[blindkid] Help needed~Recess
Richard Holloway
rholloway at gopbc.org
Fri Sep 18 05:25:36 UTC 2009
Stacy, I'm curious-- how large is this school? You mentioned a school
nurse which makes me think this may be a fairly good sized place.
I cannot remember a church around here, even one with only "parent's
morning out" (or just Sunday School for that matter) which didn't have
at least a minimal playground. All I can imagine is maybe the physical
location prevents a playground?-- It seems that surely if they want to
have kids there, they'd already have a playground it it were possible,
no?....
I don't know so much about "demanding" things, especially in a private
school setting. If memory serves, at least in our state (Georgia), the
school system doesn't even have to offer services at all after age 5
in a private school setting, though they may choose to do so in some
cases and I seriously doubt these services will be offered by a
private school for less than a small fortune.
My most immediate hope would be that there is available space and
through perhaps a group of parents, steps could be taken to work for
the benefit of the school towards having a safe playground for all the
kids. That's the sort of goal that a group of parents (even a small
group) may be able to work towards with rather speedy success.
Long-term, I suspect you may find (as we did after a couple of years)
that the advantages of private school may ultimately be outweighed by
practical concerns and the vision-related resources available through
public schools.
Good luck,
Richard
On Sep 17, 2009, at 8:50 PM, Peter Donahue wrote:
> Hello Mary and listers,
>
> Between demanding that a playground be constructed and insuring
> that
> this girl receives O&M along with training in the use of other
> alternative
> techniques of blindness will not only benefit her but the other kids
> as
> well. It sounds to me like she's relying too much on her residual
> vision
> which would explain the constant accidents. Here's hoping the
> situation can
> be remedied soon.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Merry-Noel Chamberlain" <owinm at yahoo.com>
> To: " (for parents of blind children)NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List"
> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 6:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Help needed~Recess
>
>
> I agree. Sounds to me like she needs some Orientation and Mobility
> with
> training in the use of the long white cane. I would NOT recommend
> painting
> an area that she must stay in and for others to join her. This would
> actually hinder her from exploring and just being a child. The paint
> may
> also keep kids out - which is what I'm sure you don't want to
> happen. Has
> anyone gone around the area with her to help her get a picture of the
> design?
>
> Merry-Noel Chamberlain, NOMCT
> Orientation and Mobility Instructor
>
> --- On Thu, 9/17/09, Peter Donahue <pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: Peter Donahue <pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Help needed~Recess
> To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)"
> <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 9:55 PM
>
>
> Good afternoon everyone,
>
> This sounds like a situation easily fixed by the use of a white cane.
> Perhaps some cane travel instruction is in order. Hope this helps.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stacy Lemmon" <slemmonrn at spotlight-music.com>
> To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 4:01 PM
> Subject: [blindkid] Help needed~Recess
>
>
> Hi all! I need your help, input, suggestions. Adison is 5 and has low
> vision. She attends a parachoial school for kindergarten. There is no
> playground/equipment. The kids play outside in the parking lot.
> Everyday
> Adison has gotten hurt and ended up in the nurse's office...skinned
> knees,
> elbows, bumped head etc. She has gotten hurt even when I've gone in
> to help
> with lunch duty. We thought about asking the school to paint an area
> where
> she must remain, and other peers can join her. I don't want to
> restrict or
> limit her, but I'm concerned about safety. I'm worried the
> alternative would
> be 'sit here and play with chalk'.
>
> Thanks!
> Stacy
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