[blindkid] Braille note

Penny Duffy pennyduffy at gmail.com
Wed Mar 7 21:48:39 UTC 2012


I know in our district the students bring their braille notes and or
laptops home. Many kids use them for their homework. They are provided by
the district.  I am pretty sure IDEA mentions home use. I don't have the
wording.  I am just dragging it out of my memory. Which could be wrong.
On Mar 7, 2012 4:44 PM, "Carly B" <barnesraiser at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> IEP season... oh, yay!! :) I am going to be making a request for my son
> having a Braille notetaker (MPower or other) to bring home. I'm convinced
> that having it at home will support his Braille acquisition considerably.
> He's in 3rd grade now and this would be for his 4th grade year. I'm
> wondering at what age/grade kids have gotten Braille notetakers for home
> and school use, and whether it was provided by the school or from some
> other agency (or from you), and what have been benefits of having it at
> home?
>
> Thank you so much for any input on this question.
>
> :) Carolynn Barnes
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