[stylist] Book about a deafblind guy

[Angela fowler]

Helene, I'm curious. Does Britain have an NFB-like organization?  

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I'm afraid I don't know tactile sign language yet. I was raised orally, and
when I lost my sight I had problem with visual sign language and didn't know
too much about tactile sign language until I started communicating with
other deafblind people online.

I think one should prepare for blindness or deafblindness, but often it
isn't just the atitude of the deafblind or blind person but those round
them. Sometimes convincing others that you are still the same person and
don't need everything doing for you can be an uphill struggle.  This is why
it would be good for some newly blind people to be taught living skills away
from home in NFB type centres but we don't have them here in Britain as far
as I know. They seem to be moving away from being taught in centres at all.
You just get someone come to teach you at home so you don't get to meet any
other blind people.

Helene

On 17/03/2009, Angela fowler <fowlers at syix.com> wrote:
> Its easy for us to say that, having adjusted well to blindness, but 
> it's a lot harder for some folks to come to grips with it than you might
think.
> Think of the thing which frightens you the most, I mean really scares 
> the hell out of you. Then imagine that thing is blindness. It's the 
> only way to see where these folks are coming from.
>
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> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of Justin Williams
> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 4:57 PM
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> Now I totally agree.  the thing is that many of them are in denial, 
> which is a sign of weakness to me.  A little of it is understandable, 
> but at some point, one must simply come to grips with it.
>
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> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> On Behalf Of LoriStay at aol.com
> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 1:22 PM
> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Book about a deafblind guy
>
> if he knew he had Usher's syndrome, why did he wait till he was 86 to 
> learn tactile sign?
> I get really frustrated with people who know something is coming and 
> don't bother to prepare ahead.
> Lori
>
> In a message dated 3/16/09 6:04:59 AM, newmanrl at cox.net writes:
>
>
>> he was eighty-six-years old when I was hired to be his teacher.
>>
>> I taught him to read tactile sign language.
>>
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