[blindkid] Victory in an NJ Town

Holly Miller hollym12 at gmail.com
Mon Apr 8 20:26:35 UTC 2013


Sorry, hit send too soon. 
If I remember correctly, filing for DP (again!) will trigger the stay put rule, meaning they can't take away services while this is being worked out. 

Sounds like your district is a glutton for punishment!

Holly

On Apr 8, 2013, at 4:23 PM, Holly Miller <hollym12 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just because she can access print in some manner doesn't make Braille inappropriate. IDEA says Braille will be provided unless it is found to be inappropriate. 
> 
> You may need to 
> 
> On Apr 8, 2013, at 3:31 PM, Tammy Parson <theparsongang at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 
>> The decision is coming from the TVI and O&M Instructor, the County ESE Director, and my daughters Case Manager. The only one's opposed were myself and my daughter, the other members just sit there listening to the ESE Director, tell me what they were deciding based on the evaluations. Which say, that she can access print material using her CCTV, handheld magnifier, and glasses. Yes, she can but did it say she has to have her face within 5 inches to the CCTV with atleast a 36 font, or that she has to be hunched over within 4 inches of her handheld magnifier to read, or that she has to have 24 or larger font to use her glasses and the paper touches her nose. Let's not forget she has some sight in one eye and can only see stuff 2 to 3 feet in front of her with very limited vision in her lower field.
>> 
>> 
>> Tammy D. Parson
>> 
>> On Apr 8, 2013, at 3:10 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> 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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