[blindkid] Diagonal VS touch technique

[dhammelia at aol.com]

The best argument agaisnt the diagonal technique I have seen was by Joe Cutter.  He threw a back back on the floor used the diagonal technique and of course ran right into the back pack.  His argument is that you just might find a back pack or a box sitting in the hallway at a school.

The NFB and AFB have a differing approach.  The NFB wants blind people to be independant and adapt to the world as much as possible with minimum accomodations.  So that for an employer to hire a blind person they can do so with a few accomodations.  The AFB wants to force the world to adapt to make things easier for blind people.  So they want different size currencies so you can tell at a touch what denomination bill you have.  The NFB opposes this as the cost to benefit ratio is very high.  The AFB says that only some blind people need to read Braille.  http://www.nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm91/brlm9107.htm#2  The NFB position is that all blind should have the opportunity to learn Braille.

The other main point is the NFB thinks that blind people are the best source of information on what Blind people need to succeed.  The AFB thinks that trained professionals know best what should be done for the blind.


-----Original Message-----
From: L W <mama2sally at yahoo.com>
To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
Sent: Thu, Oct 29, 2009 7:46 am
Subject: [blindkid] Diagonal VS touch technique



Hi. Thanks for the link.  Joli's mobility teacher's argument is that the school 
s a familiar environment.

oes the NFB have an official opinion on the diagonal technique? BTW: I have 
een wondering what is the difference between the NFB & the AFB?  

hank you for the advice.  You Rock!
auren

---- Original Message ----- 
rom: "Carlton Anne Cook Walker" <attorneywalker at gmail.com>
o: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
ent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 8:36 PM
ubject: [blindkid] Diagonal vs. touch technique

i,
I've just caught up on all my BlindKid digests.
I did a quick search on the diagonal technique and came up with a reference
hat the O&M instructor is going to have difficulty opposing.  This is a
ook published by a "conventional" source, the American Foundation for the
lind (AFB).  Page 207 of the book, Foundations of of rehabilitation
ounseling with persons who are blind of visually impaired, has great things
o say about the touch technique versus the diagonal technique -- relegating
iagonal for familiar situations and admitting that the touch technique is
ood "for any travel situation."  I can't copy and paste from Google books,
ut here is a link to the relevant page:
ttp://books.google.com/books?id=oE8TjQLAPDIC&pg=PA207&lpg=PA207&dq=o%26M+diagonal+technique&source=bl&ots=o13McClvwc&sig=x7wLiE9Frkt5kDlal5G6VN4fA_4&hl=en&ei=LuvkSpLdEJLOlAen47DoCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=o%26M%20diagonal%20technique&f=false.
ope this helps.

ake care,

arlton
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