[rehab] Looking for ESL resources for newly blind refugee from Syria who doesn’t' know any English or braille

[Patti S Chang]

BLIND Inc. has a lot of clients who are eSL learners. You may wish to reach out to BLIND Inc.



Patti S. Gregory-Chang Esq.
Treasurer
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
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From: rehab [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gatton, Tonia (OFB-LV) via rehab
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 11:17 AM
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Cc: Gatton, Tonia (OFB-LV)
Subject: Re: [rehab] Looking for ESL resources for newly blind refugee from Syria who doesn’t' know any English or braille

Sure, that would be fine.  Thank you!

Tonia  

Tonia Gatton
Assistive Technology Specialist
Kentucky career Center
KY Office for the Blind
Charles W. McDowell Center
8412 Westport Road
Louisville, KY 40242
(502) 429-4460 ext. 268
(502) 429-7101
tonia.gatton at ky.gov


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From: rehab [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of adrijana prokopenko via rehab
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 12:14 PM
To: Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List <rehab at nfbnet.org>
Cc: adrijana prokopenko <adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [rehab] Looking for ESL resources for newly blind refugee from Syria who doesn’t' know any English or braille

If you like I can share it on my facebook groups. if you let me post your email address there, people can then contact you directly.

On 11/20/17, Gatton, Tonia (OFB-LV) via rehab <rehab at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi all!  As my subject indicates, we have an extremely bright  client 
> who is a refugee from Syria.  He was blinded in a bomb explosion and 
> he and his family recently relocated to our area.  He only speaks 
> Arabic and doesn’t know Arabic braille.  He is attempting to learn 
> English but is in an ESL class with a large number of students, and 
> has received very little assistance.  He’s struggling tremendously due to how visual the class is.
> Our agency won’t pay for translator’s and he’s currently working with 
> volunteer translators to learn basic O&M skills.
>
> The O&M instructor and I are trying to locate resources that might be 
> helpful to him in trying to learn English.  I was also thinking it 
> could be beneficial to find other blind individuals who speak both 
> Arabic and English, that might be willing to talk to him on the phone.
> We would greatly appreciate any suggestions or possible contacts.
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> Tonia
>
>
>
> Tonia Gatton
> Assistive Technology Specialist
> Kentucky career Center
> KY Office for the Blind
> Charles W. McDowell Center
> 8412 Westport Road
> Louisville, KY 40242
> (502) 429-4460 ext. 268
> (502) 429-7101
> tonia.gatton at ky.gov<mailto:tonia.gatton at ky.gov>
>
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