[nabs-l] Results of my Rehab meeting

Fri Jan 13 20:09:02 UTC 2012

Hi, Chris,

I know whatcha mean about the Stream. A life saver!
I imagine kinda like sighted people's notebooks?At 10:36 AM 
1/13/2012, Chris Nusbaum wrote:
>I have my textbooks either on my Stream in audio format from RFBD or 
>from Bookshare in BRF format on my BrailleNote.  I'll tell you; that 
>Stream was a life-saver, what with 30 volumes of Braille a textbook!
>
>"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The 
>real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
>exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and opportunity, 
>blindness can be reduced to a mere physical nuisance."
>-- Kenneth Jernigan
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Gloria G" <gloria.graves at gmail.com
>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:26:10 -0600
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Results of my Rehab meeting
>
>you can also get books and put them on your computer in word or pdf files
>and you can search quick and also work on your spelling.  I am not against
>braille by no means I myself am a braille reader, but I am just suggesting a
>way that won't break your back or arms by carrying braille books in your
>back pack.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Loren Wakefield" <isaiah5719 at mchsi.com
>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
><nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 1:21 PM
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Results of my Rehab meeting
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>
>To me, the ideal way would be to have both.  I would want an audio one
>that would be on an sd card and the like, and another file on my apex for
>quick searches in class or other activities.  Also to me, having it in
>braille, greatly assist me in my spelling looking better than it might
>otherwise.  I know, it's nice to dream.
>
>Loren
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gloria G
>Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 1:06 PM
>To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Results of my Rehab meeting
>
>Hi,
>Wouldn't it be easier and more convient to have college texts on audio
>rather than braille any way? It would take a while to use braille in
>college.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
><nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 6:56 PM
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Results of my Rehab meeting
>
>
>I was able to talk to the instructor, via E-mail.
>I'm going to get my books from Learning Ally.
>The DSB needed to be notified, 6 months ahead of time, in order to get
>my books in Braille, which is impossible, because, how can I know, 6
>months ahead of time, what classes I need to take?
>This is crazy!
>Blessings, Joshua
>
>On 1/10/12, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>Um...
>
>(1) Why can't you get anything in Braille? Is the DSB not
>offering you anything in Braille anymore? I thought you said you
>had to deal with them if you are to get your books in Braille.
>Well, if you get a Pacmate, you won't need hardcopies.
>2.  How did you deal with the last compressed video class you
>took? I remember you talking about that on the list before, but
>can't remember how you handled it if you took the class.
>
>Chris
>
>"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The
>real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that
>exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and
>opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical
>nuisance."
>-- Kenneth Jernigan
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>From: Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
>To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
><nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:40:57 -0600
>Subject: [nabs-l] Results of my Rehab meeting
>
>Well, I have some good news, and bad news, from this meeting.
>The good news, I'm finally getting some cooperation, and I might
>be
>able to have a Pac Mate, for the rest of my college tenure.
>The bad news, is as follows.
>#1.  I can't get anything, in Braille.
>#2.  All of my classes are at night, except for College Algebra.
>#3.  They're letting me take a Philosophy class, in place of
>Music
>Appreciation, but there's one problem!
>It's another compressed video class!
>#4.  I won't get to graduate in May.
>They're claiming, that I lack 4 hours, so I'll have to take that
>other
>Science class, in the Fall.
>That's a community college for you!
>Oh well!
>At least, this time, the counselor showed up, (LOL!)
>Blessings, Joshua
>
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