[nabs-l] NFB Training Center Queary

[rachel Jacobs]

Hello. I have actually been to the facility in Daytona. There are small 
apartments at the facility, but I think there would be more of a challenge 
in Lewesiana getting from the apartment to the center. He would probably 
learn a lot more.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dezman Jackson" <jackson.dezman at gmail.com>
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Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] NFB Training Center Queary


> Bernadetta,
>
> The Daytona center is definitely making changes to become more like NFB 
> centers and I know that they have sent some of their staff to Louisiana 
> for training.  For one thing, and I could be wrong, but I don't think the 
> Daytona center has apartments that students live in while in training.  He 
> could argue that the task of managing his own apartment rather than a dorm 
> and preparing meals and what not would be a better fit for helping him to 
> make the transition from college to independent living in the real world. 
> Also, attending a center outside of Florida would limit the distractions 
> he would have being in his home state where it would be easy to go home on 
> the weekends  and so on and sink back into old habits.  I do know that the 
> NFB of Florida president, Cathy Davis, is currently attending the 
> Louisiana center as well.  Hope that helps.
>
> Dezman
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bernadetta" <bprac at hotlinemail.com>
> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:52 AM
> Subject: [nabs-l] NFB Training Center Queary
>
>
>> hi everyone:
>> I very seldom post things to the list, so you all may not recognize me. 
>> My name is Bernadette and I am a current member of the NFB CT affiliate. 
>> I always read the list, but today I'm writing to get your feedback on a 
>> certain situation if I can.
>> A friend of mine who resides in Florida and is currently a college 
>> student, would like to go to the Louisiana NFB Center. He is not a member 
>> himself, but believes that he could benefit greatly from the training 
>> there. However, his state agency wants to send him to an alternative 
>> center in Daytona, which is opperated by the agency itself. His rehab 
>> councelor told him that if he could give her at least one good enough 
>> reason to send him to Louisiana instead, she'd be happy to do it but she 
>> doesn't think he can. So I'm wondering what arguments he can use to 
>> change her mind. Also, how long is the waiting list   to get into the 
>> Louisiana center.
>> Any advice would be welcome and much appreciated.
>> Thank you
>> Bernadette
>>
>>
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