[il-talk] Braille Monitor Story.
Debbie Pitman
pittmanenterprises at att.net
Tue May 22 02:34:24 UTC 2012
Connie, you're right.
Jenny please contact me off list.
Sent from my iPhoneDebbie Pittman
pittmanenterprises at att.net
P: 773-779-1856 F: 773-779-2763
On May 19, 2012, at 7:09 PM, "Connie Davis" <connie.davis at rcn.com> wrote:
> I never even had the large print books from fourth grade on. They bought me
> a magnifier and called it good.
> I have never really learned Braille. Being right on the border of being
> legally blind, I'm not sure how much I would use it. I do my leisure reading
> in audio format via a Booksense, have a CCTV, use a hand-held magnifier and
> use a screen magnifier for my computer. However, I am a big proponent of
> people learning Braille and I think it should be available to any child who
> wants to learn it. I think far too many of our special-needs children are
> still falling through the cracks. I had hoped by this point in time, this
> wouldn't be happening. As a former teacher, I really find this
> reprehensible.
>
> Connie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jenny Keller
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 7:01 PM
> To: pittmanenterprises at att.net; NFB of Illinois Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [il-talk] Braille Monitor Story.
>
> I relate to those multi-volumed huge large print books, I had forgotten
> about those things, smile.
>
> They are a distant memory for me too, I just don't want to see any other
> child have to go through what we did unnecessarily. It is definitely not
> something I think that children should go through these days. We know way
> too much about things from trial and error with kids like us, to keep doing
> stuff like that over and over.
>
> I can never go to college or advance my education because I have at max, a
> sixth grade education. I don't know the nemath code for braille to even
> learn higher math than addition, subtraction, multiplication, and single
> digit devision.
>
> Without those skills, I have no way of going for a degree in anything, and
> honestly, since I don't know how to study auditory, I feel as though I'm
> trapped in what little I do know, which isn't good enough to get me a decent
> job, once my health issues get taken care of.
>
> If there's anyone out there that would like me to share my experiences with
> educators and parents, I'll do it, I don't want any other child to have to
> be living the kind of uneducated life that I live at the age of 38.
>
> On a positive note, I hope all are having a great weekend, and I wish you a
> wonderful Sunday, whether you go to church, or stay home and just hang.
>
> Jenny
> On May 19, 2012, at 6:50 PM, Pittman Enterprises & Associates wrote:
>
>> Hi Linda,
>>
>> Not only did kids make fun of because of the thick glasses, but also
> because of the large print books that were giant sized. Like you say, it's
> a good thing those experiences are a distant memory (smile).
>>
>> Debbie P
>>
>> P.S.
>>
>> I'm glad you read my story.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Linda Hendle
>> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 7:53 AM
>> To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List
>> Subject: [il-talk] Braille Monitor Story.
>>
>> Hi all! I read one of the stories on Newsline, in the Braille Monitor
> titled "Braille or no Braille'". A couple of people mentioned that hey went
> to sight saving class, when they were in Grade school. I also went to a
> Sight Saving class. Was it in Chicago. I think one of the people was
> Debbie P. Interesting story. They did not teach me braille then either.
> But like you said, if you saw,, they let you read the large print. I don't
> think they even had any Braille at my school, or I mean class. The sight
> Saving Class was the home room, and then I would go to other classes with
> the kids that saw normally. The kids in the other weren't always very nice
> either. Got made fun of, cause of my very thick glasses. Thank God that
> part is a distant memory. Glad I finally did learn Braille!
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