[nabs-l] A friend needing help.

[Justin Young]

Well, I can tell you how it works in New York State because I live in
Rochester, NY.  I actually did 2 years at Monroe Community
College(MCC).  My Vocational Rehab Counselor does all he can to assist
me.  When I was about 15 I transfered from a youth Counselor to an
Adult VRC.  Recently they basically have shut down the Rochester
office.  Well, our original person said "no" to everything.  So, we
asked tio be switched to one based out of Buffalo and its been amazing
ever since.  So, if your Vocational Rehab Counselor isn't helping you
I would possibily trying changing counselors.  Now, as for funding,
the Commission pays up to State University of New York(SUNY) rates
which are $2,175 a semester($4,350 full year).  We also receive $500
for Books and supplies.  Even thoughh I feel it's a long and more
complex than it has to be go through the Financial Aid route.  You do
this by filling out the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid(FAFSA).  After this you could try loanss/grants/scholarships for
final portion of funding.
Hope this helps
Justin

On 6/22/10, Elizabeth <lizmohnke at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> If vocational rehabilitation is not willing to pay for you to attend
> college, you can always find a way to pay for it yourself. It may be
> difficult, but it can be done. Sometimes this may mean that you only go part
> time, and take classes based on when you can afford them rather than taking
> a full load of classes ,and graduating along with everyone else who begins
> college the same time as you. You may want to look into whether or not your
> college provides a payment plan where you can pay for your classes in
> installments rather than all at once. You may also want to look into
> attending a community college rather than a major university. The classes
> that are offered at a community college can be just as good as or sometimes
> even better than the classes offered at major universities. Although since
> it is more difficult to do it this way, there may come a point in time where
> you wonder if getting a college degree is really worth it. If anyone else
> has any more ideas, I would like to know as well since it is difficult to
> work with a vocational rehabilitation agency who seems to do nothing but
> argue with you or just simply gives up on you.
>
> Elizabeth
>
>
>> From: raniaismail04 at gmail.com
>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:52:33 -0500
>> Subject: [nabs-l] A friend needing help.
>>
>> Hi I have a friend who wants to know how you as students pay for college
>> when vr doesn't help?
>> Thanks for your help.
>> Rania,
>>
>>
>> "For everyone who thought I couldn't do it.
>> For everyone who thought I shouldn't do it.
>> For everyone who said, 'It's impossible."
>> See you at the finish line."
>>
>> ~Christopher Reeve
>>
>>
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