[HumanSer] Wanting to obtain my MSW at an older age

[Ericka]

Finally got down to your email Serena. I remember you helped me a lot when I was trying to get certified in the state of Wisconsin. You were a blessing then and it’s good to hear from you. I will keep that in mind. I have a good relationship with our State president of the Nfb so if we have to, we’ll go that way but we’ll see what happens. Good vibes and prayers would be appreciated in this journey. I’m sure I will be posting more as days come


Ericka Nelson
KE9DYN
Proud general class him license owner

> On Feb 10, 2026, at 5:20 PM, Serena Cucco via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Ericka and all,
> 
> I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure colleges' not letting blind people
> use Jaws is illegal!  If you indeed come across colleges telling you this,
> please let the NFB legal team know!  legal at nfb.org  Besides, Jaws doesn't
> let us cheat any more than sighted people.  It even gives us less of a
> chance to cheat, given the inaccessibility of many websites.
> 
> I got my MSW in 2013, so I don't have any particular advice about getting
> it at an older age.  Good luck!
> 
> Serena
> 
>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM Ericka via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Greetings everyone!
>> 
>> I haven’t been checking in lately on here, but I know that there are many
>> here that can help me as I see lots of people with MSW and other letters
>> behind their name.
>> 
>> I know there are people from other states here. What I’m wondering is has
>> anyone of you had a problem with finding out the college that you accepted
>> into? Did not allow you to use JAWS? The director of our vocational rehab
>> program in my part of Wisconsin told my counselor that some colleges will
>> not allow blind people to use JAWS because there’s an easy way to cheat.
>> Now I’m not the kind of person that would even pursue that and I figure ,
>> and I figure people can play your eyes with cut and paste no matter whether
>> the other sided or blind. I am going to call some Disability programs at
>> local colleges in the state and see what they tell me. I’m looking to get
>> my medical social work degree. I have my bachelors in social work, but it’s
>> not gonna cover anything these days. And it’s 20 years old to boot. Any
>> advice about getting a masters, especially someone who is Low Vision and
>> cannot read with magnification any longer or 40s plus would be appreciated.
>> 
>> Thank you very much in advance!
>> 
>> 
>> Ericka Nelson
>> KE9DYN
>> Proud general class him license owner
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