[blindkid] O&M Instruction for Aubrie

[Mike Freeman]

De nada!

Mike Freeman, President
National Federation of the Blind of Washington

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. S. Merchant" <smerchant at vetmed.lsu.edu>
To: "'Ationfbnet Blind Kid Mailing List, \(for parents of blind chn\]was <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Date: Wednesday, Jan 7, 2009 6:43:41
Subject: Re: [blkid] O&M Instruction for Aubrie

>
>
> It is not unusual for school system employees to not be able to transport
> students, it all has to do with insurance and liability — unfortunately.
> Some systems have that liability insurance in place, but I am sure, it does
> not come cheaply.
> 
> Sandy Ttaboada
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jessica Trask
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 5:24 AM
> To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [blkid] O&M Instruction for Aubrie
> 
> Bonnie,
> That's very interesting the O&M instructor isn't allowed to transport 
> students. What is the reasoning for this? I know when I finally started 
> getting O&M instruction if needed the O&M instructor was able to 
> transport me if was needed but luckily when I started getting O&M 
> instruction when I was a sophomore in high school the transportation 
> thing wasn't really needed because we were just doing things in the 
> local area around where I lived. Also, when I started getting O&M 
> instruction I was living in Park City Utah so not much was needed. 
> Howevereaonce I moved down to Salt Lake the O&M instructors where able 
> to transport the students if asoblutely necessary. Where do you guys 
> live?  Is your daughter totally blind or severely visually impaired? I 
> have Albinism so that was part of the reason I didn't start getting O&M 
> services until I was a Sophomore in high school. I believe that it was 
> strange that I wasn't getting it before then but partly I believe that 
> had a lot to do with the that I was living in a small town when I first 
> moved to Park City. It also coinsited with the time most of my friends 
> were getting their driver's license too so I wonder if since I couldn't 
> drive that was they figured  would be ok to wait until that point time.
> 
> -- 
> Jess
> Jessica Trask
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