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From: Al.Hoffman@p0.f143.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Al Hoffman)
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Subject: Re: braille instruction and feelings
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Date: 24 Apr 91 20:56:45 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

If we let the meidcal community in conjunction with the educators and
family, sort of set the standards for the case, then the probability of
error seems to grow in my opinion.  For example, the educator might not
know braille very well and not want to teach it, or knows braile and
will teach anyone.  The doctor may be an idiot who thinks everything
will be fine since he is such a great practitioner, and says no, he'she
won't need "braille!".  Then the parent says, "Well my child will be
fine!.
       I would expect some medical method for stats much be the way to
go here.  For example , what percentage of people with a syndrome
closest to the patients keep sight for the next n years, and set your
mark accordingly.
     Mistakes will be made, but at least then they'd be made for a
reason, not just traddition, or stupidity, or just ignorance.
      OK, so they screwed up, and made the mistake for a reason, the
poor slob on the wrong end of the right reason will of course be quite
humbly happny and won't sue their pants off, or will he move to D.C. and
find a neighborhood lawyer???

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