[blindkid] Advice needed about school incident
Albert J Rizzi
albert at myblindspot.org
Thu Nov 5 16:31:58 UTC 2009
Please feel free to contact me off line to discuss this matter at length.
Having just secured my 501c3 and knowing that schools are required to have
books and the like exemplifying disabilities and diversity as it were, and
knowing there is very little out there which positively promotes inclusion
we may have something to build on. I have contacts to make this happen,
Kendra could be an author before she even gets to college.
Albert at myblindspot.org
Albert J. Rizzi
CEO/Founder
My Blind Spot, Inc.
90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
New York, New York 10004
www.myblindspot.org
PH: 917-553-0347
Fax: 212-858-5759
"The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who is
doing it."
-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Richard Holloway
Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 11:05 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Advice needed about school incident
Thanks Albert. I appreciate your kind words. You have an interesting
suggestion there indeed for a story. Hmm...
That is worth some further thought on this end-- I have been thinking
of a project like that for sometime.
This might be the start of something good!...
I'm right with you in that we are all constantly trying to dispel
myths about blindness!
Richard
On Nov 5, 2009, at 9:56 AM, Albert J Rizzi wrote:
> I have been listening to this dialogue about Kendra's lunch room
> experience.
> As and educator stuff like this happens a lot. But as you said
> something
> seems wrong about it being done when the person it is being done to
> cannot
> appreciate the "fun" in it or the mischievousness of it all. i think
> you are
> correct when you say that if all things were as they typically were,
> teachers not being absent and all, this never would have come up in
> discussion. First, again let me compliment you on your level headed
> and
> heart felt thoughts, I look forward to learning from you everytime I
> open an
> email from you. Kendra is a very lucky young lady. I am inclined to
> suggest
> you ask the teacher to turn this into a teachable moment. Have her
> or him,
> tell a story, a few stories for that matter, about people being
> mischievous
> and only having "fun". In this way more children will benefit from the
> experience and perhaps Kendra will gain more from a dialogue amongst
> her
> peers as they together define what is or is not appropriate
> behaviour. I am
> feeling a wonderful story line for a childrens book coming on. let
> me know
> what you think. You seem to be the type of parents who let Kendra
> learn from
> her own experiences and this time many others could learn from her
> as well.
> One thing I have learned since loosing my eye sight is that it is up
> to us,
> the members of the blind community, included are those affected as
> well, to
> educate and inform all people on blindness so that we can perhaps
> collectively dispel antiquated myths and misperceptions about
> vision loss.
>
> Albert J. Rizzi
> CEO/Founder
> My Blind Spot, Inc.
> 90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
> New York, New York 10004
> www.myblindspot.org
> PH: 917-553-0347
> Fax: 212-858-5759
> "The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one
> who is
> doing it."
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