[Njabs-talk] njabs-talk Digest, Vol 28, Issue 3
EVELYN E. VALDEZ
tweetybaby19 at comcast.net
Wed Mar 4 00:23:02 UTC 2009
Hey Henry, were you able to read that article that Quintina sent about what parents learn from their blind kids? Please read it and let us know your thoughts or reactions. What has your father learned from you? What have you taught him?
Thanks and I would appreciate your feedback,
Evelyn
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yo guys wats up its henry any thing new going on today ???
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1. (no subject) (Ishaan Rastogi)
2. Welcome to NJABS Henry! (EVELYN E. VALDEZ)
3. Re: Welcome to NJABS Henry! (Angel Reyes)
4. Re: njabs-talk Digest, Vol 28, Issue 2 (Ishaan Rastogi)
5. Re: (no subject) (EVELYN E. VALDEZ)
6. Parents Being Taught By Their Blind Kids (Quintina M. Singleton)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 10:29:23 -0800 (PST)
From: Ishaan Rastogi <ishaanrastogi1993 at yahoo.com>
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hello gys how are you doing
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Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 18:42:05 +0000 (UTC)
From: "EVELYN E. VALDEZ" <tweetybaby19 at comcast.net>
Subject: [Njabs-talk] Welcome to NJABS Henry!
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Hey Henry, so I hear that you've been having some kind of trouble with the
postings. I just wanted to take the time to welcome you to the list serve.
Take care,
Ms. Valdez
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Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 10:51:11 -0800 (PST)
From: Angel Reyes <angel_antonio.reyes at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Njabs-talk] Welcome to NJABS Henry!
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Hey i heard your trouble
On Mar 2, 2009, at 1:42 PM, "EVELYN E. VALDEZ"
<tweetybaby19 at comcast.net> wrote:
Hey Henry, so I hear that you've been having some kind of trouble with the
postings. I just wanted to take the time to welcome you to the list serve.
Take care,
Ms. Valdez
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Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 10:59:39 -0800 (PST)
From: Ishaan Rastogi <ishaanrastogi1993 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Njabs-talk] njabs-talk Digest, Vol 28, Issue 2
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i finalley got his e mail working took for ever but ya lol ian get you mail now
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4. hello (Ishaan Rastogi)
5. Hi (Angel Reyes)
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8. Re: hello (EVELYN E. VALDEZ)
9. Important Press Release (EVELYN E. VALDEZ)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 20:44:08 -0800 (PST)
From: Ishaan Rastogi <ishaanrastogi1993 at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Njabs-talk] hello
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this is henry rastog and i hope we have good discusions and i hope we can all
be good friends
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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 20:44:15 -0800 (PST)
From: ANGEL REYES <angel_antonio.reyes at yahoo.com>
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Hey this is angel reyes i just joinned nfbnet. I am a sophmore at new brunswick
high school. i hope to meet new? people.?
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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 21:08:55 -0800 (PST)
From: Ishaan Rastogi <ishaanrastogi1993 at yahoo.com>
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hope we can all have cool discussiond and i can make goof friends
________________________________
From: Ishaan Rastogi <ishaanrastogi1993 at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Sunday, March 1, 2009 11:44:08 PM
Subject: hello
this is henry rastog and i hope we have good discusions and i hope we can all
be good friends
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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 21:15:27 -0800 (PST)
From: Ishaan Rastogi <ishaanrastogi1993 at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Njabs-talk] hello
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thank you for conferming me hope we can all have a good talk
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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 22:02:47 -0800 (PST)
From: Angel Reyes <angel_antonio.reyes at yahoo.com>
Subject: [Njabs-talk] Hi
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Hey henry
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Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 11:20:54 -0500
From: "Rania" <raniaismail04 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Njabs-talk] hello
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Hi my name is Rania, Welcome to the list. I am currently looking in to
another school to attend so I can finish taking the classes I need to become
a massage therapist. Feel free to jump in.
Rania,
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Hey this is angel reyes i just joinned nfbnet. I am a sophmore at new
brunswick high school. i hope to meet new people.
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Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 17:05:35 +0000 (UTC)
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Hi Angel, I'm so glad that you've joined us on our njabs list serve.
Thanks for introducing yourself and I know you'll have the opportunity to
meet a lot of different people doing lots of exciting things.
Take care,
Ms. Valdez
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Hey this is angel reyes i just joinned nfbnet. I am a sophmore at new brunswick
high school. i hope to meet new ? people. ?
?? ? ?
