[nabs-l] international students

Tue Dec 2 22:34:07 UTC 2014

Getting together and talking is my priority right now.
Then we can decide for further steps.
I'm so glad that more people responded this e-mail.
NABSboard, thanks for your interest.
Guys, when do you have time, when can we talk?
we are not much, we can do a Skype call.
or let me know your suggestions.
Elif

2014-11-29 22:39 GMT-05:00, Cindy Bennett via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>:
> Hi Chris et al,
>
> First, I am CCing Candice Chapman on this message. She is the
> treasurer of NABS and the membership chair.
>
> I think that this is an excellent discussion (although I have not
> followed it thoroughly). One thing we do to engage membership is
> through membership calls. If a call would interest students, I am sure
> that Candice and the NABS board would love to hear about this directly
> and am also sure that something could be organized. I am excited to
> learn that students are interested in this topic as it is one that I
> am vastly unaware about. I for one would have no idea how to advise an
> international student, or international blind student for that matter,
> as I am completely ignorant of the rights one has if they are an
> international student regarding accommodations. I think that a call
> led by some international students who are well versed in
> international student rights and experienced with advocating for
> themselves would be excellent. I am also on the Slate committee, and I
> think that publishing an article about some of the unique challenges
> experienced by international students would be a great addition to our
> newsletter. So, if you fall into the Slate category and want to share
> your story, please email me or the chair of the Slate committee, Cody
> Bair at codyjbair at yahoo.com.
>
> Candice is CC-ed, but you can email her directly at
> chapman.candicel at gmail.com.
>
> Cindy
>
> On 11/29/14, Chris Nusbaum via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> An initial conference call for this might be a great place to start.
>> Perhaps
>> this can also expand to a meeting at national convention for
>> international
>> students and those who are interested in issues which are of concern to
>> them. While I don't see the need for a new NFB division being formed for
>> international students, as this (in my opinion) falls under the NABS
>> umbrella, the potential could be there for a subgroup within NABS and/or
>> and
>> informal discussion group which has its meetings via conference call and
>> at
>> national convention. Just throwing out some ideas.
>>
>> Chris Nusbaum, Vice President
>> Maryland Association of Blind Students
>> Coordinator of Social Media, National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
>> Twitter: @Chrisn98, @MDMDABS and @NFBMD
>>
>> "Together, with love, hope and determination, we transform dreams into
>> reality."
>>
>>> On Nov 29, 2014, at 8:03 PM, siddhi desai via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Elif and all,
>>>
>>> This seems to be a great idea! I am from India too and faced many
>>> challenges post-arrival in USA. We could  surely plan a conference!
>>> Sincerely
>>> Siddhi
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 11/30/14, Miso Kwak via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> Hi Elif and all,
>>>> Joining the party a bit late, but I am also interested in advocating
>>>> for and helping out international students in the U.S.
>>>> I am Miso, a sophomore attending University of California Los Angeles,
>>>> majoring in psychology and minoring in disability studies and
>>>> education. I am originally from South Korea and have been in the U.S.
>>>> for about 7 years now.
>>>> Please feel free to email me off list and I agree with Kartik that
>>>> conference may be a good idea.
>>>> Best,
>>>> Miso
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Kartik Sawhney via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> To: Elif Emir <filerime at gmail.com>; National Association of Blind
>>>> Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tue, Nov 11, 2014 8:11 pm
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] international students
>>>>
>>>> Hey Elif,
>>>>
>>>> I'm Kartik. I'm a sophomore at Stanford University studying Computer
>>>> Science. I'm from India. I've been thinking on similar lines for quite
>>>> sometime now, and I think it'll be awesome to chat more about it to
>>>> see what we can do together. Same goes for anyone (international or
>>>> not) who is interested. Let's plan a conference to discuss this
>>>> further.
>>>>
>>>> In the meanwhile, Elif, feel free to reach out, or share your contact
>>>> details.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>>> On 11/11/14, Elif Emir via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> Well I admit that I got more accommodation's here than I had back in
>>>>> Turkey in terms of the accessible course materials. This is wonderful.
>>>>> The problem is being lack of social support which can be a back up
>>>>> when there is no accommodation.
>>>>> Plus this is a huge culture shock.
>>>>> In this situation it is very hard to locate in a new country, lern how
>>>>> and where to do shopping, find a way for transportation, how to call
>>>>> for a cab, learn the naberhood and campus to navegate independently,
>>>>> discover the food, brands, health system, learn how to recognize
>>>>> dollar bills and coin, write a check, so and so.
>>>>> an international student has to figure all these out very shortly in
>>>>> order to survive. Blindness and language make this harder. So some
>>>>> daily living assistance at the beginning would be very cool.
>>>>> Anyway, if there is any international students here please reach me.
>>>>> We can advocate for future generations together.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2014-11-11 0:29 GMT-05:00, Kaiti Shelton via nabs-l
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>:
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is definitely dialog which should happen.  I think that domestic
>>>>>> students also have a lot to learn from international students, and we
>>>>>> could all benefit from more open communication.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So, do tell us what you think we could do to help, but also remember
>>>>>> to speak up.  I was totally unaware of the lack of accommodations
>>>>>> available to students who are not U.S citizens until very recently,
>>>>>> and I doubt I'm the only one who isn't very knowledgeable on this.
>>>> If
>>>>>> you have ideas based on what you did for accommodations in your home
>>>>>> country that you think could help students in the U.S, share those
>>>>>> too.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think If we're all open and provide helpful suggestions, everyone
>>>>>> will benefit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 11/10/14, zeynep sule yilmaz via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Elif, that's a great topic to talk about here too. I'm asking all
>>>> the
>>>>>>> NABS members. How NABS can support international students better? Is
>>>>>>> there any idea? Most of us had or still have some problems because
>>>> of
>>>>>>> being international student. This may be lack of the information and
>>>>>>> resources that are available to American sitizens with
>>>> disabilities. I
>>>>>>> know that being a strong self-advocate is always what we would like,
>>>>>>> however, we need support from native students sometimes.  I would
>>>> like
>>>>>>> to know, if any of the NABS members have any idea on that.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>> Zeynep
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2014-11-10 13:02 GMT-06:00, Darian Smith via nabs-l
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>:
>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>>  We have an "International Students" E-mail list that can be found
>>>>>>>> among
>>>>>>>> the  collection of list serves  of the NFB at www.nfbnet.org
>>>>>>>> <http://www.nfbnet.org/>.
>>>>>>>>  I'm sure there are international students on the NABS list, but I
>>>>>>>> suspect
>>>>>>>> there are more of them on the International  Students List.
>>>>>>>>   Hope this is helpful to you.
>>>>>>>>  Best,
>>>>>>>>  Darian
>>>>>>>>> On Nov 10, 2014, at 10:05 AM, Elif Emir via nabs-l
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>> My name is Elif.
>>>>>>>>> I'm a graduate student from Turkey.
>>>>>>>>> I'm wondering how many international students are we in this
>>>> group?
>>>>>>>>> Or is there anyone who knows about an international blind student
>>>> who
>>>>>>>>> is not a member of this e-mail group?
>>>>>>>>> Could you contact me from here my personal e-mail to discuss
>>>> about the
>>>>>>>>> accommodation's we have, problems spessific to international
>>>> students
>>>>>>>>> and adjustment issues.
>>>>>>>>> I want to get together online, and talk to each other and support
>>>> each
>>>>>>>>> other about these internationally spessific issues.
>>>>>>>>> Best
>>>>>>>>> Elif Emir Oksuz
>>>>>>>>> filerime at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>>
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