[stylist] question

[James Canaday M.A. N6YR]

yes,
blind inc. is right in your metro, I think mineapolis.
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 12:07 PM 3/25/2009, you wrote:
>Jim:
>
>In Minnesota?  Then I should visit the center sometime soon!
>
>John
>
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>okay john,
>first I have to say my area of study wasn't blind education or rehab
>of blind, special ed blind.  if you look at old issues of the braille
>monitor you'll see a boatload of articles on the efforts of nfb to
>get blind o&m instructors trained and certified.  there's been huge
>progress in this.  regarding the educational establishment, you are
>correct, many  are sighted, though blind profs/researchers are
>apparently increasing  in number.  the employment of blind folks at
>guide dog schools, schools for the blind, as rehab teachers etc.,
>also is not what it ought to be but it is improving I think.
>this is one reason nfb has three centers for education of blind
>people, in louisiana, colorado and minnesota.
>one of the most important things these centers do is not exactly
>curiculum, but it is instead providing mentoring and role modeling so
>newly blinded people meet effective blind people and see them in
>daily activities.
>jc
>
>Jim Canaday M.A.
>Lawrence, KS
>
>At 11:18 PM 3/24/2009, you wrote:
> >Jim:
> >
> >What you wrote made me wonder about something.  In academic circles, for
> >rehab of the blind, education of the blind, blind studies, and so on, are
> >there many blind researchers and professors?
> >
> >I am very fearful that the answer may be no.
> >
> >The only thing I know is that I was truly shocked to learn that the
> >Minnesota school for the blind has only one fully blind teacher.  One!
> >Compare this to the school for the deaf, where eighty percent of the staff
> >is deaf, all the way from administration down to houseparents.
> >
> >The academic journals on deafness, ASL, Deaf education, and so on, all are
> >edited by Deaf scholars and the great majority of contributors, the
> >professors and such, are Deaf.
> >
> >True, mainstreaming is prevalent, but this is most often a problem with
> >school districts wanting to keep Deaf students because they're cash cows.
> >They promise they'll provide all the resources blah blah.  But it's crap.
> >
> >Still, Deaf schools are going strong and there are many large Deaf programs
> >within public schools, so there's a good social critical mass and also Deaf
> >teachers there.  All the accredition programs, the teacher training
>programs
> >for Deaf education, etc. all are run by Deaf people.
> >
> >I hope that blind people run everything, too.  If that's not the case, that
> >needs to change--or am I wrong to think that would be a good thing?
> >
> >John
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