[nabs-l] major changes

[Beth]

I"m sure, but the equipment is not compatible with 64-bit Windows, and
I missed a bunch of QA (question and answer) worksheets because of
tech problems.  The prof expected me to hand in work, and then I got a
reader who couldn't read music but read music well enough to help with
it. It was horrid.  Also, you have to write music a lot, and it
would've been much easier to do the writing portions with Lime, but it
didn't work well enough with JAWS 10 and a 64-bit Windows Vista
operating system.  I didn't think to change it all.  Also,l I wanted a
real-world setting, not a blind school, which is where I thought I'd
end up.  A music degree in music education would not get me too far in
Florida anyway.
As far as housing goes, maybe they are doing something illegal, but
they didn't see me as holding responsibility for my own actions with
roommates and I'd had a similar problem with a roommate last year.
But she backstabbed me and said she didn't pay to be my "baby-sitter".
 I'd heard this from a friend of a friend, so it surprised me when she
said this.  Thanks for all the support.
Beth

On 12/9/09, Hope Paulos <hope.paulos at maine.edu> wrote:
> Beth, there are plenty of blind music majors. Don't drop it just because you
> can't find a program that is compatible with jaws. There has to be
> *something* out there. If you want to receive a degree in music, then you
> should be able to. Don't let anything stop you from doing so!!!!
>
> Hope and Beignet
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Teal Bloodworth" <tealbloodworth at gmail.com>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
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> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 11:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] major changes
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>
>> hi beth
>>
>> first i want to say yay and not for dropping the music major but for the
>> social work. I am also majoring in social work and yes there are MANY
>> opportunities with social work. You can work in just about any setting you
>>
>> would like. First you have to talk to your advisor about changing your
>> major.
>>
>> I have also had roommate problems but not in a dorm. we had apartments on
>> campus. With the changing a dorm some schools change rooms each year
>> anyways and you just need to talk to the resident life person at your
>> school. Maybe even ask for a room by yourself.
>>
>> once again sorry about dropping the music major but look at all your
>> options before you make a decision as big as this and make sure you really
>>
>> want to do it. With as many things out there as there is maybe you wont
>> have to change.
>>
>>        -Teal
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 11:35 PM
>> Subject: [nabs-l] major changes
>>
>>
>>> Hi, guys.  As of this spring, I will be majoring in social work.  I
>>> have decided that music just can't be my career because of the endless
>>> specialaccommodations that have to be made for me by the student
>>> disabilities office.  Plus since I upgraded from Windows XP to vista
>>> recently in August, I couldn't get my music programs to work.  Lots of
>>> bad luck on my side.  Also I wanted an appropriate job in a real world
>>> setting.  Also, I am changing dorms.  Has anyone experienced a major
>>> move before?  Had to change dorms because of both roommate issues and
>>> a major change?  Please help.
>>> Beth
>>>
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