[stylist] question

Wed Mar 25 21:00:41 UTC 2009

Yep.  Right in the heart of Minneapolis in the old Pillsbury mansion.

Alan Wheeler
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Canaday M.A. N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
To: "NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 03:58
Subject: Re: [stylist] question

> 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
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>Behalf Of James Canaday M.A. N6YR
>>Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:55 AM
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>>Subject: Re: [stylist] question
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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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