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
