[BlindTlk] R totally blind journalist

Mon May 24 13:12:21 UTC 2021

Hello Ericka, My aPologies for taking so long to get back to you.
I am happy to speak to your chapter.
Please contact me at batescampbell at gmail.com

Best regards.

On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 8:32 AM Ericka via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> This is really cool! Please contact me off-line. I would like to have you
> speak at our at-large chapter for Wisconsin. We call ourselves the Badger
> chapter because we referred to as the badger State, not just Americas
> Dairyland here in Wisconsin.
>
> Ericka Nelson
>
> > On May 18, 2021, at 8:26 AM, Elizabeth Campbell via BlindTlk <
> blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Elizabeth
> >> Campbell via BlindTlk
> >> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2021 9:37 PM
> >> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> >> 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:
> >>
> >>> Hi, Elizabeth.  For the record, what is your job?
> >>>
> >>> Judy
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Elizabeth
> >>> Campbell via BlindTlk
> >>> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2021 9:13 PM
> >>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> >>> 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:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> 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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