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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 29, 2021, at 22:37, Robert E Lee Ii via Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org" class="">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class=""> question to the community,<br class=""><br class="">I am finding out, that there is a general lack of Owen M instructors across the nation.<br class="">People looking for Owen M training have very few options, and long waitlist.<br class=""><br class="">Looking into becoming an O & M specialist to teach this, looks very difficult and challenging.<br class=""><br class="">The certification requires a four-year college degree.<br class=""><br class="">Why????<br class=""><br class="">I understand that most Owen M instructors, that this is just one of their mini certifications and training capabilities.<br class="">And a specialty and training visually impaired includes Owen M.<br class=""><br class="">But can’t we get a simple Owen M certification course through a community college or or the NFB or something?<br class=""><br class="">Just asking, and I look forward to the conversation about this.<br class=""><br class="">Rob's iPhone<br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">Colorado-Talk mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org" class="">Colorado-Talk@nfbnet.org</a><br class="">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org<br class="">To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Colorado-Talk:<br class="">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org/zdreicer%40gmail.com<br class="">List archives can be found at <http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/colorado-talk_nfbnet.org><br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>