[nabs-l] introduction

Sat Mar 14 13:56:06 UTC 2009

I guess, you got lucky with your interveener.  I've found that my friend 
writes in better English when he's writing emails or thank you notes than on 
AIM.  I suspect it's cuz he knows I or whomever he's writing the emails or 
notes to may or may not understand everything he says in ASL.  When we're 
talking on AIM, he knows I can simply write that I didn't understand what he 
has said.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jen" <jenandnixon at gmail.com>
To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] introduction

> Serena:
>
> Sorry in the delay in getting back to you to answer your question! *grin*.
> With an excellent intervenor that helped with my English part-way of 
> school.
> Even when I went to college, I had great difficulty understanding a lot of
> the grammar since whenever the sentence was shown to me, I kept telling my
> tutor it looked fine to me *grin*. I can easily edit some things, 
> preferably
> punctuation and spelling, as those are my strengths. However, things such 
> as
> verbs, nouns and placement of words are very difficult. I also grew up
> reading a lot of books, which was highly encouraged by my parents. I still
> struggle with English and some days I find it harder to correctly write
> *grin*. It is harder when I am sick, not able to concentrate well, mad, 
> etc
> when my brain switch gears to ASL.
>
> Hope that helps, I had to think hard at my past how it was done... 
> Although
> I have some *VERY* strong gaps in my education due to lack of properly
> placed services for me.
>
> Jen and Nixon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Serena
> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 2:15 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] introduction
>
> Well, you've done great with English in your emails so far!  May I ask, 
> how
> did you learn English grammar so well?  My friend pretty much always 
> instant
> messages me in ASL.  Languages have always fascinated me from when I was
> little.
>
> Serena
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jen" <jenandnixon at gmail.com>
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 8:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] introduction
>
>
>> Yes, my first language is American Sign Language. So sometimes, writing 
>> in
>> English isn't easy for me, sometimes I do confuse my grammar structure
>> some
>> of the time. I am the same way, I use LP and Braille... Gotta have all 
>> the
>> tools available to my in the toolbox *grin*.--J&N
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Serena
>> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 3:16 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] introduction
>>
>> Hi Jenn
>>
>> May I ask, do you use sign language?  Cuz I have a friend who's totally
>> deaf
>> and has some vision--He reads large print and Braille.  We chat on AOL
>> Instant Messenger pretty much every night!
>>
>> Serena
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jen" <jenandnixon at gmail.com>
>> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 5:55 PM
>> Subject: [nabs-l] introduction
>>
>>
>>> Good day everyone:
>>>
>>> I just wanted to come in and say *HELLO!* and introduce myself.
>>>
>>> I currently reside in BC, Canada, but have been on this list for quite
>>> some
>>> time, just reading. I graduated college May 2008; however, I may pursue 
>>> a
>>> continuation of my educational career at a later date, until I've moved
>>> to
>>> Toronto. I may be moving in a ew months if I get accepted for the
>>> apartment
>>> in Toronto, where services are readily more available to me, as I am
>>> deafblind.
>>>
>>> I was a high school drop-out; however, I was lucky enough to receive the
>>> high school equivalent diploma in college, as I gained enough credits 
>>> for
>>> this alongside my administrative assistant certification. I am hoping to
>>> look into teaching as a career mostly in the post-secondary sector. I
>>> have
>>
>>> a
>>> strong preference working with adults.
>>>
>>> My college career brought on a lot of ups and downs, in a small 
>>> community
>>> college, that doesn't see many blind/visually impaired students, let
>>> alone
>>
>>> a
>>> deafblind student pursue education there. I am the first deafblind
>>> student
>>> to graduate there. I urrently use JAWS 10 with a Focus 40 braille 
>>> display
>>> (JAWS is set at a slow speed and my omputer speakers is usually on the
>>> highest volume), have Kurzweil, CCTV, etc. I also have a yellow lab
>>> guide,
>>> named Nixon, from the Oregon campus of Guide Dogs for the Blind. He's my
>>> second dog, my first was from a Canadian school and resides with us as a
>>> royally spoiled retired pet. His retirement was premature due to dog
>>> attacks.
>>>
>>> I thought I'd jump in and introduce myself *grin*, but have been reading
>>> the
>>> vast amount of interesting topics that passes through the list on a 
>>> daily
>>> basis.
>>>
>>> Jen and Nixon
>>>
>>>
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