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

[zeynep sule yilmaz]

My abroad experience has been in The US but I would be more than happy
to answer specific questions that you have.  You might wanna review
their laws regarding guide dogs and accommodations for student with
disabilities. Feel free to reach me off-list. Totally agree with
Arielle’s suggestion to find a blind organization. I haven't known any
blind individual or organization my first year in here and it would
have been very very helpful.

Thanks and good luck


2014-08-17 5:52 GMT-05:00, Carly Mihalakis via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>:
> Good morning, Arielle,
>
> Wow! Australia? How fun for you. Have you any
> stories about Aussie? Would love to study in Australia!
> You oughta call, if you'd like. I'm in Berkeley California: cell:
> 408-209-3239
>
>   r I would love to do that, too!06:54 PM 8/16/2014, you wrote:
>>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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