[Home-on-the-range] Can you compare learning to ride a unicycle with learning braille?

[Rob Tabor]

Hi Susie,

Jim Secor is a member of my chapter Who has attended some of our state conventions and was with us at the chapter Christmas social back in December. Jim is a sightling and has his PhD in theater studies from KU. Hope you're having a good summer.
Take care,
Rob

> On Aug 9, 2016, at 9:27 AM, Susan Stanzel via Home-on-the-Range <home-on-the-range at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> This is Susie again. Who are you Jim Secor?
> 
> Nice to see a new person.
> 
> Susie
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Home-on-the-Range [mailto:home-on-the-range-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Cindy Ray via Home-on-the-Range
> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2016 8:44 PM
> To: 'NFB of Kansas Internet Mailing List'
> Cc: Cindy Ray
> Subject: Re: [Home-on-the-range] Can you compare learning to ride a unicycle
> with learning braille?
> 
> I will try to read the article when I get the chance. We are in the middle
> of our program. We have five children. There were six last week, but one was
> scheduled to go up to Canada on a camping trip with Boy Scouts. These kids
> are amazing. Ours children are a little older. The youngest is six, and I
> think we will probably draw straws to see who can take him home with us. The
> others are between the ages of 12-17, and many have other issues. They seem
> to be coming along quite well. Barbara Hammel and I are co-teaching them
> together, and Barb's husband has been an amazing help with the nonvisual
> tasks and transportation. We have been a little short on volunteers; I
> thinkt his week it will change. Braille is beautiful.
> Cindy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Home-on-the-Range [mailto:home-on-the-range-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Dianne Hemphill via Home-on-the-Range
> Sent: Friday, August 5, 2016 9:02 AM
> To: NFB of Kansas Internet Mailing List <home-on-the-range at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Dianne Hemphill <diannehemphill at cox.net>
> Subject: [Home-on-the-range] Can you compare learning to ride a unicycle
> with learning braille?
> 
> Good morning federation family - once again an article in the Braille
> Monitor  spurs me on to  communicate with you on the ever present question
> (to some, anyway)  on the benefits of learning braille. July's, article,
> "Saying No to Reading Braille" is another "must" read. With the NFB view
> regarding the overwhelming importance for those who are blind, significantly
> visually impaired and/or likely to lose more and more vision, the argument
> continues among both blind and sighted on whether someone really needs
> braille in their life, especially in this day of technology.  The unicycle
> comparison with the option of learning braille,  is not as silly as you
> might first think  - read this article and find out why... 
> Our state affiliate just completed our first BELL academy - we obviously
> believe in the benefits of braille... ...so why are we so convinced braille
> is still so relevant and important today...this article takes a little
> different twist on how we approach the whole topic and though it appeared in
> the Braille Monitor about a decade ago, it is as relevant as ever. Dianne
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