[nabs-l] An international student

Wed Apr 9 17:18:22 UTC 2014

Your school may help you. some disability units hire mobility trainer
for you. you may check the local services on google. if you have a J1
or F1 visa, you are not allowed to work of campus. You can only work
on campus.
for on campus jobs check your school's web-site.

2014-04-09 12:56 GMT-04:00, siddhi desai <desai.siddhi14 at gmail.com>:
> Dear all,
>
> Thanks for the replys.
>
> I would be studying in lexinton Univ of Kentucky.
>
> I will contact disability office in UK but apart from my academic
> accommodational needs, how can i work with other areas. say,
> mobilizing to other area like to shops banks etc. Are there other
> organizations which work for blind fellows? How do you all find
> employment opportunities off campus?
>
> Sincerely
> Siddhi
>
> On 4/9/14, Elif Emir <filerime at gmail.com> wrote:
>> HelloSiddhi,
>> Congrats for your Ph.d.
>> I'm also an international student here.
>> The first thing I'll recommend you to contact your university's
>> disability support unit. They will provide required assistant related
>> to your education. Providing accessible text book is one of the basic
>> services that you'll be having. Further services differs depending on
>> your school.
>> It's good to bring an official document as a prouf of your disability.
>> The university and the other city units will ask you for it before
>> provide any services. Having two or three official copies can be good.
>> Since eye care is not included in most of the health insurance, having
>> a prouf of document can be expensive here.
>> I also suggest you to contact with your school's disability services
>> ASAP, since they need some time to make arrangements.
>> If you have any other questions, you're always very welcome.
>>
>>
>>
>> 2014-04-08 19:49 GMT-04:00, Cindy Bennett <clb5590 at gmail.com>:
>>> Hi Siddhi,
>>>
>>> First, congratulations!
>>>
>>> I think that reaching out to networks of blind students will really
>>> help you so I'd say you're off to a good start! If you tell us where
>>> you will be studying, I will check my network and connect you with
>>> local blind students if I know any.
>>>
>>> I work with my state's department of services for the blind. They
>>> assist me in purchasing blindness-related equipment such as screen
>>> reader software and are able to provide training if I need to increase
>>> my skills using a particular technology. They are also often able to
>>> provide some orientation and mobility services around your new campus.
>>> However, I have found that networking with blind people in the area
>>> has given me a much better idea of the layout of an area than working
>>> with an instructor. However, the option could be there. The only
>>> caveat is that these services are often available to U.S. citizens. I
>>> am less familiar with services offered to anyone.
>>>
>>> In Seattle, a business with a nonprofit foundation, the Lighthouse for
>>> the Blind, does offer some O&M instruction to anyone who needs it
>>> based on a contract they have with Metro Transit, our public transit
>>> agency. Other cities have similar nonprofits, but they are often
>>> diverse in what services they provide and how many of the services you
>>> can take advantage of.
>>>
>>> Cindy
>>>
>>> On 4/8/14, Ryan Bishop <ryan.bishop96 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>> What University were you excepted to? It may be easier knowing that who
>>>> to
>>>> put you in contact with. Feel free to contact me off list if you don't
>>>> feel
>>>> comfortable putting that here. My information can be found in the
>>>> signature
>>>> below!
>>>> Ryan
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> The problem of blindness is not the lack of eyesight. The real problem
>>>> is
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>>>> person
>>>> has proper training and opportunity, blindness is only a physical
>>>> nuisance.
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>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of siddhi
>>>> desai
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 02:58 AM
>>>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] An international student
>>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> I am an India student. I have been accepted to us university for my
>>>> Ph.D.
>>>> program in public policy. I have travelled to countries like Canada and
>>>> Germany for a short duration and lived there independently.
>>>> However i will be coming to USA for the first time and my stay would be
>>>> longer. Actually, I wanted to know Apart from Disability services
>>>> office
>>>> in
>>>> University, which organisations in USA exists for visually impaired
>>>> people
>>>> and how should i contact them? I have no notion regarding disability
>>>> sector
>>>> in USA so detailed answers would be helpful for me.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely
>>>> Siddhi
>>>>
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>>>
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