[blindkid] PE in middle school

[Bernadette Jacobs]

Good Afternoon Julie!

Don't lose heart Darling!  Firstly, RE: the combination lock, there
actually is, (believe it or not), such a thing as Braille Combination
Locks.  And they are very easy to work. You can check with Ellen
Ringlein over at NFB: 410-659-9314 in the independence market.  You
might also check with the folks over at BISM: 410-7372600 and ask to
speak with Andy McIver.  Or there's Independent Living Aids.  I don't
remember the number offhand.  You can always "goodsearch" it.

As for the dressing part, I'm not the expert in that department.  But,
hopefully, before long, somebody will have some ideas for you there as
well.

On 3/12/13, Julie Yanez <jyanez112 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> My daughter will be going into middle school next year and physical
> education will be one of the courses. I have a few concerns that I know
> will be brought up in our next IEP in a few weeks.
> 1. Will she be required to dress into PE clothes?
> Right now she has lots of difficulty dressing herself. Pants, socks and
> shoes are easy. Its the upper half she can't accomplish yet. She doesn't
> have the muscle structure to do certain things and still had difficulty
> with muscle isolation. Her Dr thinks it's just part of being extremely
> premee and her being underweight.
> I am also NOT ok with someone assisting her to dress out. She will be in
> APE. Is not dressing out a reasonable request for her APE in her IEP?
>
> If she is required to change in some way such as just shoes, what type of
> lock might be easiest to start off with?  I don't know how to modify a
> combination lock for her, and like I said, she hasn't been able to isolate
> fingers well. So getting a key in a lock is very very difficult for her. We
> have tried for so long already.
>
> What are some things I need to know before we start PE in middle school so
> I can bring up to her IEP team?
>
> Thank you all in advance. I need to get this all figured out before the
> meeting and before the year starts and we find things out the hard way.
> ~Julie.
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