Hi, List! I take issue with the man calling her guide dog a pet. It's not a pet, but a working dog that should have been allowed up on stage. However, maybe there wasn't enough room for the dog to be beside her. That's the only thing I can think of for refusing her access.
Diane Garrett/Leader Daisy Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (918) 664-5731 > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sherry Gomes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] >Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:01:17 -0700 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Fw: [nabs] The Answers Were at Her Fingertips >oh yuck. Easily confused letters and numbers? I can see that if she was an >adult first learning braille but not as a child. And why wasn't her dog >allowed to be on stage with her? Sorry, I plan to watch this and cheer her >on. It will be cool to know she is using a braille note, but the article >stinks. >Sherry >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sarai D. >Bucciarelli >Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 8:49 AM >To: TSE-chat >Cc: braillenote >Subject: [Braillenote] Fw: [nabs] The Answers Were at Her Fingertips >Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 9:45 AM >Subject: [nabs] The Answers Were at Her Fingertips >The answers were at her fingertips >BY NEDRA RHONE >STAFF WRITER >January 26, 2005 >She couldn't tell anyone how much money she won, nor could she reveal any >of the questions she answered. In fact, all Kerri Regan could say about >her appearance on the "Jeopardy!" Teen Tournament before it airs tomorrow >night was that it ranked among her top 10 life experiences. >"I wasn't nervous at first," Regan said. "Then I got up on the stage and I >was like, 'Whoa! I'm on "Jeopardy!"'" >Regan, 17, of Bethpage, was one of 15 teens across the country selected >for the annual Teen Tournament, which runs tomorrow through Feb. 8. For >Regan, her family and teams of local educators, it was the culmination of >a lot of hard work, said her mother, Liz Regan. >Kerri Regan, who has been blind since birth, is an avid reader who loves >historical fiction, fantasy and, of course, trivia. While her peers >learned to read ABCs with their eyes, she learned to read them with her >hands. With assistance from her teacher Judi Ross, who works with >vision-impaired students through Nassau BOCES, she learned to overcome >many challenges. >Before technology lightened the load, Regan, who attended elementary and >middle school in the Plainedge School District, carried a heavy Braille >machine to classes to complete assignments. She studied hard to >distinguish the easily confused Braille numbers and letters and over the >years adapted when school books weren't available in Braille and had to be >read aloud by peer volunteers. As a senior at Holy Trinity High School in >Hicksville, Regan is active in extracurricular activities and was >nominated for homecoming queen. She has applied to nine colleges and plans >to study secondary education, concentrating in history. >The longtime "Jeopardy!" fan would always enjoy the show with her parents >and younger brother, Matthew. So when she learned that the show was >holding open calls for teens in the spring, Regan signed up online. >She and more than 1,000 teens nationwide took a test and were evaluated on >their ability to play the game and have fun while doing it, said >"Jeopardy!" contestant executive Maggie Speak. >Regan took the all-expenses-paid trip to Los Angeles in October to film >the show. "That was cool to be one of the 15 smartest kids in America," >she said. >The show eliminated any visual clues to accommodate Regan, who was >provided with categories in Braille by two consultants on the set. Her >Braille Note translated her Braille into the print that was displayed on >the show. >The one drawback? Regan's new guide dog wasn't allowed to accompany her >onstage. But host Alex Trebek proclaimed her pet the best-looking guide >dog in the audience. >Copyright (c) 2005, Newsday, Inc. >Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. >Graduate Advisory Council >www.guidedogs.com >The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to >stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. > -- Vance Havner >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.5 - Release Date: 1/26/2005 >_______________________________________________ >Visit us online at: http://www.blindstudents.org/ >Contact the list admin at: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Please try the new discussion board: >http://forums.blindstudents.org/ >Nabs mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://blindstudents.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs_blindstudents.org >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
