[blindkid] computers as school credit

Dr. Denise M Robinson deniserob at gmail.com
Sat Sep 15 13:27:50 UTC 2012


When the local TVI does not have the skills, start looking outside and
around you. There is someone to teach it. When something is NOT taught, it
is because the person "teaching" it does not have the skills to do
so...hence the very slow progress, lack of progress, or no instruction at
all.

Don't waste time in trying to fight the TVI, go straight to the director
and have him ask the TVI if she/he has the skills to teach it and then they
need to demo their skills if they say they do (people say they can do all
sorts of things when they really cannot). If they can operate a computer
with talking software and no mouse...you are good to go, but then you would
not be fighting the issue as you are. When the director sees the TVI does
not have the skills, there is no more debate on it and then you can just
focus on finding someone who can truly teach that skill. BTW, that goes for
braille too.

Denise

On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Rosina Solano <colemangirly at yahoo.com>wrote:

>
>
>
> Okay, I was venting there and didn't really post all the background.  I
> have been trying to get the school to teach tech for several years.  So
> they do, but at slower than snail pace.  Like a whole month to learn to
> make, open and save a document.  WOW.  The TVI is not a tech savvy person
> and thinks that this is all so hard to learn on this foreign equipment and
> software.  So we just recently got the laptop and JAWS not the school, they
> don't have it.  We have only had it about a month.  Roman will pick it up
> with flying colors after just a little bit I am sure as he does with
> everything else.  Problem is they are looking into how to go about helping
> him learn this.  While they are "looking into it" Roman is failing a class
> that he should have been prepared for several years ago.  He still braills
> all his homework, then it goes to TVI for translation, then back to
> classroom teacher, etc. etc.  Since he can do his work this way it has been
>  difficult to get the tech.  Not that I want my son failing a class, but I
> am hoping that this forces the issues and instead of him slowly learning
> with his TVI we will have to get the big guns since he is so far behind
> (made obvious by the failing grade).  They can't figure out why when I
> wanted training on the braille sense, I now want training on the laptop and
> JAWS, they sooo don't get it.
>
> I have called an IEP meeting and will have some good advocates, and
> hopefully with the failing grade it will force the issue and no more
> looking into things.  Don't get me wrong they are great with braille and
> since the TVI dosen't have any other kids other than mine, they are lost
> about tech.  Maybe this is the key I need to get what I want finally.  Hope
> so.
>
> Rosina
>
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