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

[Hope Paulos]

It depends on the student's academic abilities as to whether or 
not they go to college.

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Nathan Clark <troubleclark at gmail.com
>To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:06:00 -0400
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Schools for the Blind vs.  Public School 
Education

>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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