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

[Beth]

Good point, Nathan.  I think a lot of schools for the blind are
sheltered communities with no real world things to look forward to.
Beth

On 6/17/09, Nathan Clark <troubleclark at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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