[NFB-Braille-Discussion] Looking for some Input on Teaching Braille to a Low Vision Student

[Ramona W]

On 2/16/2024 2:14 PM, Jody ianuzzi via NFB-Braille-Discussion wrote:
> I can think of one message to the parents. To be perfectly blunt. My  > parents and many other parents had the same attitude towards their > 
children's loss of vision. Vision loss is devastating enough without > 
the added emotional complications of parents denial. My parents felt > 
that way and I resent them for it 70 years later! > > Maybe you could 
come right down and ask the parents how old they feel > 70 years from 
now when their child Resents them for what they are > doing today. Ask 
them what is really more important. JODY > > To Boldly Go 🖖🏻 > > > 
thunderwalker321 at gmail.com > > "What's within you is stronger than 
what's in your way." NO BARRIERS > Erik Weihenmayer > >> On Feb 15, 
2024, at 10:20 PM, Susan Jolly via >> NFB-Braille-Discussion 
<nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote: >> >> It sounds like an 
extremely difficult situation to deal with. >> >> It might be helpful to 
try to understand why the parents have the >> misguided beliefs that 
they do. It could be just some unique thing >> about them. If so might 
be that a social worker could help them >> understand that their 
daughter would be more helpful if she had >> better blindness skills. >> 
 >> It might be due to their culture or some belief system they have. >> 
In that case, it might be possible that you could work with a >> leader 
that’s involved in the same culture or whatever it is >> causing their 
beliefs and see if that person could help. >> >> It’s of course 
difficult to respect people that act in ways that >> just seem cruel but 
putting the parents on the defensive is >> probably not going to help. 
 >> >> Best wishes, Susan J >> >> 
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Parents want their kids to be perfect, and they feel that blindness is a 
big flaw.  Further, they often feel responsible. Meeting other blind 
people face to face has the best hope of improving their hopes and 
expectations.  The young person will relate best to other young people, 
but anybody who is blind is better than none.  Parents are all over the 
lot, but face to face contact is harder for them to deny than internet 
or books and magazines.  But you cannot generalize.  If they ar readers, 
I'd try Future Reflections and Kernel books, especially if there are no 
blind kids nearby.  Some kids want to succeed enough to lead in spite  
of parents' resistance.  Most are not.  If the kid is in public school, 
there may be camps or Bell programs during the summer.  You just have to 
take advantage of what there is and do the best you can.  We have to 
help the kid dream and hope and learning techniques can help.  Braille, 
cane travel, computers that talk are all tools that make the future 
brighter if accepted.

Best, Ramona


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