[nabs-l] two questions that are completely unrelated tooneanother

Sophie Trist sweetpeareader at gmail.com
Mon May 20 21:19:33 UTC 2013


Are the centers open all year round, or do they have start and 
end times like school? If possible, I'd like to go to LCB 
directly after graduating high school and train during the 
summer.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com
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Date sent: Mon, 20 May 2013 15:04:56 -0600
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] two questions that are completely unrelated 
tooneanother

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
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 Date sent: Mon, 20 May 2013 12:22:09 -0400
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 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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