[il-talk] Introducing myself.... More than likely seeing Northern Illinois University in my very near future!

Thu Oct 15 02:54:13 UTC 2015

Zack,

I believe cap has retired from NIU.  the O and M teacher training at
NIU or other similar schools like Western Michigan or Boston college
is for sighted people based on a curriculum approved by the Acadamy.
the Academy will not certify blind peple to be O and M instructors and
many employers require this certification.  The Blindness Board will
certify blind people to be travel teachers though.  Before committing
yourself to a training program, consider the employment prospects of
blind travel teachers and the employers open to them and the accepted
qualifications, which may be different from sighted instructors.

I live in Chicago and am a 1989 graduate of NIU.  I understand the
school now has bus service from a Metra train station at the end of
one of the rail lines directly to the NIU campus.  I work near the
Greyhound station in Chicago, which has regular bus service to DeKalb.
If you would like some familiarization in getting through the airport
to the Orange line to the Metra station or the Greyhound station, let
me know.  I have lived in Chicago for more than 25 years and am highly
familiar with all the transportation options and use them regularly.

Kelly

On 10/14/15, Zachary N. Griego-Dreicer via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi :-) yes that would probably be a good idea. I will probably call you or
> something later. Thanks
>
> Sent from my iPhone 6 Using VoiceOver
>
>> On Oct 14, 2015, at 15:26, Kayla James via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Zach. I emailed Professor K when I was planning on going to NIU. Do
>> you want me to track down the email?
>>
>>> On 10/14/15, Zachary N. Griego-Dreicer via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> Thanks for the contact, I have some contacts there that may know this
>>> individual and who an connect us!!! Talk soon!
>>> Sent from my Macbook Pro 13
>>>
>>>> On Oct 14, 2015, at 14:17, Andrew Webb via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Zachary,
>>>>
>>>> Good luck on your plan, sounds like a great one. I thought I'd mention,
>>>> if
>>>> you haven't done so already, that you might want to reach out and speak
>>>> directly with Gaylen Kapperman (sp?), the director of the TVI program
>>>> at
>>>> NIU. (At least, he was the last I knew about it.) Some other people on
>>>> this
>>>> list know him much better than I do, but I explored the possibility of
>>>> enrolling in that program at one point (which ultimately I did not),
>>>> and
>>>> he
>>>> just couldn't have been more pleasant, helpful and informative to speak
>>>> with. Jut thought I'd throw that out there.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Andrew
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: il-talk [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Zachary
>>>> N.
>>>> Griego-Dreicer via il-talk
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 2:41 PM
>>>> To: iabs-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>> Cc: Zachary N. Griego-Dreicer; il-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: [il-talk] Introducing myself.... More than likely seeing
>>>> Northern
>>>> Illinois University in my very near future!
>>>>
>>>> Good afternoon Nfb  Illinois,
>>>>   I am Zachary Dreicer, A current student at the University of Northern
>>>> Colorado in the school of special education. Some of you may remember
>>>> me
>>>> from the national Federation of the blind of Illinois student seminar
>>>> which
>>>> took place at the Chicago Marriott midway airport in mid April,  2015.
>>>> It
>>>> is
>>>> an overwhelming majority vote in my mind to pursue the transfer to NIU
>>>> (DeKalb)  beginning spring 2016. Specifically, the reason that I would
>>>> transfer to Northern Illinois University is to pursue the undergraduate
>>>> degree teacher of the visually impaired, as I heard that that  degree
>>>> program is nationally accredited, and my vocational goal is to be
>>>> employed
>>>> as a teacher of the visually impaired, orientation and mobility
>>>> specialist.
>>>> As of this point I am not sure where I would pursue my masters in o&m,
>>>> but
>>>> perhaps completing the program in Dekalb will  better assist me too
>>>> influence my decision. I will return with another email over the next
>>>> few
>>>> days hopefully, but for now I will close out my message by asking A
>>>> couple
>>>> Quick  questions.  who here has either attended, or is currently
>>>> attending,
>>>> Northern Illinois University? What is the status of department of
>>>> vocational
>>>> rehabilitation in Illinois, and how timely are they providing services?
>>>> What
>>>> is  their reputation among the blind community?  also, who here is
>>>> geographically located between Dekalb and Chicago Midway international
>>>> airport? Just general region is fine. Looking forward to meeting new
>>>> people,
>>>> making new friends, and hopefully a great education in NIU in my near
>>>> future!
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone 6 Using VoiceOver
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