I don’t use one, but a lot of my blind friends have and have used stamps for
years!
I went to public school from kindergarten through high school. In order to
receive college assistance from the State of Florida, we were required to
attend the rehabilitation center in Daytona Beach. We learned to sign our
names, but not the alphabet or any other characters. Some of my friends in
school were taught handwriting by friends, and some blind friends taught
sighted friends Braille.
I took a “brush up” course in New York years ago. My signature isn’t elegant
now, but it is accepted by my bank.
On Nov 21, 2019, at 2:21 PM, Judy Jones <sonshines59@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:to view the list archives, go to:
Yes, I've never had problems using the stamp, in fact, many of us who were
regional office managers, sighted or blind, had them, and that's where I got
the idea. I have signed checks with one, and had no problems, although I
also use a pen.
The blind school I was going to at the time, had us all learning in third
grade. I remember standing at the blackboard in the room practicing.
Judy
"Embrace each day with His mercies and blessings."
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Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2019 2:05 PM
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It is interesting that you are allowed to use a stamp for your signature.
When Debbie and I married, she initially wanted a stamp because it was more
convenient than signing her name; but our bank said that they would allow a
stamp only on one condition: We would have to sign a waiver saying that
once we began to use a stamp, our bank would refuse to help us if any
forgery or theft should occur from our account. The bank officer told us
that they had one or two cases where money was stolen from a blind person's
account when someone got hold of the stamp. Of course, we refused to sign
such a waiver. Instead, a close friend of mine helped Debbie to learn how
to sign our last name (she had learned her maiden name while till in a
school for the blind).
We now use a debit card with a PIN which we don't disclose to anyone. For
my part, I'm glad that the school for the blind where I received grades 1-12
required "pencil writing" as a course in my junior year. The final exam in
that course of one semester required that I write my signature and the
alphabet. The exam was weighted heavily toward writing my signature, and I
understand why that was the case. I don't remember the cursive alphabet
very well, but I think my signature is "burned into an EPROM" within me.
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Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 2:02 PM
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Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Braille Users, a bit off-topic
Hello Judy.
I never used to write my name, but in 1981 I became trustee of a
charity, and needed to sign things. So I went to a print shop,
someone wrote my name on a card, and produced a signature stamp
for it. In those days it was a stamp with a separate ink-pad.
However, a few years later I got a stamp with a built-in pad which is much
smaller and cleaner, and I still use that today.
Best wishes,
Peter
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