Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!olivea!oliveb!bunker!hcap!hnews!226!120!Chuck.Lynd From: Chuck.Lynd@f120.n226.z1.fidonet.org (Chuck Lynd) Newsgroups: misc.handicap Subject: Blind or deaf preschool? Message-ID: <15426@bunker.UUCP> Date: 5 Nov 90 15:56:36 GMT Sender: wtm@bunker.UUCP Reply-To: Chuck.Lynd@f120.n226.z1.fidonet.org Distribution: misc Organization: FidoNet node 1:226/120 - Colossus, Worthington OH Lines: 33 Approved: wtm@bunker.UUCP Index Number: 11524 Julie, I have just joined the ABLED conference at the request of Tzipporah BenAvraham, who read your message in Brooklyn, NY. The situation with your son is interesting to me in part because I work at LINC Resources in Columbus, Ohio, where we operate the federally funded Information Center for Special Education Media and Materials, but also because (many years ago) I worked for several years in a program serving deaf blind children. I therefore know that most kids served do have significant residual vision and hearing-- a fact that makes placement decisions especially tough. From what you have said in your message, I think you have some good reasons to question your son's placement in a preschool for visually impaired kids. What are they doing there for his language and speech development? I guess that is the critical question - is he getting therapy, and if so are you working closely with the therapist? If you want to talk by phone call me at work at 885-5599; we also have a BBS that you might want to check out: 885-5551. LINC ONLINE offers access to several education and special education databases. Chuck Lynd Dir., Information Services LINC Resources, Inc. 4820 Indianola Ave. Columbus, OH 43214 614/885-5599 Special Ed Media Center: 800/772-7372 BBS: 614/885-5551 FAX: 614/433-0852 CompuServe EDFORUM Sysop: 76703,674 Internet: 76703.674@compuserve.com * Via ProDoor 3.1 -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!226!120!Chuck.Lynd Internet: Chuck.Lynd@f120.n226.z1.fidonet.org