I was lucky enough to have a shop teacher back in junior high who took an interest in teaching a blind student. He did everything in his power to include me in the class. Each time we learned about a new machine, a drill press, a jointer, a table saw, I was always his test subject. he would show me all the parts of the machine and how it worked, and then would have me drill a hole, joint a board, or whatever was required for a demo.
I credit him with my interest in wood working, which I am only now really getting into. I've received calls from him over the years, and met his daughter who also attended CMU. Just about two weeks ago, I received an email from his daughter with the sad news that Mr. D had passed away. He was a rare breed. The kind of teacher who saw a blind student as a challenge and not a nuisance. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081 To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
