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

Zachary N. Griego-Dreicer zdreicer at gmail.com
Thu Oct 15 17:26:58 UTC 2015 

 Hello, thank you very much for your email! What did you like about the campus and Surrounding  area? Was it easily navigable?

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> On Oct 15, 2015, at 06:08, Leslie Hamric via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello. I graduated from Niu in   1999 and my major was cello performance. Although I'm not too familiar with the vision program out there, I have friends who did the vision program and liked it. I love the campus to.
> Leslie
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Oct 15, 2015, at 5:41 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!
>>>>>> 
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