<div dir="ltr">OOD's argument is they will only pay the cost of a training program in Ohio. One agency does offer a training program that lasts 3 months. We are fighting OOD on this right now. Not everyone can go away to a training center for 6 to 9 months but it should be an option for those who choose to do it. The training an individual can receive from an NFB training center or one of the state centers that uses the NFB philosophy is invaluable. I know what the website says and I know what they do. We are definitely working with OOD and they have asked us to come up with some suggestions of how Braille training can be provided. At this time only one of the private agencies for the blind provides Braille training in the home. Most agencies don't even offer Braille instruction and another agency offers Braille instruction at the office once a week. We want to work to make things better in Ohio.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 3:25 PM, Robert Pardue via PIBE-Division <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">pibe-division@nfbnet.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) provides counseling and guidance to individuals with disabilities who are seeking employment to jointly choose an employment goal based on strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, capabilities and interests.
A thorough, objective understanding of your assets and liabilities, and of employment opportunities, is a prerequisite in planning.<br>
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Personal and work adjustment training may be purchased by OOD to help you reach your occupational objective by:<br>
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Acquiring personal habits, attitudes and skills (including social skills) needed to function effectively on the job;<br>
Increasing your work tolerance;<br>
Developing work habits and orientation to the work world; <br>
Learning techniques that can compensate for the loss of a bodily or sensory function such as mobility or sight;<br>
Mobility Training;<br>
Braille Instruction; or<br>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt">I would consider full training for individuals who are loosing sight. According to this, the OOD can cover all of these areas by sending people to a training center instead of piecing together what they want</span><span style="font-size:12pt">.</span><br>
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<p>Is the Ohio Vocational Rehabilitation Department mandated to provide training for re-entering the workforce/independent living? I would look into what the law REQUIRES the state to provide. If your members are entitled to training, but training is not available
in house, why not advocate for these adults to attend a center outside of your state? The NFB adult training Centers were created for this purpose. </p>
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<p>If that is not an option, my thoughts are as follows: </p>
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<p> I can see how virtual instruction could seem like a great idea. Have you considered how tech savvy your students are? Would the visual impairments, at this point in time, complicate access to the instruction? It would be case by case. </p>
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<p> Another option could be something along the lines of d<span style="font-size:12pt">escriptive audio tracks with corresponding worksheets/<wbr>practice passages. Descriptions of the braille shapes, patterns, dot locations and so on can be prerecorded with
appropriate practice materials, such as Building On Patterns (BOP), Mangold, or Ashcroft curriculum. "Face-to-face" time with a mentor will still be necessary to answer any questions or provide clarification, but as a jumping point... </span></p>
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks for the information about Hadley. This is not a solution for the people I am talking about.
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<div dir="ltr">Try Hadley School for the Blind in Winnetka Illinois. I have a client taking a braille course from them now. It is very thorough--spending the entire first course on tracking and finger movement. It's either free or very reasonably priced.</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">NFB of Ohio is looking into ways to provide braille instruction to adults who are losing vision. Our division of the blind is not as supportive of the need for braille as we would like. I would like to know about some inventive ideas for
braille instruction. We are looking at virtual instruction for braille with local volunteers for support. That is just one idea but we are open to any other suggestions. We do not have any kind of rehabilitation center in OH so that is not an option. I am
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