This lady was considered legally blind and has recently recieved he sight again. She was trained in braille but wishes to read and write, and use the computer.
2006-08-12 12:54:21 · 13 answers · asked by karen_roland 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
She can get a tutor. Public libraries often offer tutors for such things. So do public schools. It satisfies the "community service" requirements for some high schoolers. Then, once she learns to read, she must read, read, read for an education. That's how Abraham Lincoln got an education. He had very, very little formal schooling. Most all of his education was self-taught through the power of reading. And she mustn't read smut books. She should read classic, whole books, like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" books, "LIttle Women" by Louisa May Alcott, and "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson. She can read biographies of historic figures or historical fiction. She can read her Bible (poetry, history, heroes, villians, and a fantastic ending!). But the key is to READ.
Blessings!
2006-08-12 17:18:41 · answer #1 · answered by MomWtrmn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gaining sight for the first time or regaining sight after a long time is very stressfull time. There is so much to consider and deal with at this time that the lady will require a great deal of support and as odd as it might sound often the blindness institutions and organisations can assist her in learning to use her new gift of sight.
She can still use a braille keyboard and if you simply write in white pen on the keyboard which letters she is using she will begin to connect the feel of the letter with the look of the letter.
likewise a simply 'learn to read braille' guide can be used in reverse. Ie a tool used to teach sigthed people how to read braille could be used to teach her to read written language.
I am surprised she did not learn to write... many blind people are taught to write...
Get advice from the places she learned to read braille.
2006-08-12 13:08:16 · answer #2 · answered by wollemi_pine_writer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like she was educated, but in braille rather than the standard school system. Maybe begin with a simple braille to alphabet conversion chart for a sighted person that wants to learn braille. It works both ways.
Tell her congratulations on her restoral of the gift of sight and may she behold many wonders in her lifetime.
...jj
2006-08-12 13:08:23 · answer #3 · answered by johnny j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is never too late to learn to read or write or use a computer. She will have knowledge of both braille and regular writing, so she could become a court interpreter to the blind, or a transcriptionist... She could make use of her prior knowledge as a blind person to help others!
I am sure she can do it. It make take longer tahn for children, but there are plenty books and workbooks for adult learners!
2006-08-13 06:00:33 · answer #4 · answered by schnikey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on where she is, she can contact the provincial government if she is in Canada, each province has education programs for adults disabled or able bodied. She can also contact the Canadian Institute for the Blind, despite still having some vision.
If she is in the US I'd contact the National Federation of the Blind and or her state rehab services and they should be able to help her out.
2006-08-12 13:12:13 · answer #5 · answered by Lizzy-tish 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is wonderful, She will need to go to
the local college and see what is being
offered for Adult Education. They will
be more than welling to help her further
her education. There could also be some
local community educational programs that
are free check your local newspaper.
2006-08-12 13:03:02 · answer #6 · answered by tychi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure she still went to school somewhere, she should call them and ask them if they have any information that she could use for further education. I'm sure she's not the first person that this has happened to and I'm more that positive the school she went to will have a lot of good info for to use.
2006-08-12 13:18:45 · answer #7 · answered by Lana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hire a tutor, there are a lot of people who would love to help her and she may find that she really dosn't need much help. Learning can be a 24/7 experince so get her a laptop and internet access, and stand back.
2006-08-12 13:05:44 · answer #8 · answered by Marcus R. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with the local community colleges in your area... a lot of them have night classes (held in local high schools) that she could attend. And, if they don't have any classes that would be available/appropriate for her needs, ask them if they know of any in your area. Good luck.
2006-08-12 13:00:37 · answer #9 · answered by WenckeBrat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many on line universities offer several programs to assist people with physical problems achieve their individual goals and dreams.
I would suggest a search for such on line schools that would assist you.
2006-08-12 14:41:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