[Nfb-or] Fwd: [oregon-l] Terrible News
T. Joseph Carter
carter.tjoseph at gmail.com
Tue May 19 05:14:33 UTC 2009
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Posted by ej617 on 05/18/09 at 9:50PM
Yes Senator Carter, you are right. It is better for students at the
Oregon School for the Blind to be in their home schools.
It is better that they sit in a closet with a glitter ball for the
day.
It is better that they don't learn to read braille until they have
lost all useable vision.
It is better for them not to participate in school sports or even
physical education classes.
It is better for them to miss class time because there are not large
print books and are told if they want large print materials to do it
themselves.
It is better for them to be placed in a classroom of severely
mentally disabled students all day because the school will not place
them in a regular classroom.
It is better for them to be placed four times in drawing classes
because the school can't figure out how to teach them science.
It is better for them to receive an hour and a half of mobility
training a month than to receive mobility training every school day.
It is better for them to be isolated than to met and create
friendships with other members of the blind community.
Give me a break. Students are at the School for the Blind because
their local schools have failed them.
It saddens me that when the Democratic Party is now in control of my
state government that they are destroying services for the most
vulnerable of our children. I imagine the closure of the School for
the Deaf is the next item on the agenda. Both schools provide a
safety net for those students who have needs that are not and cannot
be met by local school districts.
On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 07:22:18PM -0600, Bill wrote:
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>From: Kae Seth <lady-potter at comcast.net>
>Date: Mon, May 18, 2009 at 7:57 PM
>Subject: [oregon-l] Terrible News
>To: oregon-l at acb.org
>
>
>Powerful senator says Oregon School for the Blind "definitely" will
>close
>
>by Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian
>Monday May 18, 2009, 4:42 PM
>
>Senate Budget Co-Chairwoman Margaret Carter said this afternoon that
>she is certain lawmakers will vote to close the Oregon School for the
>Blind in Salem.
>
>A bill to shutter the school and redirect its $3 million yearly
>operating costs to help blind and visually impaired students across the
>state was approved by the House Education Committee last month and is
>awaiting action by Carter's budget-writing committee.
>
>Asked Monday about the school for the blind in the context of the next
>two-year state budget, Carter said unequivocally, "We will definitely
>close the school."
>
> The school for the blind spends more than $125,000 a year to educate
>each of its 32 students.
>
> Some advocates for people with disabilities say it's far better to
>educate students in their local schools than in a segregated setting,
>where they must board for the week, returning home only on weekends.
>
> But many advocates for the blind say those students have specialized
>needs, such as learning to reach Braille, use the latest technology and
>navigate busy streets and bus systems. Many blind and visually impaired
>students in Oregon have been ill-served by their local schools, parents
>testified.
>
> Members of the House Education Committee who voted in favor of closing
>the school said they were convinced the $3 million would have the best
>results for the most blind and visually impaired students if spent
>improving services to them in their hometown schools, not running the
>Salem institution.
>
>- Betsy Hammond;
>betsyhammond at news.oregonian.com
>
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