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

[T. Joseph Carter]

Jess,

It's unfortunate that you didn't have O&M under sleepshade.  You 
really learn to pay attention doing it that way, especially if you 
have someone pointing out the things blocks away that you should be 
hearing.

You have more trouble at night?  Why's that, headlights?

Joseph


On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 07:18:15PM -0400, Jess wrote:
>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>
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>
>> 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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