[nabs-l] ideas please
Jedi
loneblindjedi at samobile.net
Thu Sep 9 01:38:50 UTC 2010
The LCB Braille instructor's name is Jerry Whittle, and he can be found
by calling 1-800-234-4166 and asking for him via the receptionist.
Respectfully,
Jedi
Original message:
> Why not interview the Braille instructor at one of the NFB Centers? I
> don't remember his name, but the Braille instructor at the Lousiana
> Center for the Blind sounds really nice and very knowledgable from the
> articles I've read that included quotations from him. The Braille
> Monitor has included some articles written by him, also, on things
> related to Braille, and I've found them very helpful! Try calling the
> LCB and ask about a possible phone interview?
> Other than that, I would suggest contacting local TVIs, and maybe see
> about finding an adult who learned Braille at a young age and uses
> Braille in their everyday life, and an adult who didn't learn Braille
> early on but uses it in their life now. I'd also use the recent book
> "Letters to President Obama" as a resource...it has some great letters
> about how Braille ahs affected people's lives.
> Just my two cents,
> On 9/8/10, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Amy,
>> People who are effected by braille, either in their personal lives,
>> professional lives, experts, advocates, and teachers, and maybe parents! I
>> am going for that we need to teach our children braille, so someone who
>> thinks this way would help.
>> If you have ideas, let me know.
>> Thanks!
>> Marsha Drenth
>> Marsha.drenth at gmail.com
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Amy Phelps
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 3:32 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] ideas please
>> Marsha, what kind of people are you looking for to interview?
>> Thanks!
>> Amy C. Phelps
>> 410-737-2642
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of Marsha Drenth
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 3:27 PM
>> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
>> Subject: [nabs-l] ideas please
>> Hi Students,
>> This semester I am doing a research paper on the Braille Crisis. I need to
>> do a few interviews of people to include in my paper. I have already emailed
>> one of the prospective persons that I plan on interviewing. But I am
>> needing a second person. Any ideas on who that second person should or could
>> be? I was thinking a TVI.
>> Thanks,
>> marsha
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