[nabs-l] STEP Program offered by Junior Blind of America

[Brandon Keith Biggs]

Hello,
It depends where you are at in your living skills. I had been living on my 
own for a few months before I went to the Step 2 program and I found it only 
good for the few hours of work experience they provided. They aren't very 
inventive when it comes to giving each person a unique work environment, but 
you do get to do an internship. I did not like however, the step 1 folks 
were mentored by the step 2 people for both sessions and the step 2 people 
had to sit through classes the step 1 participant's were taking.
Step 1 is a ton of classes on how to give an interview, talk about yourself 
and act professionally dressing wise and so on. When I went it was very 
lecture based and very little real-time experiences, but I could tell some 
people really needed the learning. I could already cook, clean, do laundry 
and had had a summer job the year before in a much freer environment, so I 
found STEP oppressive, but I did learn how to deal with authority in a 
mature way and even though I won't repeat it, I am glad I went.
The campus is also very oddly situated, so it takes for ever to go anywhere 
and they expect people to work around the schedule they set up, so for 
example, I had a 2 hour commute on Para transit to and from work and I had 
work to do at home. They were not very accommodating for those of us who 
wanted to become work junkies, working till 10, grabbing food, then waking 
up at 6 and leaving. They wanted you to actually be around with other people 
and do tasks like instruct the other students on how to use the computer for 
example.
Personally, the YES2 program in Washington state is more my cup of tee than 
the STEP2 program, but I know plenty of other people who really loved it and 
or who would really like it.
You can email me off list if you have any more questions.
brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs
-----Original Message----- 
From: Miso Kwak
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:55 PM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nabs-l] STEP Program offered by Junior Blind of America

Hello,
I would like to know if any of you have participated in the STEP
program offered by Junior Blind in California.
If you have the experience, could you comment on how it was?
Would you recommend it?
I am trying to select a summer program that will help me improve my
independent living skills (mobility, home management, etc) and realize
that there are a few different options available, so I just want to
hear from someone if anyone on the list has experience with Junior
Blind's STEP program.
Thank you.
Miso Kwak




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