[nabs-l] Introduction

Sat Jan 3 02:47:14 UTC 2009

hello all,

first of all i want to officially welcome all the new people who have joined this list recently. i'm sorry that i haven't introduced myself to you all personally so, i'm going to do is,
from amyt all at once. my name is amy sabo and i'm from colorado but, i'm originally from michigan which is where i'm now until next saturday. i have been in michigan for the holidays visiting with family.

i attend the university of colorado-denver where i'm majoring in communications with a minor in political science. but, after this past semester which was a very bad one for me academically i have decided to transfer to metro state college in denver to finish my academic career there and finally graduate in the fall of 2009 or in the spring of 2010.

please feel free to share ideas, give advice, ask questions, or just vent! or, just listen and read the list. whatever you decide to do we are all here for you all! and, know that you aren't alone and that we are all here to change what it means to be a blind student. well, that's all for now take care and i will talk to you all soon!

hugs alway

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> 

> Hi, 
> Yes there are instructors for the visually impaired who teach technology. 
> At least in my area they are. There are assistive technology tutors at the 
> lighthouse for the blind. 
> There are also people who contract with our department for the blind who go 
> to clients or meet at the office 
> to teach technology like Jaws, Zoomtext or PacMate. 
> Ashley 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jason Mandarino" 
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" 
> 
> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 2:40 PM 
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Introduction 
> 
> 
> > Hey Albert, 
> > 
> > I am intrigued by a part of your message to Jessica. You were asking if 
> > whether she was thinking about specializing in Braille or computer 
> > training. 
> > Outside of college programs such as the Commission for the Blind, I have 
> > never met a computer instructor for the visually impaired. Are there such 
> > things for grade school students that are visually impaired? 
> > 
> > I only ask for technology was quite the fight for me in grade school, and 
> > the RESA system hat provided the Brail and mobility instructors were not 
> > very helpful in the technology arena. I had to find alternative means to 
> > obtain what I wanted, but that also meant having to train myself as well. 
> > 
> > The technology learning curve can be steep, and I would like to see more 
> > access to practical resources for upcoming youth. I did not find the 
> > computer classes that my public high school offered to be any help, and 
> > unless you have the interest to invest endless hours into learning new 
> > software or hardware, you will be ineffective compared to your sighted 
> > peers. 
> > 
> > Sincerely, 
> > 
> > Mandarino 
> > 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> > Behalf 
> > of Albert Yoo 
> > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 1:46 PM 
> > To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org 
> > Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Introduction 
> > 
> > 
> > Jessica would you have to do student teaching? Would there be help to 
> > write 
> > on the braille writer or teach the blind students the computer? What grade 
> > would you teach? Would you be a vision teacher tvi is what I think they 
> > are 
> > called? Teacher of the visually impaired> From: jess28 at samobile.net> To: 
> > nabs-l at nfbnet.org> Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 09:39:00 -0500> Subject: Re: 
> > [nabs-l] Introduction> > Ashley,> Yes I want to teach. I'm going to get my 
> > bachelors degree and then my > masters degree in Teacher of the Blind and 
> > Visually Impaired. I don't > currently read Braille but I'm going to 
> > hopefully be learning grade two > through the Hadley School for the 
> > Blind.> 
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