[bksvol-discuss] Re: Carrie and staff blind or sighted
- From: Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:43:34 -0400
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.
"Don't let yesterday use up too much of today!" Will Rogers
Monica Willyard, rhyami@xxxxxxxxx
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