Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id hA5LbZV10207; Wed, 5 Nov 2003 16:37:35 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 16:37:35 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <sfa91dde.000@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2780] challenges in addition to low literacy X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.0.4 Beta Status: O Content-Length: 1487 Lines: 19 Last Friday, I attended a conference on bridging the gap between organizations that work with individuals who have vision difficulties and organizations that work with individuals who have literacy difficulties. All of my work has been with sighted individuals and although I have realized it before, it really reinforced my realization that in literacy we often ignore the needs of our blind and deaf constituents. I am wondering if any of you would like to respond to any of the following questions: 1. How accessible is your program to individuals who need physical accomodations (railing in bathrooms, ramps instead of stairs, etc)? Have any of you had to turn down a learner because your program was not accessible enough? 2. Do any of you have literacy programs for blind/deaf learners? 3. Have any of you worked with individuals who are physically/sensory challenged, female, and have low literacy skills? What do those of us who are not challenged in those ways need to know/think about? 4. What strengths do individuals with physical/sensory challenges bring to the classroom? 5. What is unique to females who have low literacy skills and are physically/sensory challenged compared to males? 6. Anything else????????? Thanks-I look forward to the discussion! Daphne Greenberg Associate Director Center for the Study of Adult Literacy MSC 6A0360 Georgia State University 33 Gilmer Street SE Unit 6 Atlanta, GA 30303-3086 phone: 404-651-0127 fax:404-651-4901 dgreenberg@gsu.edu
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