[Colorado-Talk] VR Counsellor for School

Wed Apr 12 16:14:42 UTC 2023

Hi Elizabeth,

As a former VR counselor, I had to  jump into this great conversation.
Good for you for knowing what you want and researching.  All VR programs have to follow the same federal regulations. This means that the rules  are going to be the same  regardless of which state you work with. Sometimes there are a few policies that vary from state to state. No Vr program  is able to make any kind of promise or commitment about funding a service prior to an individual going through the VR process - application, eligibility, vocational goal and plan development. The Colorado DVR website is accessible and contains helpful information, including the policy manual and information about  what the agency can pay for, so take advantage of  that info. Dan sent that link to you in an earlier note and it is easy to find on the internet. 
Good luck with your career goals.

Julia

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From: Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Elizabeth Sprecher via Colorado-Talk
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 5:03 PM
To: NFB of Colorado Discussion List <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Elizabeth Sprecher <elizabeth.sprecher103 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Colorado-Talk] VR Counsellor for School

Hi Amy,
So if I close my case in Illinois, and I open a new one in Colorado, would I have to be 23, or live there for a while?

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 11, 2023, at 5:54 PM, Amy Sabo via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> hello elizabeth and all,
> 
> wow elizabeth this reminds me sooo much when i did this in 2003 when i 
> moved frommichigan to colorado to the university of colorado at 
> denver. as to help you on this first find out if you get into cu 
> boulder before you contact dvr here in colorado to open up a case. if 
> you get in then contact dvr here in colorado. since cu boulder is in 
> boulder the boulder office would be the one to go through. if you get 
> in then do this! when i decided to transfer here i opened up a case 
> here in colorado but, you will need to close your case in illinois.
> legally you can't have 2 cases open up. i could be worong this so, 
> that's one question to ask dvr.
> 
> as for dvr paying for your grad school they will but, they prefer if 
> you have a pell grant or some kind of loans. if you have a pell grant 
> it's a federal program and, it will transfer from one state to 
> another.
> 
> so, that's my thoughts on this topic good luck in getting into cu boulder!
> 
> 
> 
> 
> hugs,
> amy sabo
> 
>> On 4/11/23, Elizabeth Sprecher via Colorado-Talk 
>> <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I want to know how much a VR counselor would provide for tuition 
>> before I make my decision to attend Boulder. I am waiting to find out 
>> from Boulder if they have any TA and/or accompanying awards, since 
>> that is a big part of grad school. I applied for piano performance. I 
>> followed up with them a few times and they said they are still 
>> waiting for more information. They said they had a lot of talented students.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Apr 11, 2023, at 3:51 PM, Dan Burke via Colorado-Talk 
>>> <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Elizabeth -
>>> 
>>> Are you living here? How long?
>>> 
>>> If you're still in Chicago, you likely have a VR counselor there, 
>>> and there's no reason you wouldn't use that counselor to go to 
>>> school out of state.
>>> 
>>> On the other hand, there is in-state and out-of-state tuition at 
>>> nearly every state college or university, and that is certainly the 
>>> case at CU-Boulder. If you are not living here now, you would need 
>>> to be here a year to get the in-state rate, which is much lower. But 
>>> in Colorado, if you are under age 23, there's no way you can get 
>>> in-state until you reach that age. And only in certain cases will VR 
>>> agree to pay an out-of-state level of tuition. That's true in every 
>>> state, I suspect.
>>> 
>>> If you are in Colorado, the number to cll to set up an 
>>> intake/application for Blind Low Vision Services is 720-908-2699
>>> 
>>> If you have more questions (or answers to our questions), feel free 
>>> to rach out to any of us.
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> Dan
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 4/11/23, Jessica Beecham via Colorado-Talk 
>>>> <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> Will you be living in Boulder?
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 1:48 PM Elizabeth Sprecher via 
>>>> Colorado-Talk < colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>> I recently applied to University of Colorado Boulder and I'm 
>>>>> wondering if anyone knows a VR Counsellor I could talk to?
>>>>> I'm from Chicago, so the requirements and cost of school might be 
>>>>> different in another state.
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Elizabeth
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