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From: Steve.Bauer@f6.n291.z1.fidonet.org (Steve Bauer)
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Subject: Education
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Date: 14 Aug 90 13:48:44 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 
One thing I have noticed about younger blind students is that their 
communication skills are not very good.  This argument about whether 
to teach a low partial braille are rediculous.  The minute it is 
obvious that the student is putting out more effort into seeing than 
learning and having a hard time keeping up is the time to learn 
braille.  I'm glad my teachers and parents made me learn braille 
although I still had 20/200 in one eye.  Now I'm a total and braille 
is ecential.  The visually impaired must learn to read/write and 
develop good communication skills or job opportunities are 
definatley limited.  
 
Nice typing at ya.
 
Steve/
  

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