[nabs-l] Studying to be a Teacher of the Visually Impaired

[Rob Lambert]

I'm not 100% blind, actually, I'm low vision. My vision is good enough in A FEW states (not many, just 3 or 4) for me to have a VERY LIMITED driving license (i.e. daytime only, slow speed, no rain, no snow, no freeways, etc). 

--- On Sun, 1/18/09, T. Joseph Carter <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com> wrote:
From: T. Joseph Carter <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Studying to be a Teacher of the Visually Impaired
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Date: Sunday, January 18, 2009, 7:02 PM

I offer warning that not all teaching programs out there are friendly to the
idea of blind people receiving a teaching license.  You can discover a whole
pattern of abuse and discrimination and still essentially lose everything if the
right people don't take the decisive actions at the right time.

I know first hand, but I'm honestly tired of telling the story, so I will
not tell it here.  Trust me: Just because it seems that we as people with
disabilities seem ideally suited to working with others with disabilities and
just because the people who run these programs are supposed to be in the
position of helping people like us achieve our potential...  None of that means
they won't have the same prejudices everyone else has.

Joseph

On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 06:47:46PM -0500, Jedi wrote:
> Hmmm. I'd recommend at least a Bachelor's in Special Ed at the
very  least. If you can shake it, I'd also recommend getting a Master's
in  Special Ed. Afterward, I'd highly recommend getting your TVI training at
Louisiana Tech through their TBS/O&M program. The generalized Special Ed
programs are always a good idea because some of your students will have multiple
disabilities, and you'll want to know the current philosophies on disability
that your colleagues will operate under. That way, you'll have an idea of
what to expect in your colleagues for good or ill. You'll also know what
laws affect your practice, especially in the way of writing IEPs and the like.
> 
> -- REspectfully,
> Jedi

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