[stylist] Blind and segregation

Wed Dec 31 17:22:28 UTC 2008

What you could legislate are guidelines to school boards for visually 
impaired or legally blind students.  But then you are depending on school 
districts to enforce a law that will cost them more money.  Perhaps you 
could lobby the NEA, but don' count on results.  Their priorities go in this 
order:  salary, benefits, more control over students to garentee docile 
behaviors and on time dismissals.  No, I don't have much faith in unions who 
are handed more and more money each year to come up with negative results. 
Want to go this route?  You will feel better for making a dent in a failed 
system, but it won't make a darned bit of difference to blind students.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Blind and segregation


> Angela,
> I'm just saying that getting all of those parents to do that wil take even 
> longer than legislation  requiring it.  Obviously, consciousnesses need to 
> be raised, PR needs to be done, people's minds need to be opened to the 
> capabilities of blind people.  Nevertheless, a law requiring the teaching 
> of Braille to all kids whose visual limitations prevent them from reading 
> at a speed and with the comprehension of what is considered average for 
> their age/IQ or however you want to measure it would catch some kids who 
> would otherwise fall through the cracks while waiting for the 
> sensabilities of the nation to catch up.  Also, isn't that what NFB is 
> currently recommending, state laws mandating Braille education?
> Donna
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> Angela fowler wrote:
>> Donna,
>> Legislation is only part of the solution. A piece of legislation without 
>> the
>> backing of heart and determination is a worthless thing. The civil rights
>> act didn't make one less racist. The ADA didn't make one less person
>> closed-minded to the capabilities of blind people. We can legislate if we
>> will, but real change must take place at the grass-roots level. In short, 
>> it
>> is more important that parents all across this country stand up for their
>> children's right to literacy!
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>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Donna Hill
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 3:59 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Blind and segregation
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>> Parents don't insist because they are strong-armed by the public school
>> officials with budget concerns who tell them that their child doesn't 
>> need
>> Braille.  We still live in a world where authority figures are deferred 
>> to,
>> whether they're right or not.  I think it would be easier to convert the
>> school authorities with a change in the legislation than trying to find
>> every parent who isn't standing up for their kids and train them in time 
>> to
>> avoid having the kid miss out on their education.  Surely, the parents 
>> who join the NFB are given some support for standing up
>> for Braille literacy, but how many parents don't belong?  I really think 
>> the
>> schools must be forced to do it.
>> Donna
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>> LoriStay at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> No.   The main reason is that parents don't insist, loud and long, with 
>>> advocates behind them when the schools balk.   Braille has been taught 
>>> to
>>>
>> the two
>>> blind children in Chatterton School in Merrick, and all their work is
>>>
>> presented
>>> to them in Braille.   Actually, one of them is now in Middle school, and
>>>
>> I've
>>> no idea what they do there, but her background is solid because her 
>>> parents insisted.
>>> Lori
>>>
>>> In a message dated 12/29/08 2:26:11 PM, penatwork at epix.net writes:
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>>>
>>>> The main reason that Braille is not taught in public schools is 
>>>> two-fold.
>>>>
>>>>
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