[nabs-l] Update on meeting with a job placement specialist

[Rania]

How about in my case whare you took a class twice but failed it twice so you 
looked for another school to go to in your field of choice so you could 
finish taking the classes you need only to find out that your counselor was 
instructed to help you come up with a plan for a job instead of you going 
back to school like you would like to. I am paying for school and 
transportation this time sinse rehab is not helping me with neither one this 
time. I applied and handed in my accommodations and got excepted all on my 
own but rehab is trying to push so bad for me to go to work. How would you 
handle this?
Rania,
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Update on meeting with a job placement specialist


> Hi Gedi,
>
> That's right!  Rehab should help you explore all the possibilities. 
> Unfortunately, some rehab counselors are better than others and some have 
> more open attitudes.  Mine didn't do anything to help me find summer 
> employment in college; I found it on my own since fortunately there's a 
> program called workforce recruitment program for students with 
> disabilities out there.
> I thought about working with kids in childcare or teaching but my 
> counselor said negative things.  She did not say No or say it was not 
> doable.  However she did imply it would be real difficult and its not a 
> secure job.  She emphasized how much responsibility it was.
>
> I don't really care about other opinions.  I know my strengths and I'm 
> stubborn.  So I will try it if I want to.  Right now I want an office job. 
> It pays more and is certainly more secure.  Later on once I've gotten more 
> confident in my own skills as well as had a chance to volunteer with kids, 
> I might go into childcare or go back to school for a masters in education. 
> Then I will teach.
> I don't know yet.  Part of me still wants to teach but I realized through 
> soul searching I'm doubtful I can control a classroom and manage 
> conducting a whole class.  I don't know if I have the personality for it.
>
> Anyway, we have come a long way but there are people out there who still 
> believe only certain jobs are possible for a blind person.  Its up to us 
> to stand up and try new careers going with our desires and what we studied 
> for rather than some mold of what we should do to please a rehab 
> counselor.
>
> Ashley
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