[il-talk] Step in independence

[Kayla James]

They teach you to go faster with the slate? Oh, praise God! I am not
as fast as I'd like to be with it and I have seen Braille paper in I
don't know how long. Lol After reading this, now I can't wait to go.
Thanks.

On 1/24/15, Leslie Hamric via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Good. You'll learn safe ways to do all that fun stuff at ICRE-Wood so you
> won't need any supervision eventually. Before I went to ICRE-Wood, I was
> very nervous about crossing the busy streets and taking public
> transportation on my own even though I had my guide dog with me. I was also
> fearful about using the gas stove since I had had a bad experience in 7th
> grade with it. However, my ADL instructor got me over my fear of the gas
> stove. He was very patient with me. The mobility instructor I had also
> helped me build my confidence in terms of going places on my own. I learned
> Windows98. And I got quicker at the Slate and Stylus. The most important
> thing is to be ProActive and tell the instructors what you need and what
> your goals are. Good luck and I can't wait to hear about your new adventure
> at ICRE Wood.
> Leslie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: il-talk [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of margaret
> james via il-talk
> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 6:03 PM
> To: Kayla James; NFB of Illinois Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [il-talk] Step in independence
>
> On Saturday, January 24, 2015, Kayla James via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>
>> I can cook fries. I poured the oil, put the fries in and smooth them out.
>> I used the dish I held the fries in to help me track where the handle
>> of the skillet is. My granddad supervised, though.
>>
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