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

[Serena Cucco]

I was a blessing ... Thanks!  I'm glad you have a good relationship with
your state president.

Serena

On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 1:04 PM Ericka via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> 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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