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

Arielle Silverman arielle71 at gmail.com
Mon May 20 21:24:37 UTC 2013 

The adult programs are open all year and you can start and end
whenever you want. They also have summer programs for high school
students and recent graduates. Many people go through the high school
summer program right after graduation and then stay at the center for
another 6-9 months to complete the adult program as well. However, you
could also do an adult program just for the summer. You won't have an
official graduation after only two months, but you will still learn a
lot

Arielle

On 5/20/13, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> 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
>  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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