[blindkid] Ohio Services

[Bonnie Lucas]

Kim, I just tried to look at the test because I recently met a mom who has a
visually impaired child and I am composing an email with links and
information. I just wanted to get an understanding of what the assessment is
like. Is it possible for a nonteacher to just look at what the test intails
and how it works? I hope to have this family on this list soon.
Thanks.
Bonnie Lucas

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From: Kim Gulf Images [mailto:kim at gulfimagesphoto.com] 
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 3:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [blindkid] Ohio Services

Cheryl,
The NFB has a new reading assessment called the National Reading Media
Assessment. Here is the link http://www.nfbnrma.org/ You can ask your school
district for this assessment. It is my guess the assessment will surely show
the need for Braille. It is ridiculous to think a child can complete
homework visually reading at 98 pt font. The assessment is cut and dry as to
whether a child should be a Braille reader. There is even a parents portion
of the assessment. 
I think there is a general rule that a child requires about an hour a day
for Braille instruction and one hour per week of O&M services. 
Hope some of this helps!

Kim Cunningham


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On Apr 7, 2013, at 8:20 PM, Michelle Ballard <mballard at bex.net> wrote:

> We live in Toledo Ohio and my son attends a Toledo Public School and is
mainstreamed for most subjects, but attends the grade school that houses the
TVI. He has access to her everyday. He also gets O&M through school once a
week for an hour. TPS also has their own braillest. He is currently in the
5th grade. I guess it depends what part of Ohio you are moving to for
services. Most rural areas mainstream and you see TVI so many hours per
week.
> Hope you get some answers and if you are moving near our area I may be
able to answer more!
> 
> Michelle B
> 
> 
> On 4/6/2013 4:06 PM, Carol Castellano wrote:
>> Hi Cheryl,
>> 
>> I've forwarded your query to the president of our Parents of Blind
Children in OH.  Hope she can assist.
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> At 08:52 AM 4/6/2013, you wrote:
>>> Hello, I am currently thinking of moving to Ohio, and I wanted to find
some people to talk to about what the services are like there. If anyone
could be of help to maybe talk to me a little bit about it. The tvi's we
have in our cou Ty all want my daughter to do the 98 point font that was
stated in her functional vision assessment and they have a lack of concern
for the Braille learning, we have a great tvi we want to get within our
reach in Ohio, I'm just wondering how other services are.
>>> 
>>> Cheryl
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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