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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I don’t know the answer two how many truly academic schools for the blind exist in America today. The National Federation of the blind has played an important role in the success of the Washington School.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Don Mitchell<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:donmi@q.com">donmi@q.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>360.281.0187<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> nFB-Talk <nfb-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brian Hatgelakas via nFB-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 16, 2021 8:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB Talk Mailing List <nfb-talk@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Brian Hatgelakas <bhatgelakas@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Talk] A wonderful resource in the Washington state and Vancouver Washington community<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>i wish I would've had that sort of school in Pittsburgh. our "school for the blind" became null of academics in the mid 70's before my time. While I received preschool training at the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children i was fully mainstreamed for all 12 years of grade schooling with a traveling vision itinerant who would go to two other districts around my area. I was the only blind student in both HS and my college graduation classes. How many true academic blind schools still exist arround the US? i'm just curious to know.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 9:44 PM Don via nFB-Talk <<a href="mailto:nfb-talk@nfbnet.org">nfb-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>It is definitely truly a real school for the blind. All teachers are required to be braille certified. They have a viable program that prepares students for college, or just life. They have a post-high school program that helps students transition into college. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Don Mitchell <a href="mailto:donmi@q.com" target="_blank">donmi@q.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>360.281.0187<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> nFB-Talk <<a href="mailto:nfb-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brian Hatgelakas via nFB-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 16, 2021 5:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB Talk Mailing List <<a href="mailto:nfb-talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-talk@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Brian Hatgelakas <<a href="mailto:bhatgelakas@gmail.com" target="_blank">bhatgelakas@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Talk] A wonderful resource in the Washington state and Vancouver Washington community<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>is that school still a true "school for the blind" meaning they teach academics and braille to children who are college and career bound? Or is it blind and multi handycaped. <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 8:23 PM Don via nFB-Talk <<a href="mailto:nfb-talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Seasons greetings. Here is a link to a holiday greeting from the staff and students at the Washington State School for the Blind in Vancouver, Washington<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Season’s greetings! We hope you enjoy the video from our staff and students <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif'><a href="https://youtu.be/1Zc2N6zpaug" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/1Zc2N6zpaug</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>_______________________________________________<br>nFB-Talk mailing list<br><a href="mailto:nFB-Talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nFB-Talk@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nFB-Talk:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org/bhatgelakas%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org/bhatgelakas%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>Brian P. Hatgelakas | </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#003000'>318 Washington Road, #212, Pittsburg, PA 15216</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#212121;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>C: 412.862.8644 <b>I</b> E:</span><span style='font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#000025;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> <a href="mailto:bhatgelakas@gmail.com" target="_blank">bhatgelakas@gmail.com</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#333333'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>nFB-Talk mailing list<br><a href="mailto:nFB-Talk@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nFB-Talk@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nFB-Talk:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org/bhatgelakas%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-talk_nfbnet.org/bhatgelakas%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>Brian P. 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