[nabs-l] Schools for the Blind vs. Public School Education

[Nathan Clark]

I am in a public school and I am glad I did not go to a school for the
blind. Some of the kids at school for the blinds may have more than
blindness as a disability we are talking mental retardation or other
problems. I love it in public school due to the fact that when I get
out in the job market I will probably will not see other blind people
at the job. By vgoing to public school I am being forced to be
prepared to what I will face when I get out into the real world.

On 6/16/09, Mary Donahue <braille at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Hello Denna and listers,
>
>     When I started school in the late 1950s, there wasn't much choice. If my
> family and I had stayed in the Chicago area, I would have been able to go to
> public school. However, in early 1958, we moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin. My
> mother would have liked me to go to public school, but the school district
> would not budge in its thinking. If I went, then there would be no way of
> getting my material, and I was the only blind child at the time in that
> district. Therefore, it meant driving 220 miles to the State School for the
> Visually Handicapped in Janesville, which was quite traumatic for me.
> Looking back, though, I have no regrets. My first-grade teacher taught me
> Braille, I eventually learned cane travel, which I probably wouldn't have
> received in public school. The same goes for daily living skills and social
> skills.
>
>     At any rate, those are my thoughts. Hope this helps.
>
> Mary Donahue
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <dlambert at aristotle.net>
> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:11 PM
> Subject: [nabs-l] Schools for the Blind vs. Public School Education
>
>
>> Hi everyone:
>>
>> Almost 10 days until convention.  I'm very much excited about coming,
>> especially since I haven't
>> been in two years.
>>
>> But I wanted to pose a question that could possibly lead to some research
>> later on.
>>
>> In determine what type of education you would receive, were you given an
>> opportunity to provide
>> input as to whether a school for the blind was a good option vs. an
>> education in a public school
>> system.  What were your experience in which ever educational setting you
>> ended up in?  Looking
>> back, what would you have changed or wanted to have happen?
>>
>> Any input would be great.  I'll provide my input publicly later on, but
>> just wanted to get a feel
>> for the range of experiences people may have.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Denna Lambert
>>
>>
>>
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