[blindkid] Winning braille?

[Richard Holloway]

Thankfully, we've never had any issues in getting braille as our child  
has no vision at all (that makes the whole large print thing a little  
harder for them to suggest!) We have, however, taken along a blind  
advocate (a friend and associate from the NFB of Georgia in this case).

I must say that we found it interesting how we too noticed a  
significant change in the attention level and responses of much of the  
staff, and I say this noting that we have virtually always had  
extremely positive and cooperative IEP's.

I think that somehow, it just makes it harder forget that there is a  
long-term objective that we are all trying to reach-- it isn't just  
about making things fit into the budget or doing what is more  
convenient for the staff, school system, etc. It should not make a  
difference, but in our experience, it certainly did.

Richard



On Feb 23, 2010, at 1:37 PM, Stacy Lemmon wrote:

> We had to fight and fight to get Braille for our daughter. She has  
> low vision and can see large print. We wanted her to have every tool  
> available to her, and she gets older she can choose what works best  
> for her. We took a local member of the NFB with us....my how the  
> whole dynamic changed. It became 'what can we do for you and your  
> daughter?'.  Educational advocates are a wonderful resource, and  
> often free.
>
> Stacy
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