[blindkid] ADA Question

[Marianne Denning]

I know several O&M instructors who don't encourage the low vision
students to carry a cane.  I must admit, even with the extremely low
vision I once had, I did not carry a cane and then when I did it was
only for identification when I crossed a street.  Confessions of a
blind woman.  I know how they feel.  We need to be proud of being
blind even when society tells us we should be ashamed of it.

I love braille signage even though I grew up without it.  It is really
helpful, even when I think I know where I am.  I use it to confirm
that I am in the right place. But if I don't have signage I use other
information.

On 3/13/14, Richard Holloway <rholloway at gopbc.org> wrote:
> I don't doubt that is true. I can't imagine that will ever change. We
> stopped making the braille signage into a battle long ago at the school. It
> is almost laughable how many times the school has defensively announced they
> are working in the signs without our further inquiry. They know we'd like
> the problem fixed, but as I mentioned I will focus on more pressing needs
> like substandard textbook solutions, and required web sites which are not
> accessible.
>
> Our personal signage concern is MUCH more about a new unfamiliar (and also
> larger) school (we change to middle school next year). We looked at several
> schools. I believe the one with the defective permanent Braille signs is the
> middle school the county prefers blind students to attend-- the one with the
> resource room. But they mostly have low vision kids there (as far as VI
> kids) and a lot of these students won't even carry canes, let alone read any
> Braille signs, we are told.
>
> Perhaps, in their minds, this is not a big deal. I do not agree with their
> lax position. This does not motivate or impress me. How do they plan to
> foster independence for VI students when the kids are allowed to be
> apathetic about reading door signs on their own, and refuse to use their
> white canes?
>
> As you may have surmised, this particular school is not towards the top of
> the list of schools for our child.
>
> 	-RH
>
>> Adults who are blind have to pick their battles too.
>
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-- 
Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053