Parents of visually impaired children now can learn braille

There is a special program that teaches partents of visually impaired children how to use the Braille system -- the hard way, KMBC 9 reported.

Four years ago, Jay and Amber Seaton learned that their girl, Kate, had very limited vision.
"We had suspicions when she was about 3 months old," Jay Seaton said. "Then, we watched our pediatrician write, 'Blind' and circle it on her chart. We knew from there she would be a Braille reader."

Kate, now 4-years old, learns Braille at the Children's Center for the Visually Impaired, the same place where her parents are getting a Braille Boot Camp crash course.

At the course, where those in charge wear military fatigues, parents learn the system by punching holes into cards. The arrangement of the holes creates words and messages.

"It's intimidating, but not impossible," Amber Seaton said. "It's her entry into the world to be able to read Braille, so we want to not only teach it, but communicate with her; send her notes to tell her we love her."

"When she's away at college we want to be able to send her a letter that says we love you and do it in a means she can read," Jay Seaton said.