[Ohio-talk] FW: Dr. Smith's Cover Story

[Emily Pennington]

JW and all,
I really enjoyed reading that story. Even with so many significant
technological advances, I'm still shocked when I hear the statistics about
how Braille is used less frequently by blind students. I definitely
appreciate the technology I have and utilize on a daily basis, but I, too,
can't imagine not having at least a Braille display to fully comprehend
everything in my textbooks. I recently met a fellow student -- an adult,
actually, who lost his sight in the military. At any rate, he still has some
usable vision, but it continues to deteriorate. He came to me because he is
also an Accounting major, but he's really struggling to keep up in that
particular type of class. He initially declined to learn Braille when he
lost his sight because his vision was still good, and he doesn't want to
take time off from school to learn it now. I've been urging him to learn it,
because that will make his life in Accounting -- and in general -- so much
easier. I even sent him some info on the Hadley School, since he could learn
through correspondence and not have to leave school. Sadly, he hasn't been
very responsive to my following up. I'll keep trying, though.
Anyway, I just felt the need to rant. That was a great article, and I hope
everyone has a great day.

Take care,
Emily

-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Smith, JW
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 7:49 AM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List (ohio-talk at nfbnet.org)
Subject: [Ohio-talk] FW: Dr. Smith's Cover Story

fyi

Jw

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[mailto:coms_fac-bounces at listserv.ohio.edu] On Behalf Of Butterworth,
Michael
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 12:47 PM
To: coms_fac at listserv.ohio.edu; coms_grad at listserv.ohio.edu
Subject: [Coms_fac] Dr. Smith's Cover Story

Hi Again,

If you haven't seen today's Post (1/21/14), be sure to take a look
(http://thepost.ohiou.edu/content/losing-touch).  Our own JW Smith is
featured in a story about braille and technology.  Very cool, Dr. Feelgood!

Best,

Mike

Michael L. Butterworth
Director and Associate Professor
School of Communication Studies
Ohio University
(740) 593-9160
butterwm at ohio.edu<mailto:butterwm at ohio.edu>
Executive Director, International Association for Communication and Sport