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

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda Stover" <liamskitten at gmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
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Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Update on meeting with a job placement specialist


> Rania,
>
> I'd handle it precisely the way you have been for the present, e.g.
> signing up for classes independently and continuing to pay for
> transportation.  For the long term, have you considered speaking with
> someone affiliated with the NFB in your state?  They might have better
> suggestions for handling the specific counselor you are dealing with.
> Hth
> Courtney
>
> On 5/8/09, Rania <raniaismail04 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> 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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