[nabs-l] graduation ceremony

[Ashley Bramlett]

Serena,

I have a poor sense of direction too.
My guide will be a student usher helping with the ceremony.  I have not met 
him/her before.  I'm a bit nervous about doing this with a stranger and not 
practicing.  The ceremony is in a huge place, not my school.
I'm just generally nervous too like everyone else.  My brother wanted to 
guide me but I did not want to share the moment with  family.  Hope it is 
the right decission.

Ashley
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Serena" <serenacucco at verizon.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] graduation ceremony


> Hi Ashley
>
> My guide was a fellow student I'd never met before.  She guided me up to 
> the stage and across.  I honestly have a poor sense of direction.  From 
> what I remember, I was walking single file, or, at least, close to the 
> other students.
>
> Serena
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
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> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 11:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] graduation ceremony
>
>
>> Hi Serena,
>>
>> Was your guide someone from university staff?  My dss person also brought 
>> up seating although it was as a question and I did not feel forced to 
>> comply. She asked me if I wanted to sit in the section reserved for 
>> people with disabilities.  I'd be closer to the stage then.  Of course I 
>> said I'd rather sit with the rest of the graduating class.
>>
>> I think I'll have a guide from the university.  Its going to be stressful 
>> enough walking in front of thousands and in front of the president of the 
>> university.  If I had an opportunity to practice walking, I wouldn't need 
>> one.  But I don't.  This is an unfamiliar stage and place.
>>
>> Were you able to walk single file with the rest of the graduates to the 
>> stage or were you guided there too?
>>
>> Can you believe my family put pressure on me to let my brother whose a 
>> graduate of the school assist me during the ceremony?  I'd much rather 
>> have a guide because walking with a family member just isn't right.  I 
>> think it would look like I'm being taken care of.  I'm not the greatest 
>> traveler as I don't have a good sense of direction, but I have used a 
>> cane since childhood and have improved my skills.  I hope my family 
>> doesn't see me as so helpless that I need one of them to help me during 
>> an important ceremony.
>>
>> Ashley
>>
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