[blindkid] PE in middle school

[Julie Yanez]

Thank you. I'll look into it all.
On Mar 13, 2013 10:14 AM, "Bernadette Jacobs" <bernienfb75 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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