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

Sat May 22 16:41:08 UTC 2021

Yes, I was going to say something like that, too.  I always tell the story 
of the time my mother went to the local lions club and asked them to buy me 
a dictionary.  They asked her "Did you buy one for your son?"  She said yes. 
The person said:  "Then, you can buy one for your daughter".  They didn't 
listen when she tried to tell them the price difference between a print and 
braille dictionary.  I know that was a long time ago, but I always think of 
that when people mention the Lions Club.  They did lend me a junky old 
braille writer when my Perkins had to go in for repair.  Pam.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Judy Jones via BlindTlk
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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.

That is debatable, depending on how educated the Lions club is.

Judy

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From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via 
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Sent: Friday, May 21, 2021 5:02 PM
To: Ericka via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com>
Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] What happens to people that are born blind when they 
become adults? I need to be this specific.

Sometimes people get lucky when eye doctors also have memberships in the 
local Lions Club.

On Fri, 21 May 2021, Ericka via BlindTlk wrote:

> True unfortunately.
>
> Ericka Nelson
>
> > On May 19, 2021, at 1:45 AM, Pamela Dominguez via BlindTlk 
> > <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Ericka via BlindTlk
> > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2021 3:33 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.
> >
> > 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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