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

Anmol Bhatia anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com
Fri Jun 25 18:12:20 UTC 2010 

That is interesting. Are you legally blind? I completely understand but maybe you can apply for future.
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, 1:00 PM
> It's the NOMC program (Orientation
> and Mobility) program at Louisiana Tech. I've had my heart
> set on it for a while and am making preparations to attend,
> so I'm feeling pretty committed at the moment. but like I
> said, this opportunity also sounds amazing.
> 
> Respectfully,
> Jedi
> 
> Original message:
> > 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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