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From: Stew.Bowden@f6.n377.z1.fidonet.org (Stew Bowden)
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Subject: Re: public schools
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Date: 4 Sep 90 16:18:24 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hi Liz: I often wonder about the psychological effects of younger
children who are blind finding out so early that they are different?
True, sooner or later all of us must face that, but as adults, and
after some successes it seems to me a bit easier to handle. The thing
I liked most about the school for the blind was I was equal to
everyone else there and that made the competition at least equal. By
the time I began to compete in the sighted world, I had the tools to
do the job, and was anxious to meet the challenge. I find it
interesting that most people who viehemtly oppose residential schools
are those who for some reason had negative experiences there. One of
the things that makes it hard for people to decide which is better is
the fact that blind people can't even agree on the subject. However,
that's what makes life interesting. Thanks for the thoughts Liz. Keep
them coming.

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