[Ohio-talk] Camp WapanakiRe: Ohio-talk Digest, Vol 87, Issue 18

Jeanne Gallagher jeanne_gallagher at sbcglobal.net
Thu May 21 03:29:32 UTC 2015


        When did your sister go to Camp Wapanaki? I went one summer in 1966 
to the summer school session, which was the entire two months. The boys' 
camping went all July, and the girls went in August. I must say we had fun 
in July. There were ten European boys in the summmer school. The school was 
either too easy or a little too advanced for me. It was long, and when I got 
home, it was time to start school, and I was exhausted.

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Today's Topics:

   1. great book from NLS (Marianne Denning)
   2. Re: great book from NLS (meandthedog at oberlin.net)
   3. Re: great book from NLS (Marianne Denning)
   4. Highbrook Lodge (mzavoli at roadrunner.com)
   5. Re: Highbrook Lodge (Kelsey Nicolay)


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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 17 May 2015 10:22:16 -0400
From: Marianne Denning <marianne at denningweb.com>
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Subject: [Ohio-talk] great book from NLS
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I am reading a great book about a blind man from China.  The name of
it is "The Barefoot Lawyer, A Blind Man's Fight for Justice and
Freedom in China"  I think he may live in the U.S. now.  He has the
NFB philosophy whether he is a member or not. I would recommend people
read it.

-- 
Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053



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Date: Sun, 17 May 2015 12:18:02 -0400 (EDT)
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> I remember when he was on the news. I am s rue all the points he made
are in the book. I wonder about t him Is the book through the Library
for the blind. I think if this is correct
he may be the one. Does have a family small children and wife? Megan and
MS. P.






I am reading a great book about a blind man from China.  The name of
> it is "The Barefoot Lawyer, A Blind Man's Fight for Justice and
> Freedom in China"  I think he may live in the U.S. now.  He has the
> NFB philosophy whether he is a member or not. I would recommend people
> read it.
>
> --
> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
> (513) 607-6053
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Date: Sun, 17 May 2015 12:25:17 -0400
From: Marianne Denning <marianne at denningweb.com>
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Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] great book from NLS
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Megan, yes it is available through the library.  Yes, when he left
China in 2012 he had 2 young children and a wife.

On 5/17/15, Megan Shief  via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I remember when he was on the news. I am s rue all the points he made
> are in the book. I wonder about t him Is the book through the Library
> for the blind. I think if this is correct
> he may be the one. Does have a family small children and wife? Megan and
> MS. P.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I am reading a great book about a blind man from China.  The name of
>> it is "The Barefoot Lawyer, A Blind Man's Fight for Justice and
>> Freedom in China"  I think he may live in the U.S. now.  He has the
>> NFB philosophy whether he is a member or not. I would recommend people
>> read it.
>>
>> --
>> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
>> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
>> (513) 607-6053
>>
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-- 
Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053



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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 17 May 2015 20:56:37 -0400
From: <mzavoli at roadrunner.com>
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Subject: [Ohio-talk] Highbrook Lodge
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HI Kelsey,

Having curtains on bathroom stalls is just a belief that people or the 
system expects you to by into.  Even the most challenging person, unless he 
or she has profound intellectual disabilities, can operate a bathroom stall 
door.  One way to resolve this curtain problem and eliminate locks is to put 
magnets on the doors, and they will stay closed themselves.  I can see a 
child having problems with the bathroom locks, but an adult, even one with 
decreased functionability, can operate a stall door.  Again, we see 
multiply-disabled campers grouped with persons who are just blind.  It 
doesn't work.  Persons with more than one disability have more needs and 
accommodations issues and the staff wants to lump everyone together, leaving 
the "vanilla blind" to engage in the same activities or face the same 
accommodations.  Yes, the multiply disabled need to have fun, too, and they 
need special care.  If a person is just blind, he or she should be given 
more leeway to face environments akin to daily living.

By the way, my sister went to Camp Wapanaki for at least eight years.  The 
first few years, she went as a camper and then in her teenage years, she 
went as a counselor.  She loved it!  She went overnight camping, hiking, 
swimming in the camp lake, boating, and even climbed the highest mountain in 
Vermont--Jay's Peak.  Throughout the year, she would keep in touch with all 
the friends from the camp.  Often, she would Braille or type her letters, 
depending on her friends' reading mode.  Still, at other times, she would 
exchange taped letters, interspersed with music and songs the campers sang 
together while there.

In sum, my sister couldn't wait for summer to come and for camp to begin. 
She would go for the whole duration.  She would have gone longer if 
possible, but the camp only lasted six weeks.

Milena Zavoli





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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 17 May 2015 21:17:39 -0400
From: Kelsey Nicolay <piano.girl0299 at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Highbrook Lodge
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Hi Molena,
I agree with you.  I think there is no reason they can't have a
regular door in the stall.  I could see having a curtain for the
shower, but not for the bathroom stall.  And wouldn't you agree
that the shower curtains are way too short? It's almost a falling
hazard since the floor gets wet from the water escaping from the
shower due to the curtain not being long enough.  When I go, we
always bring cleaning supplies and wipe everything in my room
down.



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