[nabs-l] Fw: [rehab] Fwd: announcement: Especially for students andinternational

Anmol Bhatia anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com
Fri Jun 25 17:54:48 UTC 2010 

A cane travel degree? What is that? It sounds like they do it every year.
Anmol
I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers.
Hellen Keller


--- On Fri, 6/25/10, Jedi <loneblindjedi at samobile.net> wrote:

> From: Jedi <loneblindjedi at samobile.net>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fw: [rehab] Fwd: announcement: Especially for students andinternational
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date: Friday, June 25, 2010, 12:51 PM
> Is this available every year? I'd
> like to do it, but I've already committed myself to getting
> a cane travel degree, so I'd like to consider this option
> after I've done so.
> 
> Respectfully,
> Jedi
> 
> Original message:
> > I think this is a good opertunity for students. RJ
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dick Davis" <ddavis at blindinc.org>
> > To: "'Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List'" <rehab at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 10:23 AM
> > Subject: Re: [rehab] Fwd: announcement: Especially for
> students
> > andinternational
> 
> 
> >> Hi,
> >> I wish I were a lot younger, because I would love
> to attend this school.
> >> You may not know this, but IISE is a spinoff of
> Braille Without Borders,
> >> which was founded by Sabriye Tenberken, a blind
> German woman who invented
> >> Tibetan Braille and opened Tibet's first and only
> center for the blind in
> >> Lhasa.  She was joined by Paul Kronenberg,
> who ultimately became more than
> >> a
> >> friend. I first learned of her last year when we
> were doing the Braille
> >> coins at some local bookstores.  One of the
> managers brought me her book
> >> and
> >> asked if I'd read it, and I was embarrassed to say
> I hadn't.  Her school
> >> in
> >> Tibet was featured in Eric Weihenmayer's film
> documentary "Blindsight",
> >> which many of you have probably seen. In 2005 she
> was nominated for the
> >> Nobel Peace Prize.  She is one of the world's
> most interesting blind
> >> people,
> >> and it would be great if we could have her speak
> at our convention
> >> sometime.
> >> Check out her website at
> www.braillewithoutborders.org.
> >> Dick Davis
> >> BLIND, Inc.
> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf
> >> Of David Andrews
> >> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:04 PM
> >> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> >> Subject: [rehab] Fwd: announcement: Especially for
> students and
> >> international
> 
> 
> 
> >>> Do you have a dream of starting and leading
> your own social project?
> >>> Do you want to make a difference in the lives
> of others? If your answer
> >>> is yes, then The International Institute for
> Social Entrepreneurs
> >>> (IISE), in Kerala, India, is the study program
> for you.
> 
> >>> Taught by international experts in the field
> of management and social
> >>> entrepreneurship, IISE empowers visionaries to
> set up projects across
> >>> the world that address the needs of the
> underprivileged. IISE
> >>> participants are challenged to become
> individuals whose skills,
> >>> integrity and leadership qualities prepare
> them to become effective and
> >>> distinguished social entrepreneurs in their
> communities and in the
> >>> world.
> 
> >>> IISE is seeking highly motivated and committed
> candidates who have
> >>> overcome obstacles in their life, have an
> interest in learning and
> >>> working with different cultures, and who have
> a dream to realize. If
> >>> you are twenty-two years or older and can
> speak, read and write
> >>> English, you are invited to apply for this
> one-year scholarship-based
> >> program.
> 
> >>> Leadership, management, public speaking and
> fund raising are some of
> >>> the skills you will learn. This hands-on
> program includes an internship
> >>> which provides practical real-world
> experience.
> 
> >>> You will leave IISE with all the skills
> necessary to be able to set up
> >>> your own social project.
> 
> >>> Applicants for the training need the following
> skills and qualities:
> >>> - Creativity, dedication, motivation, be an
> innovative problem solver.
> >>> - For those who are blind or visually
> impaired: reading and
> >>>   writing enlarged print or
> English Braille (grade 2)
> >>> - Ability to communicate well in English.
> >>>   (All sessions and workshops
> are conducted in English)
> 
> >>> Students at the IISE are referred to as
> participants. They are coached
> >>> by catalysts who stimulate, encourage and
> challenge participants to
> >>> help accelerate their learning and ensure
> personal development.
> 
> >>> The IISE is a unique institution with a
> distinctive philosophy, which
> >>> cannot be compared to a university or other
> conventional academic
> >>> entities. The institute is a 'think and action
> tank' where talented
> >>> visionaries from all over the world exchange
> knowledge and experiences
> >>> and work together as a team for the
> realisation of their visions and
> >>> dreams.
> 
> >>> Every IISE participant is an active,
> contributing, independent,
> >>> self-confident and skilled person who
> possesses expertise in different
> >>> fields. As a potential participant, you are
> therefore not coming to the
> >>> IISE as a student, but as an expert.
> >>> The expectation of participant's participation
> and commitment to the
> >>> program is very high. To this end, before
> proceeding to the application
> >>> process, ask yourself the following
> questions:
> 
> >>>     * Am I willing to
> spend 11 months of my life in a developing
> >>> country, working intensively on developing my
> social entrepreneurship
> >>> and leadership skills?
> >>>     * Am I willing to
> participate in all activities, giving my best
> >>> every time in terms of my knowledge,
> experience, effort creativity and
> >> talent?
> >>>     * Am I willing to help
> others achieve their goals and develop
> >>> their skills in the areas which I consider
> myself an expert?
> >>>     * Am I willing to come
> to the institute with a spirit of
> >>> integrity, mutual respect, exchange,
> contribution and teamwork?
> >>>     * Am I 100% committed
> to making my goals, dreams, vision and
> >>> social project come true, continuing even
> after I complete the program?
> 
> >>> If you answered YES to all the above
> questions, you are a potential
> >>> candidate and we would encourage you to apply
> for the IISE program.
> 
> >>> Join IISE and impact your future and that of
> others. Visit
> >>> www.bwb-iise.org and/or email your inquiries
> to BrailleWB at gmx.net
> .
> >>> You may also fax us your questions at  or
> write us via regular post at:
> 
> >>> Braille Without Borders International
> Institute for Social
> >>> Entrepreneurs c/o P. Kronenberg Vivekanenda
> Nagar, Vellayani, Ookode,
> >>> Nemom PO, TRV 695020 KERALA, INDIA
> 
> >>> Deadline for applications for the 2011 course
> is the 30th of June, 2010.
> 
> 
> >>             
>            David
> Andrews:  dandrews at visi.com
> Follow me on
> >> Twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/dandrews920
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