[Fabs] question on DBS/braillenotes

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Jorge,
    I used to volunteer at the Florida Outreach Center for the Blind [FOCB]
run by Mrs. Carolyn Lapp. They provide resources for the visually impaired,
one of which being equipment rentals. I am uncertain if they have a Braille
Note for you to borrow, but it might be a good place to check. They are
located at 2315 S. Congress Ave.Palm Springs, FL 33461. Their phone number
is as follows: (561) 642-0005 ask to speak to Carolyn Lapp and explain to
her your situation. Also, their email is info at BlindFOCB.org  . I will be
traveling to Miami [Red Road] for a Doctors appointment on Tuesday, Aug.
25th so I can transport equipment from West Palm to Miami if you find
a Braille Note in my area.
Good luck,
-Ryan Jensen


On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 6:46 PM, Jorge A. Paez via Fabs <fabs at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hello everyone.
> Just had 2 quick questions.
> First of all, I've been talking to DBS about buying me a Braille Note for
> the upcoming year, as I need it to take notes during class, specially
> because the 2 on-campus classes I'm taking are both maths.
> Basically I'm taking 2 remedial classes--Math Development 2 and
> Intermediate Algebra in 6-week sessions, so I'll be ready for College
> Algebra by the spring.
> Problem is, I've been talking to them since May, and my new DBS
> counselor--I was transferred because my counselor before got promoted so I
> got transferred in June.
> Anyway, my counselor promised me in June that they'd have the Braille Note
> by August.
> Long story short, that's not happening.
> I was told that the request depended on a 12-credit schedule--and I had
> previously handed in a schedule which was only for about 6 credits--in
> person, and I was never told of that. I handed in an updated schedule which
> I had forgotten to hand in earlier with the 13.5 credits, which is what
> I'll be taking in the fall.
> What was annoying wasn't the schedule problem itself--I had forgotten to
> update them on that, but that I handed my former schedule over in July in
> person to my counselor and I was never once told about this until I
> mentioned the Braille Note last week.
> I dropped off the schedule on Monday, and was told my counselor was on
> vacation for the week, so spoke to the District Administrator.
> However, when she looked at my file she said that my counselor had not
> done the semester review, and that my file was missing my Financial Aid
> Letter, and grades from my first semester--all things that I was never told
> I had to hand in. That was no problem because we printed them out. What
> really ticked me off though was, that when she looked, there was no order
> for a Braille Note, even though I had been told by my counselor a week
> before that the order was pending at the District level.
> My questions are 2, I guess.
> First of all, what am I supposed to do now as far as DBS?
> Obviously I'm not going to have my notetaker by the start of class, though
> I'm clueless as to what to do--and at this speed I probably won't get it
> until I graduate college.
> Secondly, does anyone know where I can borrow one or something?
> I've talked to the District Administrator about it because my counselor
> had mentioned it as a possibility, but the District Administrator said she
> had no idea where they were stored--if they had any, or where she could
> borrow them from, as my counselor was the only one who was in charge of
> keeping track of them and she was in vacation and inaccessible.
>
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
>
> Jorge
>
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