[Ohio-talk] Student division and parents/families of blind children

[Marianne Denning]

Kaity, this is a wonderful opportunity for families who have blind
students to meet other students who have recently been through the
educational system.  I hope parents and young students will take
advantage of this opportunity.  This is mentoring at its best.

On 10/26/14, Kaiti Shelton via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> One of the goals of the Ohio Association of Blind Students is to serve
> as a resource for blind students, and to promote education of blind
> youth in any way possible.  At the end of our board meeting in
> September, it was discussed that the parents division and the student
> division should collaborate in the future.  This is our first attempt
> at doing so.
>
> While OABS is geared more towards students who will be entering high
> school in a short period of time, high school students, and college
> students at the undergraduate and graduate levels (grades 7 and up),
> we want to help students of all ages succeed, so that they can build
> on prior knowledge and be off to a good start for future learning.
> Therefore, we will extend an open invitation to parents and families
> of blind children to stop by our meeting on Saturday Nov 1 from
> 1:15-1:45 to chat, ask questions, and get to know us.  I anticipate
> that by 1:15 business of the division will either be finished or
> nearly done, and I'm hoping that the students will at least have a
> half an hour to mix and mingle before leaving around 1:50 to drop off
> things we no longer need in our rooms before heading to general
> session.
>
> If you know of a parent or family member of a blind child that will be
> coming to the convention, I would be happy to talk to them in advance
> of the convention as well.  I can be reached at
> kaiti.shelton at gmail.com, and can also give the person my cell phone
> number if they'd like to talk voice-to-voice.  For general information
> about the division, interested parties can email oabs.nfb at gmail.com
> and an officer will respond promptly.
> --
> Kaiti Shelton
> University of Dayton 2016.
> Music Therapy, Psychology, Philosophy
> President, Ohio Association of Blind Students
> Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma
>
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-- 
Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053