[nabs-l] German Teen Losing Vision

[Ellana Crew]

Hi there,

Thanks for everybody's responses. They have all been helpful and the student has really appreciated all of this information.

Julie, I have given the student the email address you used to respond to this list, which I hope is all right. I am not sure if they will contact you because they seem hesitant, but just a heads up that they may decide to do so in the future.

Again, I'm really appreciative to everybody who responded. I'm hoping to keep in contact with the student, so if there are any further developments, I may reach out to others again. I also appreciated learning a little about what others have said about the treatment of blind students in a couple of other places.

Thank you all so much,

Ellana Crew, Secretary
Maryland Association of Blind Students

> On Jul 14, 2016, at 2:25 PM, Vejas Vasiliauskas via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I really hope that the support of blindness in Germany is better than in Lithuania, where my grandparents are from.
> I went to a library there.  I had learned Lithuanian Braille, and this was done very incorrectly, with no capital signs at all.  Blind students would often work in a sheltered workshop, and, while in class, their mothers were often their aides (embarrassing!)
> Vejas
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Julie McGinnity via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 13:34:22 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] German Teen Losing Vision
> 
> Hi Ellana,
> 
> I can see if I can help.  I do not know where this person is in
> Germany or what their circumstances may be, but I did visit a school
> for the blind while I was there that works with people on Braille and
> technology skills.  I even went to a store where they sold canes and
> talking devices.
> 
> I don't know how much I can help now...  But I do speak German and
> have some connections with whom I may be able to connect this person.
> It would also be a good idea to see how we can get them to a center if
> that is what they want.  Students can certainly come here to study if
> they have the right resources.
> 
> When I visited Germany, I was quite the novelty.  Blind German teens
> do not usually go to Gymnasiums (pronounced with a hard G).  The
> gymnasiums are the most academically advanced high schools in the
> country, and they do not generally take blind students.  Things could
> be different by now though...  I went to Germany in 2008.  I'm getting
> old!  :)
> 
> Let me know if I can do anything to help!
> 
> On 7/14/16, roanna bacchus via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Encourage them to join the mailing list on the Nfb net server for
> blind international students.
> 
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> Julie A.  McGinnity
> President, National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division,
> Second Vice President, National Federation of the Blind of Missouri
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