[Faith-talk] OT, Jennifer

[Gatton, Tonia (OFB-LV)]

Thanks Jennifer.  Can you send me a message off list with your email address.  I tried sending you a personal message but it came back to me.

Thanks!

tonia

tonia.gatton at ky.gov  .


-----Original Message-----
From: faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]On Behalf Of Jennifer Hall
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 2:47 PM
To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] request for advice from ministers or
Sundayschoolteachers


Hi Tonia from Jennifer Hall!  Sorry it has taken me this long to reply.  I 
decided to learn Braille because I knew how it would help me with keeping 
files in Christian Counseling.  There will be so many benefits I am sure. 
So, if you want to tell the young man this that would be fine and I would 
not care to speak with him on the phone or by email.  Take care!  Jennifer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gatton, Tonia (OFB-LV)" <Tonia.Gatton at ky.gov>
To: <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:40 PM
Subject: [Faith-talk] request for advice from ministers or Sunday 
schoolteachers


> Hi all!  my name is tonia gatton and I am a rehab teacher in Kentucky.  I 
> have a braille student who has just recently started learning 
> contractions, but is now wanting to quit braille.  He can see to read 
> large print but is very slow at it; not only due to his limited vision but 
> also because of getting a late start in learning to read and write.  He 
> graduated from high school a year ago and plans to attend college this 
> fall.  He wants to be a minister.  I've encouraged him to stick it out 
> with braille and stressed how beneficial it will be when taking notes, 
> preaching sermons and looking up Bible passages, etc.  Unfortunately, his 
> roommate who was such a good influence on him has graduated and now he has 
> other students discouraging him from learning braille, since they don't 
> understand the importance of it.
>
> So, I'm hoping to locate some ministers or even Sunday school teachers who 
> possibly have some vision and can read print but have still found braille 
> to be helpful at times.  Or perhaps someone who now realizes the 
> importance of braille and wishes they had learned it a long time ago.
>
> I'd love for these individuals to talk with my student but I'd also 
> appreciate it, if you'd just write about your experiences and how braille 
> has came in handy while preaching or teaching.  I can then share what you 
> wrote with my student in hopes that it will help him to reconsider his 
> decision.
>
> You can either write me off list at tonia.gatton at ky.gov or give me a call 
> at 800-346-2115.
>
> Thanks so much and God bless!
>
> Tonia
>
>
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