[Blindtlk] Lions World career training

[Ray Foret Jr]

Not in my humble opinion.  Frankly, you could do better elsewhere.


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On Aug 27, 2011, at 7:24 PM, Jessica Kostiw wrote:

> I have heard all about the coddling attitude for blindness training, but is
> there more respect during the IRS program provided?  Is that worth looking
> into or not?
> Jessica
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Nikki
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 10:29 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Lions World career training
> 
>    Hello.
> I have a friend who lives in Arkansas now and went to LWSB.
> He says he'll answer questions you may have.
> His name is Josshua.
> His email is Jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu.
> 
> HTH
> Nikki
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Rex Leslie Howard, Jr.
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 1:40 PM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Lions World career training
> 
> I meant to ask this question a while back but never got around to it. this
> discussion about jobs reminded me.
> 
> Back in 1985 through 1987 I attended Lions World which was then Arkansas
> Enterprises for the Blind. The first time I attended I took the college prep
> course. The second time I took the Customer Service Representative class. I
> was placed in Dallas with the IRs but I left the job because I did not agree
> with the way things were being done. I was young and foolish and many times
> I have thought back on my leaving IRs and have wished I had not made that
> mistake but I did and it was done.
> 
> I have recently thought about trying to go back to Lions World for the
> computer training courses but right now I have a lucrative job so I'm not
> that worried about it. However, I love working with computers so training in
> this field is something I might consider more over the next few months.
> 
> What is the general consensus regarding Lions World now? Does anyone have
> recent experience with this training facility?
> 
> Although there were some problems when I attended back in the 80's, I can
> say that the overall experience was not so bad and it might be an option for
> those who are looking for employment in the future but I don't know how well
> it is being operated now.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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