[Diabetes-talk] Fw: information about blindness and diabetis

[Mike Freeman]

The person below wishes information about teaching braille to those with diabetes (said person doesn't say whether those whom he/she is teaching have diabetic neuropathy in their hands or not). I'm going to reply that if there's no neuropathy, one teaches braille the same way one would to others and that far more diabetics can learn braille than most people think. However, I know little of jumbo braille or of teaching braille to diabetics with neuropathy so I'd be interested in comments/advice from any of you. You may write to Kacey Harper directly or to Diabetes-Talk or to me and I can relay the information.

Thanks.

Mike Freeman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Casey Harper 
To: k7uij at panix.com 
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 7:41 AM
Subject: information about blindness and diabetis


Hello:
I've got a simple question for you:
If one were a braille instructor, what would one need to know to effectively teach people who are blind and diabetic from beginning with braille to advancing to reading and writing it?
Anything else I should know about this topic if I were an instructor?
Thank you and have a nice day.
 
Sincerely,
 
Casey
 
 


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