[nabs-l] advocating with rehab

[Brandon Keith Biggs]

Hello Ashley,
You sound like you've got things in hand! Just be confident.
If you have a summery of your lessons, you may want to print them out as 
well and show where you got and tell them where you need to be. Get an exact 
number and say that at your speed you will take say 8 more lessons to 
complete the training.
I wouldn't talk about the other things quite yet as most people can't deal 
with more than one thing at a time and the super busy counselors at rehab 
are no exception.
Rehab often supports training centers who help with job interviewing and 
resume writing rather than providing the services themselves. Rehab is just 
a big lending agency, not anything that would give any services other than 
money.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs
-----Original Message----- 
From: Ashley Bramlett
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 6:32 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] advocating with rehab

Hi all,

I have requested that vr purchase some items and also to provide me some 
services. This is mainly computer training in the office suite so I can 
learn about excel and powerpoint. Well, they did not give me enough 
training; we just get started, and then its over; I’m talking a handful of 
lessons only. I think having several like 7 or 8 would be more reasonable.

I feel like I’ve hit a brick wall with them. I also think they should 
provide guidance in job support such as job search strategies, helping you 
find employees to job shadow, conduct informational interviews, help you job 
search since as you know with all those forms and boxes it can be jaws 
unfriendly, and help with mock interviews.

I’m having a meeting with them. My counselor’s supervisor is there to so 
called discuss my issues. So any tips? How do I advocate? I’m already 
printing out my counselor’s emails and my own. This indicates I wrote to her 
and she failed to respond at all or in a timely manner.

I’m also bringing a list of questions and concerns to refer to. I will be 
nervous and likely intimidated and I feel having notes will aid me in 
staying on track and saying what I need to. I’m also reading over the policy 
before I go. What else can I do, if anything?

Thanks.
Ashley
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