EDUCATION OF THE BLIND MENTALLY RETARDED CHILD
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EDUCATION OF THE BLIND MENTALLY RETARDED CHILD
by Colleen Roth
A child who is blind and has another disability obviously has two things to
deal with; however, the primary disability is generally not the blindness. For
example, the primary disability of a child who is blind and mentally retarded is
the mental retardation. A child who is blind can learn the same things as other
SENSORY SYSTEMS
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SENSORY SYSTEMS
Editor's Note: I recently found the following item in at least three different
publications. However, none of them listed an author or an original publication
source. I decided to print a mildly edited-I deleted the somewhat confusing and
misleading brief introduction-version of it for I think readers will find the
information sensible and useful.
AUDITORY SYSTEMS. The popular myth that auditory skills automatically
THE FOURTH GENERATION ON THE MOVE
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THE FOURTH GENERATION ON THE MOVE
Reprinted from the June, 1991, Braille Monitor.
From the [Braille Monitor] Editor: Today's young Federationists (those in their
teens and even younger) know where they want to go and how they intend to get
there. They have read Federation literature, attended Federation meetings, and
thought about their future. A good example comes from Pocatello, Idaho, where
STUDENTS PLACE HIGH IN RED CROSS COMPETITION
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STUDENTS PLACE HIGH
IN RED CROSS COMPETITION
Reprinted from the Overbrook School for the Blind newsletter, Towers,
Spring/Summer, 1991.
Overbrook students recently added another "first" to the school's long
history of accomplishments when they became the first visually or hearing
impaired people to compete in the Red Cross Youth First Aid Competition.
BLIND FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT VISITS U.S.A.
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BLIND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
STUDENT VISITS U.S.A.
by Karen Mayry
Editor's Note: Karen Mayry is the energetic president of the National Federation
of the Blind of South Dakota. She and her husband, Marsh, are also very active
and well-known in their community.
We first became aware of the Japan-American Jamboree Adventure program
(JAJA) when the director approached the National Federation of the Blind of
MY TRIP WITH THE PATRIOTS TO THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES
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MY TRIP WITH THE PATRIOTS
TO THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES
by Rebecca Hart
Editor's Note: This article was submitted just before the 1991 school year ended
last spring. At that time Rebecca Hart (who is totally blind) was 12 years old
and a sixth grader at Keene Mill School. Rebecca is interested in corresponding
with other blind students in Braille or on cassette. Her address is 7902 Harwood
MYTHS AND REALITIES ABOUT PARENTS
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MYTHS AND REALITIES ABOUT PARENTS
Editor's Note: I came across this gem when I participated in a NFB seminar for
parents of blind children in Pennsylvania. One of the speakers had it available
as a handout. According to the copy I picked up, it was reprinted from The
Speaker, newsletter of Sequin Retarded Citizens Association.
Myths about participation of parents of persons with developmental
READERS AND BRAILLISTS
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READERS AND BRAILLISTS
by Patricia Munson
Reprinted from the Blind Citizen, Fall 1990; the newsletter of the National
Federation of the Blind of California.
My first readers were my parents and other family members. All young
children are read to by someone. Today, the reader might be a recorded voice,
but children have someone to perform that task until they learn to read.
When I went to school I did not have access to a tape recorder so my
TIPS FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS
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TIPS FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS
by Carol Castellano
Editor's Note: Readers who remember the articles "Supermarketing," "Cooking
Madness," and "Lessons Learned on a Solo Flight: Convention Experience 1991"
will associate Carol's name with good writing, good sense, and contagious
enthusiasm.
KRISTIN'S CATERPILLAR
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KRISTIN'S CATERPILLAR
by Kecia Binko
Editor's Note: The National Braille Readers are Leaders Contest (see 1991-92
contest form insert in this issue) is a wonderful motivational tool for teachers
and parents to use in encouraging students to read more Braille. However,
teacher Kecia Binko of Rochester, New York, used the contest as a springboard to