[nabs-l] international students

Darian dsmithnfb at gmail.com
Wed Dec 3 00:18:44 UTC 2014 

All:
I believe this is a fabulous thing that is being discussed.  
I am personally glad to hear that there is such an interest in  issues/Concerns having to do with international students. 
If there's any way that I might be of assistance in this regard, please feel free to let me know. 
Best of luck in connecting, learning, and sharing.
Darian

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> On Dec 2, 2014, at 2:34 PM, Elif Emir Öksüz via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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>> Human Centered Design and Engineering
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