[humanser] placement question

[Miranda B.]

Hi Daniella,
While I cannot speak to your location-specific question as I reside in the
United States, I do want to encourage you in saying there is hope. My 2015
summer internship was located in a different state from where I live, so
orientation to the placement site prior to arrival was not possible. My own
self-awareness and orientation skills, combined with asking sighted
co-workers for directions, helped me to independently learn and navigate my
new surroundings. I was not able to secure orientation and mobility services
from the state vocational rehabilitation services until a few weeks into my
placement, and this was certainly not for a lack of trying. I had even
reached out independently and with advocacy from my home state's vocational
rehabilitation counselor the month prior to arriving at my placement.
Needless to say, the orientation and mobility specialist observed that I had
taken it upon myself to become familiar with my new surroundings, and she
simply filled in a few missing gaps. I worked with my supervisor to schedule
my orientation and mobility lessons around my placement responsibilities.
It is important to remember that even sighted individuals are unfamiliar
with new environments and need to ask for directions. This is not to say
that we, as professionals who are blind or visually impaired, should try any
less to independently navigate. Daniella, you have certainly taken a great
step in reaching out for advice and assistance.
I agree with you in arriving to your placement independently and not being
accompanied by a family member or friend, if possible. Arriving on-site
without a sighted companion will make a positive first impression to your
supervisor and co-workers as to your capabilities as a successful person who
is visually impaired.
I hope this helps, and I wish you all the success in your placement! Please
do keep us updated.

Best wishes, Miranda


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From: HumanSer <humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Daniella
Roccasalvo via HumanSer
Sent: Saturday, June 2, 2018 5:22 PM
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Cc: Daniella Roccasalvo <daniellaroccasalvo at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [humanser] placement question

Hello,
I am asking how to get oriented to my placement. To my knowledge that
service you meantioned is not in Canada.
Daniella

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Sent: Saturday, June 2, 2018 4:36:46 PM
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Cc: Lisa Irving
Subject: Re: [humanser] placement question

I'm not sure that I completely understand your question. Are you, in part,
asking about getting oriented to your placement? Are you asking about
traveling to your placement? Are you asking about getting familiar with the
materials at your placement? One suggestion I have especially if you are a
client of your rehabilitation services for the blind is to sign up for Aira.
This artificial intelligence remote assistance program offers remote visual
interpreter service for a fee. You can get one month free. Also if you need
help paying for the service I would suggest approaching alliance club. There
are other issues to work through that people on this list may be able to
help you with including Hyppa and confidentiality when it comes to remote
visual interpreters reading


I regret that I cannot speak to actual placement and how to ignite a fire
underneath your professors and other individuals you are trying to work
with.

From,
Lisa Irving

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clarification Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 2, 2018, at 11:01 AM, Daniella Roccasalvo via HumanSer
<humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Hello all, I was wondering if someone could give me some help or advice or
anything. I attend a Canadian college and I'm going to become a
developmental service worker. My school thought they had a placement for me,
and that one didn't work out. I may be getting sent into a place that I have
never been before, and I won't have time to set up orientation and mobility
services, as I start placement on June 11. What do I do? If I don't do this
placement then I have to pay to make it up at the end. How can I go about
this? Whenever I talk to my program co-ordenater, she says that I should be
patient. I have no problem being patient but I can't. I need the services in
order to get around with my placement, in fact, they don't even know if I
have one yet, I could find out Friday that I have one. I don't have a friend
or family member who can go with me on the first day. I'll be on my own. So
who do I talk to since it seams that no one at my college is listening to my
conserns, or if they a re, they are not understanding what is going on. Any
help would be great.
Daniella
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