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Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 17:10:37 +0000 (UTC)
From: "EVELYN E. VALDEZ" <tweetybaby19 at comcast.net>
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Hi Henry, welcome to the njabs-talk list serve. I'm so glad that you've
decided to become part of this interactive list serve. So you'll have the
opportunity to read about updates on the latest technology, projects that are
taking place to improve luteracy for Blind children and adults, exciting
programs, talking to new people, and engaging in discussions.
Take care,
Ms. Valdez
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thank you for conferming me hope we can all have a good talk
?? ? ?
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Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 17:41:18 +0000 (UTC)
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Subject: [Njabs-talk] Important Press Release
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? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
? CONTACT:
? Chris Danielsen
? Director of Public Relations
? National Federation of the Blind
? (410) 659- 9314, ext. 2330
? (410) 262- 1281 (Cell)
? <
mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>cdanielsen at nfb.org>
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers to Participate in the
> ? National Federation of the Blind Motor City March for Independence
>
? Alliance President & CEO Dave McCurdy to Speak at Event
Baltimore, Maryland (February 27, 2009): The National Federation of the
? Blind (NFB) announced today that the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers,
? a coalition of eleven major automakers, will participate in the NFB's
? third annual March for Independence. ? The Motor City March for
? Independence will take place on the morning of July 6, 2009, as part of
? the convention of the National Federation of the Blind that is to be held
? in Detroit. ? Over a thousand blind citizens from across the nation will
? march to raise money to benefit blind people all over the United States
? and to raise awareness about the capabilities of blind people.
Dave McCurdy, President of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, said:
? "Alliance members support organizations, such as the National Federation
? of the Blind, that are doing important work to ensure the health and
? safety of drivers, pedestrians, and others who use America's roadways.
? I'm pleased the organization is supporting Detroit by choosing it as the
? location for this event. ? Although ours is a global industry, automakers
? have many historical ties to this area."
Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
? "We are pleased to have the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers in this
? year's March for Independence. ? It is particularly fitting that at our
? Motor City March we will be joined by the organization that represents the
? most innovative and influential car manufacturers in the world."
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
? (<
http://www.autoalliance.org/>www.autoalliance.org
) represents eleven car
? and light truck manufacturers, including BMW Group, Chrysler LLC, Ford
? Motor Company, Jaguar Land Rover, General Motors, Mazda, Mercedes- Benz
? USA, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota, and Volkswagen. ? It represents
? the common interests of its members and provides a forum to enable them to
? advance public policies that meet consumer and societal needs for clean,
? sustainable, safe, efficient, and affordable personal transportation.
? the blind.
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Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 21:47:07 +0000 (UTC)
From: "EVELYN E. VALDEZ" <tweetybaby19 at comcast.net>
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I'm glad it all worked out for you, Henry. Since you didn't introduce
yourself to the list, I will do it for you. LEaD students may know Ishaan better
as "Henry" and I know Ms. Mary knows Henry because he used to go to
Woodbridge but now he goes to North Brunswick and he is a sophmore. He is a LEAD
student from the Central region. He will be attending Youth Slam hopefully after
I conduct the phone interview! So welcome aboard to NJABS, Henry!
Regards,
Ms. Valdez
President, NjABS
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hello gys how are you doing
?? ? ?
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Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 17:13:06 -0500
From: "Quintina M. Singleton" <qmsingleton at comcast.net>
Subject: [Njabs-talk] Parents Being Taught By Their Blind Kids
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Dear Students,
I think it's really great to see so many new subscribers posting to the
NJABS list. I sincerely welcome you all. You are now a part of a terrific
network of information and of course we are all friends here.
The following article was sent to me by our affiliate president, Joe Ruffalo,
about a week ago, and I would like to share it with all of you. After you read
it, please feel free to tell us your thoughts. What kind of things have you
taught your parents?
Best,
Tina, NJABS VP
P.S A gentleman by the name of David DeNotaris is the author of the following
article. He is from New Jersey, but now lives in Pennsylvania.
This Spring Dr. Maurer called me to see whether I could speak at the NFB
convention. With hesitation, I accepted his invitation. However when he asked
me what will be my title, I found myself responding right away. "What have
I learned from NFB, from my blind son?"
Our family's journey started 14 years ago. It was January 1992, a cold and
rainy day. Coming out of the doctor's office, holding our first child in
one arm and my wife with the other, I could not tell whether the falling drops
were her tears or the sky's. We had just been told that Andrew, our
four-month old baby, had very limited vision, if any at all. He had a flat
electroretinogram and a diagnosis of Leber's Congenital Amaurosis. Our
hearts were dropping into an ever-growing abyss.
