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Just as an additional note:<br />The school district has obligations to help with the fees and associated costs for these types of trainings. <br /><br />https://nfb.org/nopbc-local-contacts<br />The National Organization of Parents (and teachers ) of Blind Children helps with information on and advocacy in such situations. <br /><hr width="100%" size="2" /><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b /></font><b><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> I. C. Bray <a href="mailto:i.c.bray@win.net"><i.c.bray@win.net></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> Monday, October 21 2013 03:19 AM</div><div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>Subject:</b> [Pibe-division] Braille to Low Vision?</div>Greetings,<br />I have a couple of questions regarding Braille and O&M education in "Public" <br />schools and I E P's<br />I know of a youngster ( 14 ) who has still not been taught Braille past the <br />letter "K" and it has been about 10 months since they began.<br />This is a sharp individual, and I was wondering if it generally takes this <br />long?<br />Also, When do kids generally learn basic, non-school related O&M?<br />The same individual above has an instructor who has refused to put clearly <br />defined goals on the child's<br />I e p with regard to O&M.<br /> This child still doesn't know how to properly use the cane.<br />Can someone tell me if it is wise or unwise to try to tutor the parent(s) <br />and student(s) in Braille and / or O&M even though I am not a certified <br />trainer or instructor.<br /><br />Ian<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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