[HumanSer] Apologize for only lurking lately

[Ericka Nelson]

Wow, you made my day! I am not so much worried about the Epilepsy as the fact that I have a lot of trouble using JAWS. I’ve never been a big fan of technology. I’ve accepted Audiobooks the norm. After all the heck of a lot better than cassette tape! Thanks for the support and you can email me privately. I’d love to talk to you.


And J. Nelson BSW and gerontology certificate 
KE9DYn, Gernal class Amature Radio 
1921  W. State  st
Janesville WI 53546
H: 608-754-8671
C: 608–2 08–3419

> On Jun 24, 2026, at 4:40 AM, J w via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>  Ericka,It's been awhile since I've seen you Ericka well back. My name's Jamelle and I'm a totally blind female with epilepsy. I am also interested in attending graduate school again. I attended when I was 40 and currently not in school. As a former graduate school student I used Jaws to do my work.
> I hope you get more replies.Wishing you the best.I just want to offer you some encouragement. You can do it. My neurologist had told me that me that due to my epilepsy learning/memory may be a problem and that graduating may be long which I'm okay with. I'm not a fan of digital books. When I went back to school I was shocked that digital books are being used.    On Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 07:09:14 PM EDT, Ericka Nelson via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:  
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> Hey everyone, I want the first thank you for the support and messages back. Everyone gave a few months ago. And Amy, I hope your trip was nice. I apologize for not connecting with you. I have not forgotten and I think everyone very much. I have started the application process for graduate school. Things are so different than applying to college in the 1990s. It also reminded me that while I could fill it out from the comfort of my iPad, I need to stop being afraid of technology because it will be my friend in college again. I’m looking at mental health focus for my masters. Did some of you go back and get your masters at an older age? And did some of you go back maybe having less vision than when you originally went to school for your BSW or whatever it was? I apologize if this seems more like a run-on sentence. It’s been quite an overwhelming day.
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> Thank you to everyone! I know there is always a good advice. If anyone needs to know when I was in college, the first time digital books did not exist, and I was reading textbooks either under a circuit TV system, having someone read things to me or having them on cassette. Thank goodness things have changed since then!
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> Ericka. Nelson BSW and gerontology certificate
> KE9DYn, Gernal class Amature Radio
> 1921  W. State  st
> Janesville WI 53546
> H: 608-754-8671
> C: 608–2 08–3419
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