[stylist] Book about a deafblind guy

[helene ryles]

No, unfortunately Britain does not have a NFB type organisation that I
know of. People are big on integration at the moment. I think that
this isn't always the best practice. Especially when specialized
skills are to be taught.

Helene.

On 17/03/2009, Justin Williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> good point.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Angela fowler
> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 8:08 PM
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> 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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Justin Williams
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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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> 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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