[Ag-eq] Do I fight or just find some other way

Tue Jul 6 15:20:05 UTC 2010

Hi Nella,  I have thought about doing that, animal behavior.  What kind of trainning did you take.  I have only been able to find it through the vet tech programs.  that is another reason I am at school.  Vet tech seems to be the base for everything. 

thanks for the thought 

Barb 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nella Foster" <nfoster at extremezone.com> 
To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, July 6, 2010 7:48:50 AM 
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Do I fight or just find some other way 

Barb: 

Have you thought about studying animal behavior? 

Several years ago I worked as an education coordinator for a humane society. 
I mostly taught groups of children, but did do some presentations with 
adults as well. 

I taught classes on responsible pet care, how to select the right pet, safe 
interaction with animals and several other things.  I loved the job and only 
left because we lost funding for the position. 

I know many shelters and humane societies offer education programs. 

Nella 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <barbandzoe at comcast.net> 
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Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 2:31 PM 
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Do I fight or just find some other way 

> 
> 
> Hi nella, I go to Argosy Twin Cities. They have a resource office, but the 
> only blind people that have gone though the school didn't tak e anything 
> that had a lab in it. So I am knew grownd for them. 
> 
> 
> 
> I have looked through the N F B and can't find no one. I need to f ind 
> some one that does lab work. that is the hard part. There are a lot of 
> little insterments that I can not make bigger, or put a magnifying glass 
> on it. 
> 
> 
> 
> As far as what I want to do, I can not put a name to a job. It could be a 
> vet assistant, or kennal help, but I want to be in contact with animals 
> every day if possable. I would like to help stray cats I would like to 
> teach people how to care for there pets I would like to help and or work 
> with wild cats. Where I used to work people knew that I was up on the 
> latest thing and how to care for pets. So I would get questions quite 
> often. 
> 
> I wouldn't mind working on a farm, and raising animals. 
> 
> Rabbets are a lot of fun to. 
> 
> 
> 
> So how a degree will or will not help I don't know. I just thought it 
> would make people take me seriously and not just the blind girl who loves 
> animals. 
> 
> 
> 
> Barb 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nella Foster" <nfoster at extremezone.com> 
> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> 
> Sent: Saturday, July 3, 2010 10:25:59 PM 
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Do I fight or just find some other way 
> 
> 
> Barb: 
> 
> What school do you go to? 
> 
> What types of jobs would you like to have with animals? 
> 
> Does your school have a disabilities resource center? 
> 
> Maybe you could check out the NFB mentor program to see if there is anyone 
> who is a vet tech. They could give you ideas on how to accomplish 
> different 
> parts of the program. The American Foundation for the Blind also has a 
> mentor program. The website is www.AFB.org 
> 
> Good luck. 
> 
> Nella 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <barbandzoe at comcast.net> 
> To: <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> 
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 7:49 PM 
> Subject: [Ag-eq] Do I fight or just find some other way 
> 
> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hi you guys, I am in my first quoter of the vet tech program up here and 
>> it is kind of clear by a couple of people that they are not happy with me 
>> and don't really want to help. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> When I first looked into the vet tech program I went to the school and 
>> talked to the head of the department and ask what things that they did 
>> that could give me a bit of trouble. I told her I needed to know so I 
>> could see if I can find a way to make it work for me. the only thing she 
>> said was that if I could not do microscope work then I can not be a vet 
>> tech and going to school would not be worth it. OK, I asked her about the 
>> high power microscopes and if they would be OK for me to get. I made it 
>> clear that the school would not be hold responsible for the cost. She 
>> just 
>> said, if you can't do the microscope work then you can't be a vet tech. 
>> 
>> We are still looking into the microscope part, that has not caused me any 
>> trouble let. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> But the two people who are the pain are the head of the department, she 
>> also teaches classes, so I will have her as a student. the other one is a 
>> lab teacher that I have for two class this quoter. If I ask her something 
>> she will say things like well you should know that and sorry I can't help 
>> you. I do notice that the students who show the most promise are the ones 
>> that get the most attention. I have seen both of them acted with 
>> impatience with a couple of girls that are all so not at the top of the 
>> class. She is the kind of person gets mad at me for doing something and 
>> then doesn't say anything to the next one that does it. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> If I fight it, I will have them as teachers all the time I am their, and 
>> do I want to go thought that. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I just wanted to work with and around animals and these guys are making 
>> it 
>> so hard. I just will have to try a nother way to do it. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Barb 
>> 
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