Hello all.

I realize that this is way "off topic" but figured this list might be a good
start.

As most of you probably know, I am a blind University professor in Michigan.
Specifically, I teach Sociology at Ferris State University.

I have just been asked to serve on a panel that will be conducting a
workshop on disability-related concerns for our College of Education.  A
number of faculty in that college are interested in strategies or procedures
that a blind teacher might use to be successful in the public schools,
particularly the elementary schools.  Also, they are interested in what
"reasonable accommodations" a school district might need to make in order to
assist the teacher in performing his/her duties.

As a blind educator at the college level, I have a number of ideas along
these lines, but thought it'd be good to hear from anyone actually out there
in the public schools who is teaching with a visual impairment.

If you know of anyone I or the others on the panel might wish to contact,
please write me "off list" at:

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Thanks for accepting and reading this "off topic" inquiry, and again, please
reply to my personal address so others who are not interested don't have to
be bothered with this thread.

Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI