[nabs-l] Attending CCB

[melissa Green]

Misty.
I am a graduate of the CCb.
I went to a state program first and I didn't get much out of it at all.
I would call the center and ask the questions that are relevant to you.
I usually advise people that their program is what you make it.
I always feel a little badly for those people who go through the ccb program 
and spend 9 months there and come out with a piece of paper.
IMo that is a waste of time and money.
They also have a college program starting in the fall.
Don't know much about it but you also get training related to college and 
independence training.  As well as to take a college class.
I wish they had that option when I was in the center.

Keep us posted and good luck.
Sincerely,
Melissa and Pj
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From: "Misty Dawn Bradley" <mistydbradley at gmail.com>
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Subject: [nabs-l] Attending CCB


Hi all,
Have any of you attended the Colorado Center for the Blind, and how were 
your experiences there?
I am considering attending next year after I finish my associates degree but 
am researching to find out if it is the best place for me. I have lived on 
my own for about 6 years now and can travel and use public transportation, 
but I probably could use some improvement in some areas and also would like 
to improve job and career skills.
Do you think the center is mainly for those that are newly on their own or 
just become blind, or do you think that someone that has been blind from 
birth and on their own for some time could also benefit from attending CCB? 
I attended a center in a different state that was not an NFB center, but I 
felt that it was not the right place for me and did not complete my term 
there.
Also, if you have children, can you still live in the center's apartments, 
or do you have to just be a day student and live outside of the center's 
housing? I am wondering, because I am a single mother of a 5-year-old, so I 
would have to figure out how that is done as far as housing. I would also 
have child care worked out in advance, so that wouldn't be an issue during 
the day while I am in classes at the center, but I definitely need to find 
out about living in the center's apartments with a child.
Also, I am out-of-state, and I am wondering how people here have convinced 
their state's vocational rehab to help them attend the center? I have not 
brought it up with my state's vocational rehab yet because I am still 
researching about the center and the Denver Area in general. If I plan to 
attend during the summer or fall of next year, how soon should I bring it up 
with Vocational Rehab here in North Carolina?
Thank you,
Misty
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