[Diabetes-Talk] Question for my son

[Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter]

THEY MAKE PORTABLE MAGNIFIERS NOW. THEY ARE PRETTY NICE FROM WHAT I
UNDERSTAND. IF HE'S NOT ALREADY A CLIENT OF YOUR STATE'S AGENCY FOR THE
BLIND, I WOULD GET HIM REGISTERED AND LIKELY THEY CAN PROVIDE DEVICES. HAS
HE EVER CONSIDERED NONVISUAL METHODS TOO? MY BEST FRIEND IS TECHNICALLY LOW
VISION, BUT SHE PREFERS TO USE A COMBINATION OF LOW VISION AND NONVISUAL
SKILLS. IT'S ALWAYS JUST MORE TOOLS TO RELY ON. I KNOW LEARNING NONVISUAL
TOOLS WON'T BE AN IMMEDIATE SOLUTION BUT COULD HELP IN THE LONG RUN.

BRIDGIT

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2017 7:41 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Jamie Gurganus <jamielgurganus at gmail.com>
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Question for my son

Hi group!  My son has low vision from Retinopathy of Prematurity.  He and I
are trying to find a device for him to use in college instead of him holding
his monocular to his eye for an entire class period.  We looked at headband
monoculars, and most are for jewelers.  I did find some called sports specs.
I attended college as a totally blind student, so I am not of any help to
him.  I was hoping this group would have some ideas and suggestions as to
what worked for you during college.  He gave up using a CCTV during high
school, because he didn't want to carry a suitcase full of equipment around
the school or college campus.    Thanks!

 

 
Jamie

 

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