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

Thu Oct 15 10:41:11 UTC 2015

Good advice, Kelly, specifically  the comment about being aware of
employment options at the end of school.

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From: il-talk [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kelly Pierce
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Subject: Re: [il-talk] Introducing myself.... More than likely seeing
Northern Illinois University in my very near future!

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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