[nabs-l] An international student

Wed Apr 9 18:40:12 UTC 2014

Hi again,

I do not want to make you confused. However, after certain amount of
time that you spend in your academic program, you can work at
off-campus jobs. The only thing is, it has to be related to your
academic program. For F1 visa, you are allowed to work for 12 months.
for J1, it is a little bit longer. There are a few of specific
conditions that you would be able to work too. As I said again, please
consult with your international student service adviser.

Best
Zeynep

2014-04-09 12:18 GMT-05:00, Elif Emir <filerime at gmail.com>:
> 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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>>>>> 480-221-5195
>>>>> Secretary
>>>>> Arizona Association of blind students
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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
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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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