Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

Future Reflections Spring/ Summer 1986, Vol. 5 No. 2
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Hear Ye!
Hear Ye!
Free magazine
The Clovernook Home and School for the
Blind sent us this announcement.
Juvenile Braille Monthly is a magazine
edited and produced at Clovernook Home
and School for the Blind, under the
sponsorship of the Lions Clubs International
Foundation. The magazine comprises
about 60 Braille pages per issue
containing stories, poems, articles,
games and puzzles selected from the
print magazine Highlights for Children,
Highlights describes itself as a "book
of wholesome fun...dedicated to helping
children grow in basic skills and knowledge,
in creativeness, in ability to
think and reason, in sensitivity to
others, in high ideals and worthy ways
of living, for CHILDREN are of the
world's most important people." The
magazine is available free of charge,
through the generous support of the
Lions Clubs International Foundation.
To receive the magazine, write to Juvenile,
Clovernook Home and School for the
Blind, 7000 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati,
OH 45231.
Parent Praises NFB, Wants
Contact With Other Parents
Here are portions of a letter we received
from a parent this past Spring.
May 19, 1986
Upon becoming the parent of a blind
child I began sending for as much information
as I could in regards to blindness
from every source I could find. It
has taken me some time to "weed out" the
useful from the non-useful. Future
Reflections and the Braille Monitor have
done the most in educating me about
blindness and my attitude regarding
blindness.
Also, I noticed you often have letters
from parents asking for contact from
other parents who have children with
particular eye conditions. I have yet
to meet a parent who has children with
the condition that caused blindness in
my daughter. She has septo-optic hypoplasia
(which has to do with the arrested
growth of the optic nerve due to
a pituitary defect). I would like to
hear from any parents who have children
with the same eye condition.
Sincerely,
Kathy Frasier
402 Beaumont Drive
Vista, CA 92048
Braille Puzzles
From Poly Enterprises, Inc. comes this
information.
Three New Aids To Help Teach Braille Brailled Alphabet Puzzles These two
piece puzzles allow students to touch the letter, trace the grooves, and feel
the jumbo Braille symbols. They teach
how letters are formed so they can learn
how to write the alphabet. They are
available in both upper and lower case
and have 26 individual letters per set.
Large 4"x5" size. Each set $49.95 each. Brailled Number Puzzles Simular to the
Alphabet Puzzles. Will teach how numbers
are formed so student can learn
basic math and how to write numbers.
There are 10 numbers per set. Large 4
l/2"x6" size. $19.95 for the set. Brailled Form Boards Students will learn
shape discrimination by fitting shapes
into their correct spaces. There are
three shapes per board with Braille
symbols below each shape. The Form
Boards develp fine motor skills and
teach relationship between shapes and
everyday living skills. Two sets of
three shapes, $7.95 per set.
All products are made of safe, tough,
rubberized vinyl and are easy to clean.
For more information write: Poly Enterprises,
230 E. Pomona Ave, Monrovia,
CA 91016; (818) 358-5115.
Free Bible Cassetes
We have been asked to share this information
about free bible cassettes for
the blind.
Bible Alliance, Inc., P.O. Box 1549,
Bradenton, Fl. 33506, Attention: Mr. Lee
H. Hilliard (Phone 813-748-3031) is
offering free Bible cassette tapes of
New and Old Testaments, plus Bible messages,
to all who are legally blind and
those permanently disabled to such extent
as to affect their reading ability.
Orders from individuals directed to
Bible Alliance shoud include written
certification of blindness or reading
handicap from an organization for the
blind or from a physician, if possible.
Certification is not necessary if an
organization for the blind orders for
the individual. Further details available
on request.
Leber's Disease
A couple of parents have expressed an
interest in communicating with other
parents who have children who are going
blind due to Leber's Optic Atrophy. One
of the parents, Karen Kaplin, also had
information she wanted passed on to
others. She said, "In my search for
answers, I discovered that the National
institute for Health is doing reserach
on Leber's. My son became part of this
research this past June. Unfortunately
N.I.H. needs many more people for their
research. Their services were excellent.
My son was examined by many doctors
who performed many tests--all free.
Unfortunately they had no answers, but
if we all work together to locate people
who have...this... condition, perhaps
someone will find something to help us
help those we love."
Here are the names and address of
these two parents as well as the Doctor
to contact at the National Institute of
Health.
Karen Kaplan, 7724 Summerdale Avenue,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111; phone
(215) 342-2793.
Carol Molick, Box #16, Cantrall,
Illinois 62625; phone (217) 487-7077.
Dr. Muriel Kaiser, National Institute
of Health, Bldg. 10 Room 10 N 226, 9000
Rockville Heights, Bethesda, Maryland
20892; phone (301) 496-3577.
Correction
In the winter 1986 issue of Future
Reflections we published an article
about Seedlings, a source of Braille
books for blind children. The telephone
number given in the article was
incorrect. The correct number is: (313)
862-7828.
Braille Greeting Cards
Harry A. Fribush writes that, "It is
now my 24th year producing combination
print and Braille greeting cards for the
deaf blind and hearing blind, and blind
organizations. I am therefore asking
all these people to keep my price-list
as I shall continue the same prices for
1986." Here is the 1985 price list.
Feel and Read, See and Read.
Combination print and Braille Christmas
cards with and without Scripture.
Prices are 8 for $2.00 or 14 for $3.50.
With name printed $.70 extra for each
set. Name Brailled free by request
only. Also available are combination
print and Braille Greeting cards.
Prices are the same. Envelopes...l00
#10 long white-$2.25. 100 6 1/2x9
1/2--$4.00 ($6.00 with metal clips).
All orders must be prepaid in U.S.
funds. Please include full payment with
order and send to: Harry A. Fribush,
Parkview, Apt. 104, 400 Hudson Ave.,
Albany, NY, 12203.
A Sketch From Eva
This "sketch" is reprinted from Direction, the newsletter of our Parents
of Blind Children Division of the NFB of
New Mexico.
Something fun to do with your young blind child is to go to an herb store.
Let them feel their way through the
store, from ginger root to rosemary
essence. It's an experience for all of
us! Our daughter enjoys the swimming
pool a lot. She has been swimming since
she was six months old, and at seven she
swims like a dolphin in the water. In
the wintertime we like to ski. Andrea
is slightly hemiplegic as well as blind
but she has the biggest smile on her
face when she "shushes down the mountain.
A hammock suspended from our
vigas would give her hours of fun swinging....I
find it most enjoyable to take
my children to fun places so they can
learn about the world, taking train
rides and boat rides, visting the zoo,
museums (Sante Fe is working on a children's
museum - "hands-on"), a farm, or
just a walk in the neighborhood. In essence, do what is fun for you and your
child, and you will both enjoy it.
Braille Speak & Spell
Braille Speak & Math
A Maryland parent sent us information
about how Speak & Spell and Speak & Math
with Braille key boards are available
from the Boston Parkway Lions Club. The
Parkway Lions Club has provided them
free of charge to blind children in
their area, and, apparently has made
them available at a reduced price to
other Lions Clubs who may wish to do the
same. For more information, write:
Boston Parkway Lions Club, P.O. Box 225,
Roslindale, MA. 02131.
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