[Ohio-talk] OOD and braille instruction

[Marianne Denning]

OOD stands for Opportunities for Ohioans With Disabilities. It used to be
Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired or BSVI. I apologize for using
just the letters.

On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 2:47 PM, Delcenia via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org
> wrote:

> So what is the purpose of OOD? This is a questions to see what everyone
> opinion is?
> Delcenia
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> From: Ohio-Talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Marianne
> Denning via Ohio-Talk
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> Cc: Marianne Denning <marianne at denningweb.com>
> Subject: [Ohio-talk] OOD and braille instruction
>
> Does everyone remember that at our state conventions we have been told that
> bblind adults do not want to learn braille in Ohio so it is not needed
> here? Also, on the rare occasion when someone requests braille the
> individual is referred to Hadley. I have been doing some research. I have
> learned that when braille is recommended by a rehabilitation teacher OOD
> counselors will not provide the service. I have also learned that if
> someone wants other training from a vision rehab therapist it is usually
> limited to four hours of service. I understand this is in an effort to hold
> down costs but this severely limits the ability of a blind adult to learn
> skills to live independently. I do not blame the counselors for this but
> the people at the top of OOD.
>
> --
> 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