss Kitty!  Pam.

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From: Ericka via BlindTlk
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2021 8:19 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Cc: Ericka
Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] What happens to people that are born blind when they 
become adults? I need to be this specific.

Oh Judy Jones you are so funny! Oh yes there are blind people here in 
Madison and there are blind people in Janesville as there is the state 
school for the blind there. There’s always something good about every move, 
you just have to look for it. We will be closer to my sister and her family 
and I have some high school friends that moved over to Janesville so it will 
be just fine. My husband has friends over there too so it’ll be OK. The only 
crappy part is that the cat can’t come with. Landlord doesn’t allow any kind 
of pets. A para transit driver and wife are taking our kitty. They have had 
lots of cats before and they were looking for just the right time to open up 
their home to a couple of new kitties. How do you podge gets to move Friday. 
:-)

Ericka Nelson

> On May 17, 2021, at 3:12 PM, Judy Jones via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> 
> wrote:
>
> Hi, Ericka,
>
> I hope this is a good move for you guys.
>
> Our county here in north Washington has zip blind people, as far as I can 
> find out, except for a couple students.  I jokingly told Chris that trying 
> to find another blind person is like trying to find a UFO, or sasquatch. 
> There are urban legends about them, other people have seen them, (not up 
> close), but nothing verified.  😊
>
> Judy
>
>
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> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ericka via 
> BlindTlk
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2021 1:02 PM
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> Cc: Ericka <dotwriter1 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] What happens to people that are born blind when 
> they become adults? I need to be this specific.
>
> I don’t really know. Perhaps the Janesville one and the Milwaukee one. I 
> know the chapter in Madison doesn’t do anything but we have a new 
> president so I’m very much hoping that things will be different. We have 
> only a few chapters in Wisconsin now which is sad. Five and three of them 
> are in cities/counties where there’s already pretty good services or at 
> least services.
>
> Such a tragedy since Wisconsin was one of the states that helped begin the 
> NFB. But then again we really don’t have any ACB chapters either so that’s 
> why the state is in such disrepair when it comes to Blind rehabilitation. 
> Pretty much the only fighters for the find are the advocacy day done by 
> the Wisconsin Council of the blind and Madison. Some independent living 
> centers have these kinds of mentoring programs but they are not designed 
> for a blind person mentoring another blind person. And they do not do 
> advocacy generally for us. They’re trying to help a wide variety of 
> disabilities.
>
> It’s pretty lonely going things alone around here. Most of the chapters I 
> have noticed are more into socialization with each other than anything 
> else. I think Milwaukee is the biggest and strongest chapter which is most 
> representative of the NFB. Moving to Janesville soon so I’ll check out 
> Janesville. Or I know Dave Hyde will email me and correct me off list. LOL 
> yes Dave today you’re getting The opportunity to pick on Chad and I more 
> constantly.
>
> Ericka Nelson
>
>> On May 17, 2021, at 2:44 PM, Judy Jones via BlindTlk 
>> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi, Ericka,
>>
>> Is the state affiliate involved in any type of assistance or mentoring?
>>
>> Judy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ericka via
>> BlindTlk
>> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2021 12:34 PM
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>> Cc: Ericka <dotwriter1 at gmail.com>
>> 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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