[blindkid] Victory in an NJ Town

[Arielle Silverman]

Who exactly is making this written statement about print and what kind
of authority does this individual have? It seems to me that the
doctors' reports could trump them. And if she is presently receiving
Braille, wouldn't the whole IEP team have to agree to a change?
Arielle

On 4/8/13, Tammy Parson <theparsongang at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> That's what we are trying to figure out. Two Doctor's reports clearly state
> degenerative and progress and both recommend Braille. We are speechless.
>
> Tammy D. Parson
>
> On Apr 8, 2013, at 2:58 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ugh, why on earth would they put her back on  print after a
>> due-process resolution required them to teach Braille and she is
>> obviously successful learning Braille?
>> Arielle
>>
>> On 4/8/13, Tammy Parson <theparsongang at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>> That is awesome!!! It took me a Due Process settled in Resolution a year
>>> ago
>>> to get my daughter braille and I just received a Prior Written Notice
>>> they
>>> are going to have her go back to reading print. I am livid and my
>>> daughter
>>> is devastated. She had just went from 29 wpm to 57 wpm in her braille
>>> reading and now they want to put her behind a CCTV. Congratulations on
>>> your
>>> Victory.
>>>
>>> On Apr 8, 2013, at 2:02 PM, Carol Castellano
>>> <carol_castellano at verizon.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>>
>>>> Just got home from an IEP meeting in a town in New Jersey.  We're
>>>> feeling
>>>> pretty good because the school agreed to Braille!  We didn't even have
>>>> to
>>>> take out the big--Hank Miller case--guns!  It took almost two years to
>>>> get
>>>> them to put the program together, but the student is now learning how
>>>> to
>>>> type, how to use a computer with speech, how to take notes and direct a
>>>> human reader, and now will begin to learn Braille!
>>>>
>>>> We, the mom and I, are exhausted but happy :-).
>>>>
>>>> Carol
>>>>
>>>> Carol Castellano
>>>> President, Parents of Blind Children-NJ
>>>> Director of Programs
>>>> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
>>>> 973-377-0976
>>>> carol_castellano at verizon.net
>>>> www.blindchildren.org
>>>> www.nfb.org/parents-and-teachers
>>>>
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