[musictlk] voice lessons

[Kaiti Shelton]

Amy, those are exactly the points I was trying to make.  I know plenty
of people, myself included, who have to do this sort of thing just to
put themselves through college.  I can understand not wanting to be on
the system forever; I certainly hope that once I am gainfully employed
I can stop benefits so someone else who is in the position I am now
can get them, but right now it is an invaluable resource to me.  And
yes, before my lessons were included in my university tuition, I did
use it to pay for a few cycles of lessons with my clarinet teacher
just as Kelsey could do with voice.

It's really sad, the lengths we have to go to to keep savings while
receiving SSI that we still need if we're a student, or are still
unemployed, but you're absolutely right that it can be done with a
little thinking.

On 9/29/14, Sandra Gayer via musictlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> I can't help feeling that we've wandered away from Music, again!
> Anyway, I'd like to throw something  else into the disclose or not
> disclose debate. I, personally, feel it's bad grace to just arrive at
> a job interview and confront your potential employer with your
> disability. If you're going to disclose your disability at all, use it
> from the word go.
>
> People will only judge it as a negative if you leave the door open for
> them to do so. If I'm writing a cover letter for a job, (I don't
> recommend sliding it into a CV), I use it to explain some of the
> skills I have because I know that, if I had sight, I wouldn't even
> need some techniques to be as strong as they are. Think of how you
> sell your skills, qualifications and achievements and view your
> disability through the same lens.
>
> Very best wishes,
> Sandra.
>
> On 9/29/14, Amy Billman via musictlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> FYI:
>> Having a chaperone, even if you call them an employment specialist, looks
>> very bad. It makes you look like you're incapable of going to an
>> interview
>> on your own. You do realize that this could be hurting your chances of
>> gaining meaningful employment even more or just as much as them knowing
>> that
>> you're blind, right?
>> Sighted people, and most blind people, don't take a helper/escort to
>> interviews with them.
>> He likely doesn't go with you because really, he's not needed.
>> and, I might add, if you were collecting SSI benefits, you could afford
>> transportation to and from said interviews.
>> Where he is needed, is if/when there's assessments to be scheduled and
>> accommodated. don't give potential employers reason to be overwhelmed,
>> and
>> to view you as problematic. You won't get hired that way. You want them
>> to
>> view you as educated, confident, capable, and independent.
>> Amy Billman
>> Email:
>>  Amy0223 at gmail.com
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: musictlk [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kelsey
>> Nicolay via musictlk
>> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 5:53 AM
>> To: Kaiti Shelton; Music Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [musictlk] voice lessons
>>
>> Oh I forgot to mention that I too have an employment specialist
>> and that is not what I was told.  I was told to disclose when the
>> interview is scheduled and I have confirmation of it so the
>> employer knows ahead of time and they will be less likely to make
>> judgments.
>>
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