[nabs-l] Proactively sharing frustrations with rehab services

[Beth]

So=20true.=20=20I=20don't=20think=20the=20counselors=20in=20Colorado=20are=
=20too=20client=20
centered=20as=20far=20as=20I=20know.=20=20In=20my=20case,=20all=20they=20th=
ink=20they=20want=20
for=20me=20is=20for=20me=20to=20succeed,=20but=20it's=20not=20so=20true=20b=
ecause=20I've=20
failed=20two=20work=20experiences=20and=20college.=20=20I=20feel=20like=20a=
=20nobody=20
sometimes,=20and=20all=20the=20supports=20in=20the=20world=20couldn't=20pul=
l=20me=20
through=20sometimes.
That's=20just=20how=20I=20feel.
Beth

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20"Wasif,=20Zunaira"=20<Zunaira.Wasif at dbs.fldoe.org
To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list"=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Mon,=2023=20Jul=202012=2009:40:02=20-0400
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20Proactively=20sharing=20frustrations=20with=20r=
ehab=20
services

As=20a=20counselor,=20I=20just=20want=20you=20guys=20to=20know=20that=20mos=
t=20of=20the=20
time=20a=20service=20is=20refused=20because=20of=20a=20supervisor=20or=20di=
strict=20
administrator.=20=20I=20explain=20this=20to=20all=20of=20my=20clients,=20bu=
t=20some=20
counselors=20don't=20bother=20with=20it=20because=20they=20are=20worried=20=
about=20
political=20pressures=20in=20the=20office.=20=20Not=20all=20counselors=20ar=
e=20client=20
centered=20which=20is=20very=20unfortunate.=20=20I=20am=20extremely=20open=
=20to=20
criticism=20because=20I've=20been=20a=20client=20myself,=20but=20a=20lot=20=
of=20these=20
counselors=20don't=20know=20where=20your=20coming=20from.=20=20I=20certainl=
y=20don't=20
get=20offended=20by=20this=20type=20of=20conversation.=20=20In=20fact,=20yo=
u=20guys=20
need=20to=20advocate=20for=20yourselves=20as=20much=20as=20possible=20in=20=
order=20to=20
create=20change=20with=20in=20these=20agencies.

-----Original=20Message-----
From:=20nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org=20
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]=20On=20Behalf=20Of=20Anjelina
Sent:=20Sunday,=20July=2022,=202012=209:05=20AM
To:=20nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20Proactively=20sharing=20frustrations=20with=20rehab=20=

services

Good=20morning=20all,
It=20seems=20lately=20we=E2=80=99ve=20been=20on=20the=20topic=20of=20expres=
sing=20various=20
frustrations=20with=20rehab=20services=20or=20the=20lack=20of=20support.=20=
As=20a=20
consumer=20of=20such=20services,=20I=20understand=20the=20frustrations=20an=
d=20
irritation=20everyone=20has=20shared.=20This=20is=20just=20my=20opinion:=20=
while=20we=20
have=20the=20right=20to=20gripe=20to=20fellow=20students=20is=20it=20fair=20=
to=20put=20down=20
these=20professionals=20who=20are=20not=20on=20list=20to=20defend=20themsel=
ves?=20I=20
am=20not=20at=20all=20saying=20as=20students=20we=20don=E2=80=99t=20have=20=
valid=20claims=20but=20
to=20questions=20a=20counselors=20memory=20span=20or=20abilities=20on=20a=20=
public=20
forum=20is=20doing=20exactly=20what=20we=20as=20students=20feel=20is=20bein=
g=20done=20to=20
us.=20We=20are=20being=20misjudged=20or=20misunderstood.
If=20we=20as=20students=20feel=20our=20needs=20are=20not=20being=20met,=20r=
ather=20than=20
directly=20dealing=20with=20the=20counselors=20there=20is=20always=20a=20su=
pervisor=20
one=20can=20contact.=20Make=20sure=20your=20counselor=20knows=20your=20comp=
laints=20
and=20have=20documentation=20of=20their=20refusal=20to=20provide=20services=
=20we=20
feel=20are=20necessary.
I=E2=80=99m=20not=20trying=20to=20be=20difficult=20or=20dismissive=20or=20a=
ny=20of=20the=20
frustrations=20which=20have=20been=20shared;=20I=20want=20to=20be=20as=20su=
pportive=20
rather=20than=20feed=20into=20the=20negativity=20which=20is=20quite=20easy=
=20to=20fall=20
into.=20Please=20know=20I=20have=20fallen=20into=20this=20trap.
I=20have=20always=20found=20this=20list=20to=20be=20a=20proactive=20communi=
ty=20which=20
challenges=20and=20supports=20each=20other.=20Let=E2=80=99s=20keep=20up=20t=
he=20trend.
Wishing=20all=20the=20best,

Anjelina
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