[Ohio-Talk] Hadley

Sat Oct 2 12:28:45 UTC 2021

I don’t recognize any names on the Hadley board. 

I suspect that the change in style and content of Braille courses has been driven by the market place. I am a bit nervous about writing a resolution without knowing why they did what they did. It seems so incredibly stupid that my common sense suggests that there must be more to the story than we know. It would be immensely useful if we could talk to someone who knows more about the decision to change. This is a private educational institution, so they are not required by law to do the right thing for blind people.

Barbara
Barbara Pierce (she, her, hers)
President Emerita
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
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> On Oct 1, 2021, at 8:31 PM, Todd Elzey via Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Ok, I did a little research on this.  Hadley definitely has changed some
> things up. In fact, my old Hadley account ids don' even work anymore. From
> what I can tell they have two braille workshop series now. One is learning
> braille by sight. This appears to be geared more towards transcriptionists
> and other sighted individuals who might want to learn braille visually for
> some reason. The second series is called "Embracing Braille" and appears to
> be more geared towards the blind who would need to learn braille. But these
> are not traditional courses. Rather both series appear to be a series of
> audio/video podcast-styled workshops.  From what I can tell, it appears
> that they are very unstructured (i.e.it appears to be entirely self-guided
> without formal assignments, grading, or instructor input).  Not sure this
> would have any real value for someone newly blinded.
> 
> Because someone asked, here is a list of Hadley's Board of Trustees.
> Although I could be wrong because I don't know everyone in the NFB, it does
> not appear that there are any obvious NFB leaders on the Board.
> 
> Scott B. Dickes
> *Chair*
> 
> Louise A. Holland
> *Immediate Past Chair*
> 
> Mark F. Stephan
> *Vice Chair*
> 
> Thomas C. Denison
> *Secretary/Treasurer*
> 
> Julie S. Tye
> *President*
> 
> Brooke H. Voss
> *Vice President*
> Trustees
> 
> Larry A. Barden
> Steven V.L. Brown, M.D.
> Barbra L. Bukovac
> Teresa R. Cannon
> Judith B. Castellini
> Andrew J. Cittadine
> Stephen C. Coley
> Linda R. Crane
> Dewey B. Crawford
> Thomas C. Denison
> Scott B. Dickes
> Paul W. Earle, Jr.
> Sandra C. Forsythe
> Paul M. Gallo
> Michael A. Gold
> Louis S. Harrison
> Alyssa S. Hayes
> Stace A. Hilbrant
> Louise A. Holland
> William T. McClain
> Gordon Montgomery
> Lynne D. Montgomery
> Betsey L. Puth
> Sara H. Ridder
> Bradley E. Rendell
> Garrick M. Rice
> Juergen M. Stark
> Mark F. Stephan
> Julie S. Tye
> Jennifer A. Wainwright
> Allen A. Weaver
> Life Trustees
> 
> Mary B. Babson
> Sarah B. Barden
> Jeanne M. Denison
> 
> Byram E. Dickes
> 
> Suzanne H. Dickes
> Thomas A. Donahoe
> Terry M. Faulk
> Elizabeth E. George
> Raymond E. George, Jr.
> Charles A. Horstmann
> Joan F. Kasten
> Jon R. Lind
> Gwen J. McConnaughy
> Robert P. McNeill
> John W. Puth
> Frank A. Rossi
> Rosita M. Schloss
> Robert F. Seebeck
> James H. Stone
> Marilynn J. Thoma
> 
> I hope this is enlightening.
> 
> Todd Elzey
> 
> On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 7:08 PM Colleen Roth via Ohio-Talk <
> ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
>> Hello Everyone,
>> I have never heard of teaching braille via Audio or Visual Means. As we
>> all know Braille is tactile.
>> Students who try to read using their eyes do not develop Braille Reading
>> skills.
>> I definitely agree with Cheryl concerning a Resolution.
>> I also understand Hadley no longer grades Course Work.
>> Some years ago the Toledo Sight Center taught the first letters of the
>> apphabet and sent students to Hadley. At the some I said that I thought the
>> Alphabet had 26 letters. I also there were Contractions, Short Form Words,
>> etc.
>> Braille is very important and we should count our Blessings having it.
>> I use Braille every day including my Perkins Braille Writer.
>> I have the Braille Writer I got in 1961.
>> It works well and is very efficient. I also carry a slate and stylus in my
>> purse.
>> If we can't get Hadley to do what is right for blind people we should
>> figure out how to get Braille Teaching to those who need it.
>> Even if we have to charge a fee for the service it is probably one of the
>> most important things the NFB should be doing.
>> I wonder if there are any blind people from NFB on Hadley's Board.
>> Colleen Roth, President;
>> At Large Chapter;
>> NFB of Ohio;
>> 
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