[nabs-l] Choosing an Appropriate Summer Training Program

[justin williams]

You can taylor the program with them to fit what you need.-----Original
Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Arielle
Silverman
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 9:56 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Choosing an Appropriate Summer Training Program

I think you could make arrangements with the CCB to do the independence
training part and not the academic part. I agree that college prep might not
be necessary in your case, and forgoing that part of the program will give
you more time to work on O&M, tech and home management. I think that a
summer is enough time to get enough confidence that you can continue to
build the skills on your own.
Arielle

On 4/18/13, Zachary N. Griego-Dreicer <zdreicer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Good morning Miso, I am attending the very same program, and really 
> like the
>
> Colorado Center and their staff. I have attended both the mid school 
> and high school programs before and have refered many friends to CCB.
>
>
>
> Sent from my Acer Aspire As5733
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Miso Kwak
> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 9:31 AM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nabs-l] Choosing an Appropriate Summer Training Program
>
> I have previously discussed this matter and am aware that Colorado 
> Center staff are on the list.
> Before I start writing letter of justification to California 
> Department of Rehab I would like to hear from people who participated 
> in the program.
> The program I aim to attend is Summer for Success College-Prep program.
> If you have participated in this program please share your experience 
> with me either on or off list.
> What I would like to achieve the most over the summer before I start 
> college are the following:
> Improvement in orientation and mobility skills Using JAWS (I use a 
> Korean made screen reader; only know the basics of
> JAWS)
> Improvement in home management skills (cooking, cleaning, etc) I know 
> that the college prep program's curriculum includes academic aspects 
> of college and how to access the disabilities services.
> This could vary from person to person, but generally, would learning 
> such things be helpful and worth the time?
> Knowing myself this summer might be the only time I attend such 
> training programs.
> While I am afraid of supposedly rigorous college academics, I am not 
> 100% sure if attending a program that includes academic help in a way 
> would substantially benefit me.
> I know for a fact, I need to improve on O&M and home management and 
> obtaining training in those areas will benefit me for a long time.
> However, I am not willing to spend a year training on those skills. 
> The summer might not be enough but I will do my best to learn and 
> maintain the skills afterwards especially now.
> Based on what you have read so far, would you suggest any program 
> other than CCB's summer success for college program?
> Based on your experience, what would you do differently? What advice 
> would you give me?
> Miso Kwak
>
>
>
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