[Ohio-talk] Braille question

[Wanda Sloan]

No, I was instructed by Paul and Burnie.  The weather changed and it was
rough for them to get back and forth to Dayton, even once a month.  Then my
book taken a powder and I just gave up.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ohio-Talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marianne
Denning via Ohio-Talk
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 1:25 PM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Marianne Denning <marianne at denningweb.com>
Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Braille question

Heather, thanks for sharing your journey with us. What method have you used
in the past? Did you try a Hadley course, have an instructor...?

On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:01 PM, Heather Leiterman via Ohio-Talk <
ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> In school I had a visual acuity of approximately 20/200. At every IEP 
> my mother would always ask for braille instruction. She was always 
> told no she needs to use the vision she has. Since one of my eye 
> conditions is glaucoma my mother felt it necessary that I should be 
> prepared in case the worst happens. When I was 29 the worst happened 
> and I lost 80 to 90% of my vision. I have tried to learn braille a few 
> times since then with no success.
> I have been thinking more about learning braille lately. For me cost 
> is always been an issue. When you don't have an open case with the 
> state agency paying for a braille tutor out of your own pocket can be 
> fairly expensive. I have also had some problems tactfully and being 
> able to identify each individual dot.
>
>  Any suggestions or advice would be helpful.
>
> Sent from the iPhone of Heather Leiterman
>
> > On Mar 19, 2017, at 10:06 PM, Marianne Denning via Ohio-Talk <
> ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > I have been reading that many people who were visually impaired 
> > during
> the
> > school years did not receive braille instruction and they regret 
> > this as adults. If you are one of these, are you interested in 
> > learning braille
> as
> > an adult? If so, what is preventing you from doing so. If not, why not?
> >
> > --
> > Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
> > Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
> > (513) 607-6053
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(513) 607-6053
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