[nabs-l] Introduction

[Beth]

I'm also a self-taught computer nerd, but no matter what, I'll never
be as nerdy as the men in my family. lol
Beth

On 1/2/09, Jason Mandarino <blind.subscriber at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Albert,
>
> I am intrigued by a part of your message to Jessica. You were asking if
> whether she was thinking about specializing in Braille or computer training.
> Outside of college programs such as the Commission for the Blind, I have
> never met a computer instructor for the visually impaired. Are there such
> things for grade school students that are visually impaired?
>
> I only ask for technology was quite the fight for me in grade school, and
> the RESA system hat provided the Brail and mobility instructors were not
> very helpful in the technology arena. I had to find alternative means to
> obtain what I wanted, but that also meant having to train myself as well.
>
> The technology learning curve can be steep, and I would like to see more
> access to practical resources for upcoming youth. I did not find the
> computer classes that my public high school offered to be any help, and
> unless you have the interest to invest endless hours into learning new
> software or hardware, you will be ineffective compared to your sighted
> peers.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Mandarino
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> of Albert Yoo
> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 1:46 PM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Introduction
>
>
> Jessica would you have to do student teaching? Would there be help to write
> on the braille writer or teach the blind students the computer? What grade
> would you teach? Would you be a vision teacher tvi is what I think they are
> called? Teacher of the visually impaired> From: jess28 at samobile.net> To:
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org> Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 09:39:00 -0500> Subject: Re:
> [nabs-l] Introduction> > Ashley,> Yes I want to teach. I'm going to get my
> bachelors degree and then my > masters degree in Teacher of the Blind and
> Visually Impaired. I don't > currently read Braille but I'm going to
> hopefully be learning grade two > through the Hadley School for the Blind.>
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