[Nfbofsc] Health and safety gone mad'? School says blind girl's walking cane is a risk to students Fox News Article

[Dale Wolthoff]

What a bunch of nonsense.  Wonder ifthe World blind Union could get
involved.  There's no one as ignorant as educators who have no experience or
sensitivity in the area they think they no something about. 
Dale 
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Sensory Support Service? Sounds like just the opposite!

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Please read the below article published on  Fox News's online website:


'Health and safety gone mad'? School says blind girl's walking cane is a
risk to students


Published November 18, 2015.
FoxNews.com


A blind 7-year-old girl who is learning to get around using a walking cane
has been asked by her school not to bring it in anymore out of "health and
safety" concerns to her fellow students, making her mother furious.

Lily-Grace Hooper, of Bristol, England, suffered a stroke when she was four
days old, leaving her blind out of one eye and only able to see lights and
colors in the other, the Bristol Post reports.

She received a new fiberglass cane from a charity for blind children earlier
this year, but now Hambrook Primary School is asking her not to bring it to
the facility.

A risk assessment done on behalf of the school by Sensory Support Service,
which describes itself as an organization aimed at "supporting children and
young people with a sensory impairment," according to its website, said the
cane is a high risk for other people around her and Lily-Grace should have
adult support at all times.

But her livid mother Kristy told the Bristol Post that having a helper
following her daughter around will set her apart from the rest of her
classmates.

"She hasn't had any problems with any of the other students, and none of the
parents have complained about it - in fact, they have all been very
supportive," she said. "When the school told me she can no longer bring her
cane into school, I just thought this must be health and safety gone mad."

The risk assessment asks Lily-Grace to use a shortened cane and the school's
head teacher, Jo Dent, said she would discuss the situation with Kristy.

"The pupil has not been banned from bringing in their cane, we have simply
asked them to not use it around school as a temporary measure, until we have
the chance to meet with the parent and discuss the situation," she told the
Bristol Post.








November is diabetic awareness month. Diabetes is one of the leading causes
of blindness in the United States. If you are diabetic, the South Carolina
Commission for the Blind encourages you to receive a dilated eye exam
yearly. For more information about how the SC Commission for the Blind can
help you or a loved one, please visit us at www.sccb.state.sc.us or give us
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