[bksvol-discuss] Re: Carrie and staff blind or sighted

HI Monica, 

I just wanted to say that you have such a sweet caring spirit about you:)


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Katie Hill 
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>I think it's neat to know about each person here, what they are like 
>as people.  I was born blind, as many people here were.  I have a 
>sighted friend who sends me Braille letters, and I really like 
>that.  By the same token, knowing someone is sighted helps me know 
>when to use smileys in private notes to them or that they might 
>enjoy a photo if we send mail back and forth.  I would also like to 
>know if we have any people here who use Bookshare due to a learning 
>disability.  This isn't because I want to cause division here or to 
>label anyone.  My family has a history of severe dyslexia, and my 
>mother is the only one of her generation to go beyond the third 
>grade because they didn't know how to treat it back then.  I've been 
>told that children diagnosed with dyslexia are now being taught to 
>use Braille or a screenreader to do schoolwork.  I think my aunt and 
>uncle would qualify for Bookshare services, and yet they have 
>concluded that they just can't learn.  I may not be able to help 
>them for now, but I do want to know that we're meeting the needs of 
>all of our readers here.
>

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