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This interview features Judy Sitton and her experiences as a records manager and being married
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This interview features Jon Sitton, who discusses his blindness, attendance in mainstream public
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schools in Idalou, Texas, higher education leading to a degree at Texas Tech University, and his
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career with the Social Security Administration.
  
  
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' n/a
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' n/a
  
'''Date:''' May 15, 2014
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'''Date:''' December 10, 2013
  
 
'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas
 
'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas
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'''Interviewer:''' David Marshall
 
'''Interviewer:''' David Marshall
  
'''Length:''' 01:14:08
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'''Length:''' 02:05:10
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
Biographical and family information 5 00:00:10
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Biographical information and youth 5 00:00:17
Career as a records manager 10 00:06:35
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Growing up on the farm and how Jon and his brothers all became blind 7 00:03:44
Public speaking engagements 12 00:12:04
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Going to school and learning braille 13 00:20:06
How Sitton met husband Jon at baseball event 16 00:14:34
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Interest in business and going to Texas Tech 23 00:43:17
Sitton remarks on compatibility with her husband 24 00:26:59
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Going to the school for the blind 27 00:54:58
Resistance faced marrying a blind man 32 00:37:31
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Texas Tech experience 32 01:07:01
Jon’s classroom presentations to children about being blind 38 00:47:56
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Finding a job after graduation 40 01:23:27
Different personalities of the triplets Don, Jon, and Lon 40 00:52:07
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Judy Sitton and beep baseball 44 01:32:10
Jon’s independence, helping raise their daughter Emily 44 01:00:56
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Emily Sitton and raising children as a blind man 48 01:44:07
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Jon’s broken ankle and bout with colon cancer 52 01:51:16
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Becoming a deacon at church 53 01:55:26
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Being disadvantaged and helpful technology 54 01:58:45
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==Access Information==
 
==Access Information==
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==Links==
 
==Links==
  
Click for transcript: http://hdl.handle.net/10605/315308
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Click for transcript: http://hdl.handle.net/10605/235762
  
  
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Latest revision as of 20:44, 5 May 2017

This interview features Jon Sitton, who discusses his blindness, attendance in mainstream public schools in Idalou, Texas, higher education leading to a degree at Texas Tech University, and his career with the Social Security Administration.


General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Jon Sitton

Additional Parties Recorded: n/a

Date: December 10, 2013

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: David Marshall

Length: 02:05:10


Abstract

Biographical information and youth 5 00:00:17 Growing up on the farm and how Jon and his brothers all became blind 7 00:03:44 Going to school and learning braille 13 00:20:06 Interest in business and going to Texas Tech 23 00:43:17 Going to the school for the blind 27 00:54:58 Texas Tech experience 32 01:07:01 Finding a job after graduation 40 01:23:27 Judy Sitton and beep baseball 44 01:32:10 Emily Sitton and raising children as a blind man 48 01:44:07 Jon’s broken ankle and bout with colon cancer 52 01:51:16 Becoming a deacon at church 53 01:55:26 Being disadvantaged and helpful technology 54 01:58:45


Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital

Recording Format Notes: audio cd available in reading room

Transcript: found on dspace, see below


Links

Click for transcript: http://hdl.handle.net/10605/235762




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