[Diabetes-Talk] Question for my son

[Jamie Gurganus]

Bridget,

      Alex uses a hand magnifier called a globe magnifier to read small
print.  He has been a tech savvy kid from a small age, so he figures out how
to do everything using his laptop if possible.  He used a Flexmate CCTV all
through elementary and part of middle school, but he decided to find more
portable ways once he started high school.  This conversation all started
with him trying to see if there was a way for him to attach his monocular to
a hat!  I didn't know if anyone in this group had used a hands-free
monocular for distance viewing, so we knew which one might work for him.
The headband or visor ones that I see on the internet are manily for
close-up viewing.  


Talk again soon!

					Jamie
 

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From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2017 1:12 AM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Question for my son

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

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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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