Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j9JKlvG03751; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:47:57 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:47:57 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <8C7A304947738A1-FA0-110D@FWM-D40.sysops.aol.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: robinschwarz1@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:4942] RE: resources for blind student? X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Mailer: AOL WebMail 1.1.0.14204 Status: O Content-Length: 3721 Lines: 104 HI all-- just seeing if my AOL settings are right at last. I have had many messages go into the dump!! -----Original Message----- From: Michele Anne Craig <shellcraig@ix.netcom.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 19:47:28 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [NIFL-LD:4941] RE: resources for blind student? Cesar, You don't say if your student already reads braille or even if she knows how to read. If she does know braille, then she (and you) will have plenty of resources available. If she doesn't read braille, it would be really wonderful for her to learn how at the same time she is learning English. Usually classes are free in your community. The Library of Congress has tapes for the blind and dyslexic which your student should have access to. A simple application is processed very quickly and then you can call your own personal "librarian" on the phone and they send you both the tape recorder and the books on tape free of charge. Return postage is also free. . I know that the California state library has all the GED study books in braille and on tape. I did a cursory search of their listings and they have braille and recordings of books of idioms, vocabulary books and other books that would make for a rich language experience. Many local services for brailling will also braille a textbook if you are using one for your class. In addition, you can get braille stickers for one of your computer keyboards which are very inexpensive. I think I bought mine from Hoolean online. I just put "braille keyboard" into google. Since they also have letters in large type on them, they don't make the computer unusable for anyone else. I actually have them on my keyboard at home and prefer the braille because after a while you always know where your fingers are:) You can also get a stylus and the book, "Braille for the Sighted." You might get a student who would be willing to braille simple vocabulary cards for you. However, there are also Dolch word cards available in braille from the American Publishing House for the Blind (http://www.aph.org/products/dolch.html). These have both written English and braille so they can be used by sighted and nonsighted students and are quite inexpensive. So much of ESL class is oral language, you may not have to make too many adaptations. Perhaps she can use a tape recorder to tape her responses to the questions you are asking people to write about (or to type them). I hope this helps, Michele Craig Woodland Adult School > [Original Message] > From: Cesar Watts <cwatts@dclearns.org> > To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> > Date: 10/13/2005 1:11:30 PM > Subject: [NIFL-LD:4936] resources for blind student? > > > Hi, > > A blind adult ESL student enrolled in one of our programs in DC. I'm > wondering if there are organizations that might be more equipped to > serve her needs. > If not, does anyone have any tips and strategies? Thanks in advance for > > any ideas! > > Cesar E. Watts G. > READ OUT LOUD Hotline Coordinator > 1-866-732-3688 > www.readoutloud.org > www.dclearns.org > The D.C. LEARNs Literacy Calendar lists significant literacy events or > deadlines in Washington, D.C. as well as a selected number of regional > and national events that may be of interest to the D.C. Literacy > community http://www.dclearns.org/calendar.html > If you know of any upcoming literacy events in the DC region, please > submit them to be added to our calendar! > > If you want to volunteer as a teacher or tutor for GED, ESL , ABE (Adult > Basic Education) or computers please enter your information into our > volunteer database: www.readoutloud.org/volunteer
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