My Music.
Guilt, shame and feeling dirty.
The good and the bad purely from my point of view as a child.
Gradually, a child comes to realise there is a serious sight problem with massive implications.
The greatest gift a teacher can give to a child is to bring on that precious love of learning.
Good and bad away from home in a residential school for the blind.
Great to have this opportunity to publicly thank those who made my special education a reality.
Travelling about with significant sight problems means you have to be aware of lots of factors. Those of us who are used to it take it all for granted. Those of us new to it all find the whole thing daunting and possibly embarrassing too.
No Regrets. Special Education for me.
And then she was gone. How to totally disarm a five your-old child.
Sometimes we hold back when we should be up front being ourselves.
Parents believing in me and allowing me to take risks and learn
Confusion in my head about print, braille , words and concepts.
Early education experience .
Emotional and food memories of being a blind infant
Memories of being in hospital as a blind infant and the important role of parenting.
The early memories of a blind child are important so that parents come to have an understanding of why we seem to have odd ways and mannerisms.
I was born 1940 and had a very shaky start. This and other podcasts with a year date as a title are part of my autobiography.
If you love hearing music it's well worth exploring various headphone options as well as hearing aids.
this might be a bit controversial but maybe there is strong case for our blindness organisations giving a bit more attention to the needs of people totally without sight.
