[nabs-l] problems for a blind friend in New York

[Justin Young]

Hi Beth,

In terms of the Commission I would say that it depends heavily upon
who your VRC is because I had one that had the attitude of "no we
can't or don't do that".  So we switched to another and his attitude
is "how can I help or let me look into it and I'll do what I can".
Just wanted to add that part ot it.  I don't know all the
circumstances, but sometimes it really as I said depends on how you
are working with.

Justin

On 4/13/12, Beth <thebluesisloose at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, all.
> A blind friend of mine in a small New York town needs NFB training because
> let's just say that the NY Commission for the Blind is giving him hell.
> This young man is 20 years old and wants to work at a radio station, but his
> parents are trying to stop him.  He's complained multiple times about not
> getting from the Commission what he wants.  I recommended the Denver
> program, CCB to be exact, and then I gave him Julie's email address so he
> could hook up with her and get the ball rolling.  But I see problems in
> getting the NY Commission to pay for the trainng.  Who should he contact?
> The NY NFB president?  The local chapter president?  Who are these people?
> I would like to forward this info to my friend so he can get started.  Also,
> any New Yorkers out there are welcome to tell me about the commission's
> policies and how to get free choice from them.
> This is a similar situation that I've ben in before.
> Beth
>
> Sent from my iPod
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