[blindkid] [Bulk] PE for blind student

[Brandy w]

Hi, This is tough. It is not fair to your daughter or the other kids to have 
to lead her in third grade. I found this to work starting in 6th grade or 
so. There is a wide variety of adaptive equipment that can be used to help 
her be independent. Growing up I had a mix of adaptive PE, and regular PE. I 
honestly enjoyed the regular better. Good orientation to the gym, the games 
well explained, and the adaptive equipment used were keys to my success. 
Sometimes they would have a TA or school volunteer work with me. My friends 
would also volunteer to be my partner. Last on a few occasions they had a 
kid from an older grade come and I remember enjoying that. Hope this helps. 
Sitting out is not a good idea! Bran


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joy Orton" <ortonsmom at gmail.com>
To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 8:54 PM
Subject: [Bulk] [blindkid] PE for blind student


> Last week our daughter Ahbee, age 9, grade 3, came home with a problem in
> her physical education class (PE). She said that the kids who were helping
> guide her around were passing her off. In other words, one student was 
> tired
> of helping her, so he or she asked someone else to help her.  Ahbee's
> concern was that people were getting tired of her, and she was feeling
> rejected.
>
> I am concerned about the social problem of feeling rejected, but also 
> about
> the other issues raised. Why does she need someone to lead her around in 
> PE?
> She has excellent cane skills and can walk independently in and out of
> school. She has no other disabilities or delays in addition to her
> blindness.
>
> I called the TVI, the O&M teacher, and the adaptive PE teacher. The 
> adaptive
> PE teacher met with the PE teacher and Ahbee the same day I talked to her.
> They concluded that the PE teacher will designate three or four people 
> each
> day to be Ahbee's helpers. The TVI told me that last year when the beeping
> balls were collected at the end of school, they were covered in dust. Hmm.
>
> My questions:
> 1. To other parents and teachers: Does this seem like an appropriate
> situation? How can I tell?
> 2. What activities do other blind children have in PE? Do they participate
> with sighted classmates in regular class or have a special pulled out PE
> time?
> 3. Anyone else have peer students acting as guides for their blind 
> student?
> How much of the time? How well does it work?
> 4. What can I ask for? What would be the wording for the IEP?
>
> Thanks in advance for your feedback.
> Joy Orton
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