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

Thu Oct 15 12:10:18 UTC 2015

This battle has been going on for years.

Robert H
On Oct 15, 2015 5:42 AM, "Sharon Howerton via il-talk" <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Good advice, Kelly, specifically  the comment about being aware of
> employment options at the end of school.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: il-talk [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kelly
> Pierce
> via il-talk
> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 9:54 PM
> To: NFB of Illinois Mailing List
> Cc: Kelly Pierce
> 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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