I was taught handwriting at the Ontario School for the Blind when I was in the
sixth grade.
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At Chorleywood College in England, back in the sixties, we were taught
handwriting, just as we were taught typing as they were considered to be
essential life skills for blind girls.
Cheers,
Anne
On 22 Nov 2019, at 02:45, Pamela Drake <pamdrake@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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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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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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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