[Nfbf-l] ideas needed

[Sherri]

Carolyn, sounds like your center is doing great! Great ideas!
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From: "Kirk" <kvharmon54 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] ideas needed


> Carolyn, great job! Your work is sounding terrific! Kirk Harmon
>
>
>
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> From: "lappland" <lappland at bellsouth.net>
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> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 2:52 PM
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> Doreen,
> i recommend that your daughter learn braille especially if she has a
> degenerative eye condition like RP. learning braille is like most things,
> picked up easier when young.
> also, i didn't use my cane for 4 years after i loss my vision and started
> college. school age children want to fit in and not stand out. once we
> mature and aren't as affected by peer pressure, we can appreciate and be
> proud of our cane and how it helps us to be independent.
> our center has started a kids club to get children with vision loss and
> their families together. we host an activity each month. tonight we are
> having a halloween festival with games and treats. some of our other
> activities have included bowling and a pizza party. the next event will be
> our Christmas party in december.
> if you can't participate in our activities then you may want to start a 
> kids
> club in your area. this will offer you and your daughter support and
> resources.
> hope this helps! i would also advise you to learn your child's rights and
> trust your instincts. Good luck!
> Sincerely,
> Carolyn Lapp
> Executive Director
> Florida Outreach Center for the Blind, Inc.
> Office: (561) 642-0005
> E-Mail: info_focb at bellsouth.net
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Doreen Franklin" <doreenproverbs3 at bellsouth.net>
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> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 2:16 PM
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] ideas needed
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>
> Hi to all ...
>
> we are looking for some help with our 7-yr old, first grade daughter who 
> is
> visually impaired. She needs a cane but refuses to use it with us. She 
> will
> "use" it during her O&M instruction of 30-minutes, but I have no idea if 
> she
> uses it, or uses it safely, during the rest of her time at school. Most
> times with us, she holds it off the ground, like a shephard's crook. She 
> has
> also not accepted her visual disability and has told me "Mom, I can see."
> And the school has non-verbally told her that last year in kindergarten as
> well as this year -- she has a CCTV in class; she does not have Braille. 
> She
> is being re-evaled this year and I have been told "best practice is to use
> her vision." I backed off to be more collaborative instead of being near 
> the
> door to due process. It is killing me, but I want to be more 
> collaborative.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this? If so, how did you get around it? I can
> tell her about safety, but I know all she hears is "blah blah blah." She 
> has
> said numerous times she HATES her cane, and I don't know how to get around
> it to make her see that she is safe with it and unsafe without it. She has
> gotten several bruises on her legs and her eye and all of those times have
> been because she has not used her cane. Again, she is hearing "blah blah
> blah." She did very well while at the national convention in July ... but
> within 2 weeks, she was not using her cane safely. There are no role 
> models
> for her in school ...
>
> Any and all suggestions would be appreciated ....
>
> Thank you!!!!
>
> Doreen
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