[nabs-l] two questions that are completely unrelated to oneanother

Mon May 20 21:04:56 UTC 2013

Yes you can test out of a class. It depends on the center exactly how
you arrange that, but they do try to address students' individual
needs. In my case, I tested out of Braille at LCB after I had been in
Braille class for a month and had proven to Mr. Whittle that I didn't
need extra Braille reading practice. Also, part of the reason the
teachers supported my decision to test out was because I really needed
more time for home management/cooking class. I had that class first
thing in the morning and was chronically running late from that class
which messed up the rest of the morning's schedule. So I asked to
replace the Braille with an extra hour of cooking and they agreed. I
still went to Braille class once a week because I wanted to practice
slating, but if you are good at that too, you may be able to test out
completely. Now that I can successfully cook for myself and my fiancee
in a timely fashion, I am very grateful that they were flexible enough
to allow me the extra training in that area. Another way to test out
of other classes, like cooking and shop, is to finish the required
projects quickly. I know some students who have come with excellent
cooking skills or woodworking experience have been able to finish
those classes in just a few months and be able to spend the rest of
their training on the other classes.
Best,
Arielle

On 5/20/13, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry, I just noticed the typo.  I meant to say infrared.  Basically
> all you do is when you set up the printer connection it should be in
> the list, and then you line up the little infrared scanner on the
> BrailleNote, (should be on the far right side of the back of the unit,
> assuming that you have it with the keyboard side facing up,) with the
> infrared scanner on the printer.  On the printers I've used it with
> the scanner was on the front of the printer on the right side as well
> so if your printer has it it should be pretty easy to find.  Then the
> printer and BrailleNote can talk via the scanners verses through the
> wires and cables and you just follow all the regular printing commands
> from there.
> Hope this helps.  I don't know why bluetooth didn't occur to me, but
> that might be an option worth exploring too.  Either that or infrared
> will probably be your best options for printing wirelessly.
>
> On 5/20/13, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Kaiti, thanks for the reply. What is inferred printing? I've
>> never heard of it but it sounds super interesting. Could you
>> explain that to me please?
>>
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Mon, 20 May 2013 12:22:09 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] two questions that are completely unrelated
>> to oneanother
>>
>> Hi Sophie,
>>
>> As far as I am aware the BrailleNote cannot connect to a wireless
>> printer, but it can go off of inferred which is really nice.  I
>> used
>> it for a few years and although I still needed to be right by the
>> printer cutting out the cords saved me a lot of hassle.  Hope
>> that
>> answers your question.
>>
>> Absolutely.  I know a number of people who have tested out of
>> Braille
>> courses at the centers.  My understanding from being on calls
>> with Pam
>> Allen recently is that the centers try to meet the individual
>> trainee
>> where they are in each of the class areas and build on those
>> skills.
>> So, if you're braille is great they won't make you do a bunch of
>> unnecessary training and will instead spend that time on building
>> up
>> other skills.
>>
>> HTH!
>>
>> On 5/20/13, Koby Cox <kobycox at gmail.com> wrote:
>>  Sophie,
>>  I don't believe that you can test out of a class at a NFB
>> training
>>  center however, I'm not sure about that. I would recommend that
>> you talk
>>  to the director of which ever training center that you are
>> planning on
>>  attending either Julie Deden at CCB or Pam Alan at LCB. I
>> attended CCB
>>  so If I'm missing something would some one please correct me?
>>  Koby.
>>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Sophie
>>  Trist
>>  Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 9:25 AM
>>  To: nabs
>>  Subject: [nabs-l] two questions that are completely unrelated to
>> one
>>  another
>>
>>  dear List,
>>
>>  As my subject implies, I have 2 questions that are not related,
>>  but I thought I'd put them in the same thread. I'm 99% sure I
>>  know the answer to this first question, but I thought I'd check
>>  anyway. Can the braillenote connect to a wireless printer? I
>>  don't think so, but it would make my life a lot more convenient
>>  if it could and I want to verify. My second question concerns
>> NFB
>>  training centers. I'll be going to one in a couple of years, and
>>  I know that the standard classes are braille, home ec, O&M,
>>  technology, and shop. I've had braille education since I was 3
>>  and can fluently read grades 1 and 2 as well as nemeth. I was
>>  wondering if you can test out of a class at an NFB training
>>  center. Any answer will be appreciated.
>>
>>  Best,
>>  Sophie Trist
>>
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