[nabs-l] New to the list.

[Jewel]

Dear John,
Welocme to the list! We have a very diverse group of students and
professionals here, and I'm sure you'll find your place in the group
in no time.

My name is Jewel. I am also attending community college, in Raleigh,
NC. I'm working on a transfer Associat of Arts, hoping to transfer to
Louisiana Tech University for a degree in Special Education, toward
getting a Master's degree in Special Education of the Blind. I hope to
become a TVI, specializing in Braille.

I am not hearing impaired myself, but I know someone who is deafblind,
and she's going to get a guide dog to help in travel. Have you
considered this route? I bet a guide dog would help you in your
travels immensely. You might consider it!

What courses are you taking (and probably about done with, since this
is the end of the semester for most people)? What kind of courses do
you have to take to become an organ performer? I imagine music
appreciation and classes like that, but I wouldn't know what else.
Please tell us more about your degree program!

Again, welcome to the list, and I look forward to hearing more about
your studies and yourself.

~Jewel

On 4/20/12, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> I'm Marsha, a student at Temple University in Philadelphia PA. I am going
> for my BSW and will be a Junior this coming fall. I too am hard of hearing,
> traveling is very difficult at best. I use a guide dog for this reason.
> Originally I am from Dallas Texas, lived there for 30plus years. All of my
> family still is there.
>
> Convention is an awesome experience if you haven't ever been. The NFB has a
> deafblind division, a guide dog division, and of course the students, among
> many many other special interest groups and divisions. If your so close you
> should make the trip over, our convention won't be in dallas for another few
> years. Thus why you should come over this year.
>
> Take care,
> Marsha
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of John Moore
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2012 12:41 AM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nabs-l] New to the list.
>
> Hi everyone. I'm John Moore; I'm sure a lot of you know me from Facebook. I
> am currently doing core curriculum classes at a community college in Fort
> Worth, Tx, with an eye to becoming an organ performance major at the
> University of North Texas or another school. I choose to be neutral and not
> join either organization of the blind for personal reasons that I do not
> want to disclose. You all will be about 45 minutes away from me when you
> come to national convention. I've thought about coming for a
> student-oriented event, but I do not know yet. I am very severely
> hearing-impaired as well, to the point where I can do very little
> independent travel. I can't cross roads by myself anymore, and I use
> paratransit to get places I need to go if I can't get driven. I am on this
> list mainly for networking purposes. I hope to get to know all of you
> better.
>
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