[nabs-l] Seeking Advice and Experiences on Studying Abroad

[Arielle Silverman]

I studied in Australia for a semester. I know that's not one of the
countries you mentioned, but I'm happy to answer general questions
off-list.
I do have one general tip which is to find out if there are any
blindness organizations or services in the country you are visiting
and check out what resources they have to offer. I'm really glad I
connected with Vision Australia since they provided me orientation to
campus and even let me borrow a book I needed for class in hard copy
Braille! I also got to hang out with some young blind people in
Australia which was fun.
Personally I would feel a bit anxious about living in a country where
I didn't speak or understand the language fluently, because I think
that makes it hard to ask for information or directions when walking
around. But I know other blind people who have done it successfully.
Of course, if you are fluent in Spanish, this shouldn't be a problem.

Best,
Arielle

On 8/16/14, Gerardo Corripio via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>   Tips that might help, based on my experiences studying here in Mexico,
> but it also applies to other Spanish-speaking countries:
> 1.-Be very very comfortable with yourself and very vocal about speaking
> for yourself in acomodations of books and other materials; like in the
> States, there are good/willing professors, and others who don't care;
> also if in the university or school (like with mine) they've never had a
> blind student, they might be at a loss of how to acomodate certain
> things. So speak up!
> 2.-Technology: Mek sure you take technology especially blindness-related
> like notetakers etc., because almost all countries in Latinamerica,
> don't loan technology as in the US; even worse, because here in
> Latinamerica, blindness technology is so expensive, the culture of using
> it, isn't wisespread; most blind people here in latinamerica, use
> regular Laptops with Jaws or other screen readers installed.
> 3.-Tell your library you're moving abroad: It sure feels lonely
> sometimes being in another country! so from time to time, having an
> English book to read, really makes you feel a lot better! Also some
> books required might be available from Bard! American citizens living
> abroad, remember, also get service! So tell your library of you're
> studying abroad, and they'll transfer the services to the overseas
> librarian.
> 4.-Join Bookshare: For students, it's free, and it's always good to have
> another source of books, right?
> 5.-Enjoy! Enjoy your studying abroad! you'll value things you took for
> granted in the US!
> Hope these tips help!
> El 16/08/2014 05:52 p.m., Miso Kwak via nabs-l escribió:
>> Hello, I am hoping to study abroad some time in my undergrad year.
>> If anyone here on the list has an experience of studying in Spain,
>> Argentina, England, and/or Scottland I would love to hear about your
>> experiences. Also if anyone has any general tips specific to blind
>> students on studying abroad I would appreciate it as well.
>> Best,
>> Miso Kwak
>>
>>
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