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First, I would find where she has an initial interest, i.e. music, theater, technology, etc.<br />She will more likely respond to positive attitudes from someone she would connect with in a "normal" sphere, which would then generalize to accepting her blindness as she learns the skills she would need to accomplish similar interests with alternative techniques.<br />So, the question is: what does she like to do?<br /><hr width="100%" size="2" /><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b> </b></font><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif"><b><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">With regards,<br /></font></b></font><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif"><b><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">R. Martin Pardue</font></b><br /></font><font color="#990000"><b><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#FF0000">Teacher of Blind Students<br />Vision Services OPSB<br />318-432-5400</font></b><br /><br /><font color="#333333"><i><b>"Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your life with excellence."<br />Anon.</b></i><br /></font></font><br /><blockquote style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left: 2px solid rgb(81, 103, 198); margin-right: 0px;"><div style="font: 10pt arial;">----- Original Message -----</div><div style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(228, 228, 228); font: 10pt arial;"><b>From:</b> Greg Aikens <a href="mailto:gpaikens@gmail.com"><gpaikens@gmail.com></a></div><div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>To:</b> Professionals in Blindness Education Division List <a href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org"><pibe-division@nfbnet.org></a></div><div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>Cc:</b> </div><div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>Date:</b> Friday, September 20 2013 05:28 AM</div><div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>Subject:</b> [Pibe-division] resources for helping a student change her attitude about blindness</div>Hello all,<br />Can any of you suggest some resources I could use with an upper elementary student in changing her negative attitude toward her blindness? She has come a very long way in the past year, but I'm looking for some reading materials to spark and support further conversations on the topic. She is an avid reader and quite bright, so even middle school reading level materials would be appropriate. <br /><br />Any suggestions you give are appreciated. <br /><br />Greg Aikens, M. Ed.<br />Teacher of students who are blind and visually impaired<br />Cobb County School District<br />gpaikens@gmail.com<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />_______________________________________________<br />Pibe-division mailing list<br />Pibe-division@nfbnet.org<br />http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/pibe-division_nfbnet.org<br />To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Pibe-division:<br />http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/pibe-division_nfbnet.org/robertpardue%40opsb.net<br /></blockquote>
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