[Ohio-talk] Fighting your Battles

[Cheryl Fields]

Hello All, This is a very interesting conversation to me, considering that most of you do not live in Cleveland. Maybe you mean the Toledo Sight Center only teaches the first 10 letters of the alphabet. When I first became a consumer of CSC services in the mid-80's, the braille code was taught and continues today. In addition to this, 1  of our/ Cleveland chapter members is a volunteer braille instructor at CSC and does an excellent job. Joanne Williams is a proficient braille user and preparing to become certified with the support and encouragement of The Cleveland Sight Center. Delcenia Brown is in the class and doing well and another, the third, new class just began a few weeks ago. The demand is great and CSC is getting the job done. If there is anyone out there wanting to learn braille in Cleveland, contact The Cleveland Sight Center at 216.791.8188 for additional information, I think you may be pleasantly surprised.
Recently the agency purchased a braille embosser that incorporates braille and print. For a fee they will emboss materials, this is part of a service that has been offered for many years. The Ohio Library for the Blind in Cleveland also has a braille embosser that patrons may use at no cost. Thanks and have a great evening! Blessings, Cheryl Fields	'	

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From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tollebooth via Ohio-talk
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 6:59 PM
To: Marianne Denning; NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Fighting your Battles

Marianne, please tell me you're kidding… Only the first 10 letters… why is it that sounds like an idea that came from either a the government or be a tightwad school district.

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> On Nov 8, 2014, at 4:17 PM, Marianne Denning via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Colleen, I don't usually ask for a braille agenda but in the case of 
> an organization where members earn their livelihood by providing 
> services to people who are blind, I don't think that explanation is 
> necessary.  By the way, Megan from Toledo was there and I asked her 
> about teaching braille at the Cleveland Sight Center.  She said they 
> teach braille, but usually only the first 10 letters of the alphabet.
> I think we should only teach the first ten letters of the alphabet to 
> all students from now on.  If you can't make your sentences out of 
> those ten letters then you just don't need to say it at all.
> 
>> On 11/7/14, COLLEEN ROTH via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Well I think there is a way to get what you need without being a bulldozer.
>> When you request something like a braille agenda you could always 
>> tell someone where withy could get that done.
>> Some people wouldn't know. Sometimes our approach makes a difference.
>> You need to tell them how long it might take to get the agenda and 
>> ask in plenty of time.
>> Just a suggestion.
>> Colleen Roth
>> 
>> 
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