[blindkid] Braille note

[Janice]

Geez-- my daughter is 11 and in 4th grade and has not even been introduced to a BrailleNote. It is SO frustrating knowing the technology is out there but it is not accessible to her. We moved from Idaho to Washington because the education was better here. Sounds like we are still behind the times. I am at a loss. Janice

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On Mar 7, 2012, at 3:48 PM, DrV <icdx at earthlink.net> wrote:

> My 4th grade son has been taking his BrailleNote to & back from school
> since Kindergarden.
> For us it was never even a question - He needs the tool to do his
> homework. 
> It is a vital part of his educational experience.
> How is a child expected to keep up or excel if they are not allowed to
> appropriate access & tools?
> I would argue that the BrailleNote is needed to access the mandatory
> general ed curriculum at home & school.
> My 2 cents.
> Eric 
> 
> On 3/7/12 2:53 PM, "Dr. S. Merchant" <smerchant at vetmed.lsu.edu> wrote:
> 
>> I really think the maturity of the individual student needs to be taken
>> into
>> account, so to deny access to this piece of equipment at home until a
>> certain age doesn't make sense.  However, the Braille notetakers can be
>> somewhat fragile as concerns their pin movements to create the Braille and
>> the functioning Braille display sometimes doesn't survive intact when
>> dropped, but on the other hand it isn't thin glass either.  My son and a
>> few
>> of the students that were in his self contained VI class were taking their
>> Braille note takers (school bought/owned) home in the first and second
>> grade. It then never left his side through high school.
>> 
>> Sandy Merchant Taboada
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Penny Duffy
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 3:49 PM
>> To: Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)
>> Subject: Re: [blindkid] Braille note
>> 
>> 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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