[nfbmi-talk] 2012

[joe harcz Comcast]

Things look bad Lydia when the VI consultent from Saginaw County tells my 
niece that"Braille is archaic".

I suppose the alphabet is archaic too, quite literally so. But, the ccomment 
is obvious in its consequences and limitations.

Peace with Justice for All,

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lydia Schuck" <laschuck at juno.com>
To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2012 9:31 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] 2012


> Hello Federation Friends,
>
> This note is to thank many of you for the support and encouragement that
> you gave to me and to Larry Posont and John Scott as we served on the
> Michigan Commission for the Blind Board.  It was a challenging time, but
> I learned so much about our community and about the world of rehab
> services.  I am now back to my studies of the way that youth with
> disabilities transition to satisfying adult lives.  By God's grace, I am
> working at Western in Kalamazoo with a federally funded technical
> assistance project that supports state departments of education as they
> comply with federal special ed law for services to transitioning youth.
> As a researcher, I am amazed at how much more we need to have the
> contributions of family and of disability communities as youth transition
> to adulthood.  I am glad to be there, too, as a member of the blindness
> community, since we are a small group in the special ed world.  You all
> are great friends and I hope to make a difference for blind youth where I
> am now, too!
>
> My daughter, Anna, is 20 now, and some of you are very important in her
> life.  I thank you for that, too.  I hope to see you all soon.  Thanks
> again for encouraging the 3 of us on the board the last year and a half.
> Lydia
>
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