Students who can see learn Braille with peers who can’t
July 1st, 2008
From the Boston Globe, [Danbury, CT] News-Times:
In a Connecticut high school program described as unique in the state, students who can see are learning Braille alongside students with visual impairments.
The sighted students are building relationships with students who have visual impairments and becoming aware of the daily challenges they face, as well as learning the raised-dot alphabet,
“Getting to know the blind students gave me a newfound respect for them,” said sighted student Courtney Parente, 17. “By seeing how independent they are, it changed my whole perspective towards people with disabilities.”
See earlier post: Braille literacy drop called civil rights issue
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