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

Sat May 22 17:59:29 UTC 2021

That club had a very ineffective tail twister.

On Sat, 22 May 2021, Pamela Dominguez via BlindTlk wrote:

> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via
> BlindTlk
> 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
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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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