[nabs-l] Grad School and Training Centers?

[Sarah Meyer]

Thanks, Cindy and Arielle, for the resources and your feedback!

I did find out that I can defer my start date in my grad program for
up to two years, which was an amazing thing to find out!! I really do
think I need and could benefit from the full training  program at one
of the Centers, and it looks like I won't have to give up my spot in
the grad program to do so!
I am in the process of speaking with the directors and other staff at
each of the centers to learn about what makes each program unique so I
can decide which one will best meet my needs, and I am gathering
supporting documentation for when I present my request to my VR
counselor this Monday.
This may be a battle but it also may not; either way it is refreshing
for me to be figuring out what I need and to know that I may be able
to access the resources and support to get those needs met.  It is
empowering to be making a decision not based on others' opinions of my
skills but based on my own awareness and gut feeling of what I need to
do to be the best version of myself.  Do I think I could go to grad
school and do well this fall? Yes.  Do I think I could do more than
just "get by" and actually be 10 times more confident and
effective/efficient while doing so? Absolutely.  And there's no time
like the present to make that a reality, especially while I'm not
married and don't have family obligations to think about.

Thanks everyone!!

-- 
Sarah K. Meyer
NFB of Indy - Community Outreach, Advocacy, and Legislation (COAL), Chair
IndyGo/IPTC Mobility Advisory Committee (MAC), Member
(317) 402-6632