[Ohio-talk] Adult Braille Literacy training in Columbus

[Jim Weiss]

Thank you, President Payne

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> On Mar 10, 2019, at 8:27 PM, Richard Payne via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Jim make us proud.
> 
> Richard Payne,  President
> National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
> 937-396-5573or 937/829/3368
> Rchpay7 at gmail.com
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back
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> Cc: Jim Weiss <jimweiss72 at icloud.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Adult Braille Literacy training in Columbus
> 
> All,
> I am very proud to say that I am the student that lost his vision later in life.  I want to thank the NFB of Ohio and OOD for this opportunity.  I have already promised Marianne and Debbie to be their problem student!  (Just kidding).  I Thank God and all of the membership of the NFB for this opportunity.
> Jim Weiss
> jimweiss72 at icloud.com
> 
> “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go…” | Dr. Seuss
> 
>> On Mar 10, 2019, at 7:34 PM, Marianne Denning via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Debbie and I kicked off the 2019 Braille Literacy Training in Columbus 
>> this weekend. We had 3 students and it was very successful. The 
>> students were excited to begin learning Braille and have plans for how they will use it.
>> 2 of them have been legally blind since birth but were told they had 
>> enough vision that they didn't need to learn Braille in school. We've 
>> heard that story so many times that it has become a broken record, 
>> sadly. The other student lost vision as an adult and wants to learn all of the Braille code.
>> 
>> We've also heard over and over again that there aren't any adults in 
>> Ohio who want to learn Braille. Well, we, the NFB of Ohio, knows this 
>> just isn't true and we are proving it again.
>> 
>> --
>> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
>> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
>> (513) 607-6053
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