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

[eileen scrivani]

Mike,

I think you're correct.  I learned Braille back when I first went blind.  I 
learned it in approx 5 months and did not require jumbo braille or anything 
special to learn.  However, I did not and still -- thank you God -- do not 
have any issues with poor sensativity or neuropathy in my fingers.  I could 
not have done as well with my blindness or life if I had not learned Braille 
or if I had a nincompoop instructor telling me I didn't need Braille or 
could not  learn it because I was a diabetic!

It has prooved to be a vital part of my education, work & life in general! 
Assess the diabetic and then go from there ... Don't assume the person can't 
learn it simply because they are a diabetic.  You know what happens when you 
Ass U Me??

Eileen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Pamela Allen" <pallen at lcb-ruston.com>; "Jennifer Dunnam" 
<jennifer.dunnam at earthlink.net>; "Scott C. LaBarre" 
<slabarre at labarrelaw.com>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 10:25 PM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Fw: information about blindness and diabetis


> 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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