[Fabs] question on DBS/braillenotes

[Jorge A. Paez]

Thank you for the info Ryan , I'll make sure to contact them tomorrow 
morning.

Jorge


On 8/18/2015 8:15 PM, koZmo .seVen via Fabs wrote:
> 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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