[nabs-l] NFB Training Centers

[Rania]

Thanks for putting it that way. I went to Bism for my training but I am 
struggling in the massage therapy program I am in but this is what I want to 
do because I really enjoy giving massages. I now have a better way of 
looking at the experience I am going threw.
Rania,
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From: "Albert Yoo" <albertyoo1 at hotmail.com>
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] NFB Training Centers


>
> Joseph, are you still in Oregon? I think I wrote you about colleges for 
> the blind a while back. I guess what you were saying about putting in 
> effort at the nfb center Colorado center can be said about school. What 
> you put in your school work will get you a good grade. You will do well on 
> that exam if you study and work hard. If you put the effort in what you 
> study at school you will be finished in no time. The academic part of it 
> is that you have good study skills you put the effort to follow the 
> directions to complete all assignments and study for exams you will finish 
> in no time with good grades. Whether we as blind people use alternative 
> techniques blind people need to know school can be finished just like an 
> nfb training center is boot camp. School can be too. Albert> Date: Sat, 15 
> Nov 2008 21:32:49 -0800> From: carter.tjoseph at gmail.com> To: 
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] NFB Training Centers> > Sarah, 
> let me offer most of what I wrote on another list just days ago on > the 
> subject of what I got out of the Colorado Center for the Blind:> > > I am 
> an alum of the Colorado Center, like many on this list. I can tell > you 
> honestly that the CCB did not teach me all of the things I learned > while 
> I was in Colorado, but the experience put me in the right places at > the 
> right times to leave the center a far stronger individual than I > 
> arrived.> > When I first went to the CCB, I was a cluttered, disorganized 
> "high > partial" who depended extensively upon my vision (which I already 
> had > accepted as mostly useless). I had accepted the label of blind, and 
> I > used a cane, though not well. I couldn't cook, didn't really clean up 
>  > after myself, and was afraid to cross streets in sunlight. Busy streets 
>  > made me nervous even at night when I can see better. I didn't know > 
> Braille, and I had never really used tools other than for fixing computers 
>  > before.> > I came back from the CCB still cluttered and disorganized 
> (it'll take more > than eight months to change that in my case!), but I 
> now know how to clean > up after myself. I can cook well enough to feed 
> myself, and the food I > make is good, if simple. I can do and have done 
> basic home repairs on my > own, and I know that I can use the tools in a 
> shop safely.> > While I never got near the record for Braille speed, I did 
> set the record > for fastest Braille reader who had never known Braille as 
> an adult--165 > words per minute. Closer to 250 if I can predict the words 
> as on a warm > read or a Homerian epic or something. (How many times would 
> I have to > read "wine dark sea" before I began to read the phrase 
> automatically?) I > can say with certainty that I've since lost almost all 
> of that speed > because I have not had the opportunity to practice in 
> three month > stretches over the course of graduate school. But you know, 
> I can still > feel the dots, if more slowly now, and I know my 
> contractions--I can get > it back, any time I am ready.> > And then there 
> are travel skills. I've got some of the best you'll find > anywhere. Some 
> blind people wield their canes with big, heavy-handed, > clumsy movements. 
> I use very light, highly controlled movements in a > style that is 
> uniquely my own, developed because the way taught by Brent > and Eric hurt 
> my hand at first. Eric Woods showed me how to attend to > distant sounds 
> and track information available from sometimes several > blocks away. I 
> had a natural talent for direction-tracking, and very > sharp ears once I 
> began learning what to listen for, but the rest was > learned. Combined 
> with problem-solving skills I learned years ago and a > few basic tips, 
> it's not really a boast that I'm one of the best travelers > to come out 
> of any training center.> > Just about everything I did is achievable by 
> any blind person who really > wants it badly enough. There's nothing 
> really that special about me. It > is a testament to the NFB that a guy 
> who is pretty clever can go from > virtually no skills to mastery level 
> performance in just eight months. > Most state-run centers would have told 
> me 40 words per minute was all an > adult Braille learner could do or that 
> there were just some intersections > that aren't safe to cross or that one 
> thing or another just wasn't > practical.> > At the CCB, the usual answer 
> to the impractical thing was, "Okay. That's > gonna be hard, but okay. How 
> much are you willing to invest to make it > happen?" My answer was 
> whatever it took. I won't lie to you, it took a > lot. But I put the 
> effort in, and look what I got for it!> > I believe that what a person 
> will get out of the Colorado Center for the > Blind is a function of what 
> they put in to it. The thing is, you'll > always get more out than you put 
> in.> > > Hope that helps Sarah! I will be happy to answer any questions 
> you have.> > Joseph> > > On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 12:17:55AM -0500, Sarah 
> Jevnikar wrote:> >Hi all,> >I have a question. What do you learn in NFB 
> training centers? There isn't> >anything comparable in Canada but I'm 
> wondering what you guys learn so I can> >try to seek out similar 
> opportunities here, though probably in a less formal> >or organized 
> setting. Who can access these centers? Are there scheduled> >classes or is 
> a drop-in type deal?> >Thank you for your help.> >Sarah> > 
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