[nabs-l] Training: As needed, or all at once?

[Sarah Alawami]

I'm glad that they are finily adopting  the nfb way of training. I have
benifited greatly from that.

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Of Jess
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 4:18 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Training: As needed, or all at once?

Ashley and Jim.
I've attended a state run training center in Utah in 2001 and although I
have significant usable vision to where I'm considered legally blind I did
have to wear a blindfold in at at least one of the classes that I took. It
was the Adaptive Daily Living Skills  because the instructor was trying to
make it a level playing field for the totally blind people in the group. I
also got out of doing O&M because I basically told them that I didn't need
it during the day which was the time that it was being done. I also said to
them I need  O&ME training more at night because that's when I have a harder
time traveling. The only other time I was forced to use the blindfold was in
a Braille class. Pretty much all the other classes I didn't have to use the
blindfold. Now, a Staunchly NFB member is now in charge of running the
training program.  I know the person who runs it now because he was one of
the assistive technology trainers at the center.
Jessica
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Training: As needed, or all at once?


> Hi Jim,
>
> This is my opinion and  I will be in the minority and hope not to be 
> attacked.  If your vision is stable and you can function well with 
> print and other visual skills, then don't do training now.  Yes its a 
> lot of time  and effort on your part to learn skills you'll likely 
> never need.
>
> Some visually impaired people I know never learn braille and they do 
> well; they are successful at work.
>
> NFB centers imerse you in nonvisual skills and you are blindfolded.  
> Does your state offer a state rehab center?  Often state centers allow 
> you to use low vision techniques and use nonvisual ones as needed.  
> What state do you live in?  You may consider a state center where you 
> can choose what you need rather than a nfb center first.
> So I think if your vision is stable there is no need to go for 
> blindness training now.  I commend your decission to learn to use a 
> cane. Many high partials like yourself never try it.  Learning and 
> using a cane will not only help you travel better but it will identify 
> your visual impairment and eliminate the need to explain sometimes.  I 
> have usable vision although not as much as you.  We both have tunnel 
> vision.  So I've always used visual and nonvisual techniques to function.
>
> Ashley
>
>
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