Dr Levin, the pediatric ophthalmologist gave us a small book with a very unique
title, What color is the sun? published by National Federation of the Blind.
Yes, a Kernel book published 15 years ago. There were two articles in this book
that profoundly changed our life. The first one is "Blind Faith"
written by Mike Pearson about a group of seven students, from NFB Colorado
Center for the Blind in Denver, climbing up the face of a 200-foot rock. The
second one is "Growing up Blind" by Jan Bailey on her father's
efforts in breaking up all the unnecessary constraints imposed on his daughter.
I was impressed by these positive images and powerful words. I wanted to learn
from these inspiring models. We contacted Mrs. Barbara Cheadle and joined the
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children.
For the past 14 years, we learned a lot from members of this organization. The
most important thing we learned is setting Expectations. This is applicable to
most situations we have to deal with. We expect Andrew to be learning at a
level comparable to his peers of same age and ability. We expect Andrew's
teachers to deliver the objectives we agreed upon in the IEPs. We expect Andrew
to work hard. We expect ourselves, as parents, to create the learning and
supportive environment to make it possible. No less.
To learn and achieve at comparable level, Andrew needs appropriate skills. He
had to learn Braille. We were told that Andrew doesn't need Braille. It is
slow and would be replaced by other technology. We emphatically disagreed.
Armed with facts we collected from NFB, we fought hard on this fundamental
principle. We won over the support of the special education supervisor in the
school district. We are very fortunate to have an excellent VI teacher, Mr. Joe
Polzer. To date Andrew's tool box is populated with Braille, BrailleNote,
Braille embosser, Screen reader (JAWS), speaking calculator, etc.
Andrew is doing very well in school and is particularly interested in science
and math. Both my wife and I are scientists. We know that these are visually
demanding subjects and we were concerned about how Andrew will continue to
excel. Two years ago, Andrew had the opportunity to participate in the NFB
Science Academy. We trust that whatever NFB chooses to do, it will have a
profound impact. The camp lived up to our expectation and beyond. Between the
days we dropped Andrew off and picked him up, we witnessed a tremendous
transformation. NFB distilled its philosophy into this young man. He demanded
to be more independent. For the first time, he whole heartedly accepted his
tools: Braille, cane, and adaptive technology. He learned to advocate. Through
doing dissection himself, he learned to trust his hands and fingers. Through
interacting with excellent blind scientists, he was inspired to nurture his
dreams. He no longer feels lonely, nor has any doubt about himself in his
pursuit of academic excellence. He has his dreams and he is determined.
Andrew just finished 9th grade. I would like to report that Andrew received 8
academic awards. Most importantly, these include Excellence in Science, in
Algebra II, & a gold medal in the Continental Math League. Thank you to the
NFB Science Academy for the transforming experiences. Thank you to Dr. Nemeth
for your enabling Nemeth Code. Andrew showed his teachers and his classmates
that his visual impairment is a manageable hurdle. His 300 classmates voted
Andrew the most likely to succeed. Andrew has changed the perception of
blindness in his school.
Last summer, Andrew attended the NFB Colorado Center for the Blind summer camp.
He climbed up the rock face as described in the Kernel book I read when he was
an infant. For the last 14 years, Jenny and I modeled after Jan Bailey's
father we came across in the Kernel book, we learned from other NFB parent
members like Mr. Mike Wolk and Mrs. Lisa Mattioli. We fought against every
constraint imposed on our son. Our experiences are not unique. The efforts are
replicated by families with blind children across the nation. Our efforts
benefit every blind child in our school district. The better practices are
spread to the neighboring school system. The results are collective. Like
water droplet, channels through the spirit of NFB, roars into a mighty river.
We are getting closer to the dream that our children will develop to their full
potentials, along with their sighted peers.
Last week, I was in a three days leadership training program. One of the
activities involved blind folding all twenty-five participants. We were told to
hold onto a 75 foot entangled rope. We were then told to find a way to untangle
it and make it into a perfect square. Most of my colleagues were never
blind-folded before. They were uncomfortable with the situation. For me, I
have learned from NFB that one does not need to see to have vision, one does not
need to see to lead, one does not need to see to accomplish. I quickly
formulated a plan, communicated to the team, and completed the task.
Finally, I would like to thank Dr. Maurer for offering me the honor to speak in
this convention. To Andrew, for changing my perspective of blindness, and
teaching me what determination really means. To NFB, for being the beacon in
our life. To my wonderful audiences, for your attention. Thank you.
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