[Journalists] Best & Worst Classes When Going for A Journalism Major?

[Cheryl Wade]

			Hi, listers,

The only classes I found difficult as a totally blind student were 
graphics and photography. I actually had the latter waived, although 
now I wish I'd audited it and at least learned the principles. Maybe 
I could have learned to take really, really good aim and shoot.

I have heard of people using their Optacons to touch graphical 
representations. Optivcons didn't come out until after I had finished 
high school - or else I couldn't afford one back then. It would be 
interesting if we could fashion a tool, such as a map board marked 
off in squares, where we could construct tactile page mockups just to 
teach totally blind students what stories really look like on the 
page. Still, I don't know how people who are tactilly oriented could 
really see a layout in a complete and meaningful way.
When I had graphics, I basically had some fellow student do some 
drawings for me, and I got an A. I don't really even know what she 
drew.

Cheryl Wade
Midland Daily News
Midland, MI