[nabs-l] need to vent and very discouraged right now.

[Misty Dawn Bradley]

Hi Melissa,
I am sorry that the job specialist talked down to you like that. There are 
plenty of blind people that work with sighted children in schools, daycares, 
and other places, and this job specialist should do some research before 
flat out telling you that you will not be hired. There are even several news 
articles on the Internet from newspapers detailing how well some blind 
teachers are doing working with sighted children. I wonder if maybe you 
could take some of these articles and show them to him. There are also some 
articles on the Career Connect database too, but you can probably find them 
by doing a search. Also, maybe someone in the NFB that works with children 
can talk with you and then show this job specialist that he is wrong in his 
thinking.
I hope everything works out for you and that the VR personnel won't try to 
get in the way of your career goals.
Misty


-----Original Message----- 
From: melissa Green
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 5:47 PM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nabs-l] need to vent and very discouraged right now.

Took a napp and processed what happened too me today.  But I am still
bothered by this episode.  Read on if you like.
I was very encouraged and hopeful yesterday during and after my meeting with
the devision of vocational rehabiletation.  Then this morning the job
specialest called me.
He basically told me that if I was hired by a school or daycare center that
does not serve blind children that I will not find a job.  And that I wasted
my time and rehab's money.  He also said that it will be a liability for
anyone to hire me.
this is coming from someone who is suppose to believe in me and to be in my
corner.  I don't think this is the case at all, and he hasn't even met me.
Still upset and now discouraged.  But have to focus on finishing school.
I have worked very hard and been through so much hell.  I haven't given up.
But But I want to give up and scream for a while .
  I was so mad.  I plan to tell him so wednesday during our meeting.
But by then I plan to be calmed down and handle this with dignety and
education and not anger.
thank you for reading and letting me vent and share.
off to finish with school forever.
Best,
Melissa Green and Pj
I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities.
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