Ms. Hartman Works As Assistant For Visually Impaired

Vision specialists accompany blind and visually impaired students in public schools, and assist them in many ways. Gretchen Hartmann is one of them; she assists Zoe Strope, a student at Carter High. Gretchen arrives at Carter in the afternoon to assist Zoe in algebra, a more difficult class for a low-vision student, and then uses a few minutes of the next period to teach braille, Independence skills, and other blind specific things. “When I’m not with Zoe, I am working with other students.” Explains Ms. Hartmann. “Right now, I have about fifteen students in six schools.”Ms. Hartmann also stated that Carter has done an excellent job accommodating for her and Zoe’s needs. “The teachers and staff are helpful and friendly, the administration makes sure we have what we need, and the students have all been very accepting.”