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

[Nathan Clark]

it is just go and graduate and then try to find a job. Most students
from school for the blind don't usually go to college right?
nathan


On 6/17/09, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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