[nabs-l] giving a presentation

Mon Jan 7 05:53:07 UTC 2013

I wonder if it would work if you talked with the teacher beforehand
and asked him/her to announce to the kids that they needed to call out
their names instead of raising their hands? Maybe if the teacher is on
board and supports the alternative technique the kids will feel
comfortable with it too.
I agree there's no need for rebellious independence, but teaching
students to respond in a way that's accessible to the blind, I think,
helps reinforce the educational message of the presentation that blind
people can achieve similar results by doing things a little
differently.
Also, one of our NFB members, Adrienne Asch, is a blind professor and
she uses a slightly different technique for discussion leading. She
has the first student call out their name and be recognized, but then
asks them to call on the next student who is raising his/her hand. The
second student in turn calls on the third, and so on. I haven't tried
this method yet but she says that her students really enjoy it and
even ask their professors in other classes to do it too. It might be a
bit complicated for young kids, though.
BTW when I give blindness presentations, instead of listing a whole
bunch of courtesy rules for what to do when you meet a blind person, I
tell them that there are really only two rules: (1) treat the blind
person normally, like you would anyone else, and (2) if you think they
might need help, or don't know how to help, *ask* if they need help
instead of just assuming they do or deciding how to help. I think
these two things pretty much cover all the courtesy rules, and if
people feel like they have to do things a very particular way, it just
makes things awkward for them. I also try to point out similarities
between their interests, activities, hobbies etc. and my own so they
can see me as pretty much like anyone else.
Arielle

On 1/6/13, Julie McGinnity <kaybaycar at gmail.com> wrote:
> It was more of an experiment than anything.  I just wanted to see if
> it would work.  It didn't.  I think it could with middle schoolers
> though.  It's up to you what you want to do.  I think both methods
> have their benefits.
>
> On 1/6/13, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> I agree with you Kirt; you need to do it efficiently; with kids, I'd
>> likely
>>
>> use an assistant otherwise they will shout out all at once and it could
>> get
>>
>> unorderly.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kirt
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 9:35 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] giving a presentation
>>
>> Sophie,
>> I would say do whatever is most efficient. If it's practical, just have
>> people in the room call out their names if they have a question, like has
>> already been suggested. Otherwise, if there are so many people in the
>> room
>> to make that approach inefficient, I would suggest just asking someone to
>> help you call on people. No need to be rebellious Lee independent. :-)
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jan 2, 2013, at 7:25 PM, Lavonya Gardner <hotdancer1416 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> i do that too. i have my assistant call on someone with their hand
>>> raised,
>>>
>>> or i have people call out their names. but i have to have help.. i am
>>> going to see about having bell at the end of the ils, that will be tone
>>> and color coded.
>>>
>>> NOTHING ABOUT US, WITHOUT US. AUTISTICS RULE
>>>
>>> On Jan 2, 2013, at 21:00, "Jason Meddaugh" <jj at bestmidi.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've used the classic convention method of having someone say their
>>>> name
>>>>
>>>> instead of raising their hand and this usually seems to work, depending
>>>> on the room size.
>>>>
>>>> Good luck with the presentation.
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>> Jason Meddaugh
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>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sophie Trist"
>>>> <sweetpeareader at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "nabs" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 8:18 PM
>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] giving a presentation
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Dear NABSters,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have to give a presentation at a middle school chock full of sighted
>>>>> students next Tuesday. It's not a powerpoint, just a speech. But at
>>>>> the
>>>>>
>>>>> end of the speech, I'm going to take some questions. I could have a
>>>>> sighted person help me with calling on people, but considering the
>>>>> moral
>>>>>
>>>>> of the speech is that blind kids can do anything sighted kids can, I
>>>>> was
>>>>>
>>>>> wondering if there was a way I could do this by myself. Any help would
>>>>> be majorly appreciated. Good luck to everyone as they start their
>>>>> second
>>>>>
>>>>> semester!
>>>>>
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> of Missouri recording secretary,
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