[Nfbc-info] FW: [Cabs-talk] Information Needed : San Jose Vision Services

[Miguel Mendez]

Hello Dr. V,

Those were my thoughts exactly. You speak not only as the parent of a blind
child, but as an experienced advocate, so your insight is greatly
appreciated. Thank you so much. :)

Miguel Mendez
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From: Nfbc-info [mailto:nfbc-info-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of DrV
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 8:42 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] FW: [Cabs-talk] Information Needed : San Jose
Vision Services

Hi Miguel,
That doesn't sound right.
A public school can't just opt to not teach blind children or a child with a
disability. School districts, especially large one's (like San Jose sounds
like it would be) should have Dept of Special Ed.  I googled "San Jose
School District Dept of Special Ed" & if that is the actual school district,
then the webpage (www.sjusd.org/parents/special-education)
states they do serve blind kids. It lists the Director of Special Ed & her
phone number - they can make a call.
Another route to pursue is to see if perhaps one of the TVIs on this list
could post on the braille-n-teach list-serv & identify a TVI that serves the
specific school/district the family is interested in & give the family some
insight on how to proceed.
Their may have been some misinterpretation: Some schools & school districts
will partner with neighboring districts to provide resource rooms for
blind/vi kids out of convenience, but a family can insist their child
receive services in the least restrictive environment which is likely their
local school.
Best wishes,
DrV
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On 5/14/13 7:40 PM, "Miguel Mendez" <miguelmendez7 at gmail.com> wrote:

>Hello my Federation family, I feel this individual has been given 
>information that is not correct, and I'd like to help him [her?] as 
>much as possible. The following was posted on the CABS listserv today. 
>I told him that it is not the norm for blind/visually impaired students 
>to be referred to a private school merely on the basis of their 
>"disability" and to be told that the local school district cannot 
>accommodate a blind student. We need to help correct this problem as 
>soon as possible. Is there anyone in this individuals local area (San 
>Jose) or anyone else around the state who has more knowledge in these 
>sorts of matters who can provide information and/or resources to ensure 
>that his son enjoys a smooth transition from Maryland to California?
>
>Miguel
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Cabs-talk [mailto:cabs-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>Sanjay Choudhary
>Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:56 AM
>To: cabs-talk at nfbnet.org; NFBMD; chitra choudhary
>Subject: [Cabs-talk] Information Needed : San Jose Vision Services
>
>All,
>Our son Raghav Choudhary is 7th grade student who gets vision services 
>in regular school in Howard county, Maryland. He has some vision in his 
>one eye and he prefers to read large print(40 size fonts). I got a job 
>in San Jose area and looking for  house in Evergreen School District in 
>south San Jose.
>I talked to special education department in Evergreen school district 
>and learned that they don't support students with special needs in 
>regular classroom. They place students  in private school.
>Does anybody has any experience with private schools for special needs 
>student in this area ?
>
>We will really appreciate if we get the student/parents perspective on 
>special education services available in south San Jose area. This will 
>help us make right decision.
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Sanjay and Chitra
>240-486-1245
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