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Full History - 2019 - 12 - 31 - ID#eibc66
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Im missing nearly half of a school day resting any solutions? (self.Blind)
submitted by theawesomeaquarist
My eye condition causes me to become very fatigued and due to it getting worse I find myself having to spend about half the school day resting in a dark room with my assistant

I get notes ok but missing the explanation for some stuff

Any ideas for how I could rest get explanations?
theawesomeaquarist [OP] 6 points 3y ago
I can't stay in class because there's to much light and my assistant has to be with me
CloudyBeep 3 points 3y ago
As I've said before, you'll need to find ways of doing things that don't involve using vision. There's no way around it.
-shacklebolt- 4 points 3y ago
A number of us have repeatedly made recommendations along these lines. As I've asked before, /u/theawesomeaquarist/ what are you hoping to gain from asking these questions repeatedly if you seemingly aren't willing to engage with those who respond to you or consider their advice?
razzretina 2 points 3y ago
At this point, your IEP needs to be redone if they aren’t already working with you on ways to get stuff done without using your vision. Half a day being unable to use it means you’re vision is useless. It’s time to own up to reality and learn some blindness skills if you want anything out of life. Dragging your feet only makes it worse.
BenandGracie 2 points 3y ago
Maybe learn braille.
coolcaelin123 1 points 3y ago
OCA is oculocutaneous albinism
coolcaelin123 1 points 3y ago
I don't know about your vision, however, I have OCA. In my school, (which is in Nova Scotia), I don't have an assistant, I do fine on my own. However, I do have what we call adaptations. These are done by resource teachers to ensure that I can do everything, though slightly modified.

For example, I do everything in electronic format. This way it can be big, and whatever background and foreground I want.

I have an iPad w/ apple pencil, and a laptop. They get me through just about anything.

Finally, as for the light, our school has our lights on dimmers, and my teachers just keep their lights quite low, and if it's a bright day, I can close the blinds.

Hope this helps.
theawesomeaquarist [OP] 1 points 3y ago
What is OCA and I use an iPad pro 12 inch
codeplaysleep 1 points 3y ago
If my remaining vision were causing me pain, discomfort, and a lot of fatigue, I'd just... not use it.

There's a tipping point where it becomes easier to just stop relying on your vision. If you're spending hours a day sitting in a dark room, it sounds like you're past that point.
theawesomeaquarist [OP] 1 points 3y ago
What should I do?
[deleted] 1 points 3y ago
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