[NFB-Talk] braille award?

Tue Nov 26 20:35:15 UTC 2019

I agree!
Books and other material like tests are way more important!
I have struggled through school, dealing with books coming late, being read to and tapes...
That's why I said a hymnal is more important then the bulletin!

Terry Powers

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I have seen situations where mom's got so involved in their kids' education that the kids did not get an education.  The parents need to be involved but only to the point that blind kid is getting a fair chance.  I agree that it would have been nice if the award was in braille, but it wasn't so they need to menschen it to the school and move on.  There are much more important issues than this that you need to save your nickels for.
Larry

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Subject: Re: [NFB-Talk] braille award?

I, personally, don't remember ever getting any kind of awards in braille. 
The important thing is getting the award.  It would be nice to get it in braille, but let's face it; we do live in a sighted world, and most of what we get out here in the real world will not be in braille.  Pam.

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Subject: [NFB-Talk] braille award?

An issue came up on our parents group on facebook, and I thought I would pose it hear to see if I'm totally off base. I like to participate in our NOPBC facebook group not because I'm a parent but because I'm a blind adult and hope to be a role model, etc. Anyway, a parent posted that her son, I believe middle school age although it doesn't matter, had made the honor role. Awesome. But she was upset that the award certificate that he got was not in Braille and she was going to contact the school. I told her not to bother calling the school, that not everything would be made in Braille when he got older etc. I understand that academic material should be provided in Braille, but felt that this should be let go. Wow. No one agreed with me, and one parent wrote this response to my message listing all the 25 million reasons why I was wrong. I can take it, I have thick skin, but I'm just wondering am I out of touch? I know Braille is important, and I know it would not have taken long to do this, I just think this type of thing isn't a big deal. I'm sure I got many awards in school and I don't remember a single one of them being Brailled. I think sometimes we go too far. Just wondering what you all think.
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