[nabs-l] German Teen Losing Vision

[Julie McGinnity]

Yes, feel free to pass this address onto her or any other student who
may wish to contact me.  Plus, ich vermisse deutsch sprechen!  (I miss
speaking German!)  :)

On 7/23/16, Ellana Crew via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> Thanks for everybody's responses. They have all been helpful and the student
> has really appreciated all of this information.
>
> Julie, I have given the student the email address you used to respond to
> this list, which I hope is all right. I am not sure if they will contact you
> because they seem hesitant, but just a heads up that they may decide to do
> so in the future.
>
> Again, I'm really appreciative to everybody who responded. I'm hoping to
> keep in contact with the student, so if there are any further developments,
> I may reach out to others again. I also appreciated learning a little about
> what others have said about the treatment of blind students in a couple of
> other places.
>
> Thank you all so much,
>
> Ellana Crew, Secretary
> Maryland Association of Blind Students
>
>> On Jul 14, 2016, at 2:25 PM, Vejas Vasiliauskas via NABS-L
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> I really hope that the support of blindness in Germany is better than in
>> Lithuania, where my grandparents are from.
>> I went to a library there.  I had learned Lithuanian Braille, and this was
>> done very incorrectly, with no capital signs at all.  Blind students would
>> often work in a sheltered workshop, and, while in class, their mothers
>> were often their aides (embarrassing!)
>> Vejas
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Julie McGinnity via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 13:34:22 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] German Teen Losing Vision
>>
>> Hi Ellana,
>>
>> I can see if I can help.  I do not know where this person is in
>> Germany or what their circumstances may be, but I did visit a school
>> for the blind while I was there that works with people on Braille and
>> technology skills.  I even went to a store where they sold canes and
>> talking devices.
>>
>> I don't know how much I can help now...  But I do speak German and
>> have some connections with whom I may be able to connect this person.
>> It would also be a good idea to see how we can get them to a center if
>> that is what they want.  Students can certainly come here to study if
>> they have the right resources.
>>
>> When I visited Germany, I was quite the novelty.  Blind German teens
>> do not usually go to Gymnasiums (pronounced with a hard G).  The
>> gymnasiums are the most academically advanced high schools in the
>> country, and they do not generally take blind students.  Things could
>> be different by now though...  I went to Germany in 2008.  I'm getting
>> old!  :)
>>
>> Let me know if I can do anything to help!
>>
>> On 7/14/16, roanna bacchus via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Encourage them to join the mailing list on the Nfb net server for
>> blind international students.
>>
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>> Julie A.  McGinnity
>> President, National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division,
>> Second Vice President, National Federation of the Blind of Missouri
>> "For we walk by faith, not by sight"
>> 2 Cor.  7
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Julie A. McGinnity
President, National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division,
Second Vice President, National Federation of the Blind of Missouri
"For we walk by faith, not by sight"
2 Cor. 7