[nabs-l] nfb training centers

[Lillie Pennington]

I am always interested in center experiences. I am curious as to the Braille aspect. I read contracted Braille at about 140 words and hope to increase that to 175 within the next year or so. I know the nemith code code pretty much up through algebra 2 and probably then some. My  Braille music skills are fair. I am just curious as to what a Braille component could do for me.

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> On Feb 2, 2014, at 10:12 PM, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Kelsey,
> 
> I would absolutely 100% recommend an NFB training center. If you have
> voc rehab they will pay for all of it. Depending on what state you're
> in, you may have to convince them why an NFB center is better for you
> than a state center, but we can all help you with that.
> I attended Louisiana Center for the Blind in 2008, and it was a great
> experience. They do test your skills in each class at the beginning
> and they set up your assignments according to your individual
> strengths and weaknesses. For example, they may start you off in the
> kitchen by practicing a lot with different types of knives and then
> have you start learning to cook with the oven and stove.
> I had good tech skills when I got to LCB, so for my final project I
> learned basic sound editing and edited one of the LCB play recordings.
> It was a ton of fun and it was great to do something useful for the
> center.
> For travel they give you all the basic skills so you can travel
> competently in any kind of unfamiliar environment. My mobility skills
> were my weak point when I got to the center. By the time I graduated I
> could feel comfortable crossing parking lots and finding buildings
> based on their addresses. I also found that I could learn a route to a
> new place after being shown once or twice. Before I went to the
> center, it would take me many rounds of practice before I would get a
> route down. Although I still get lost sometimes, I find that since
> graduating from the center, I can recognize when I am lost and correct
> the problem a lot faster.
> 
> Best,
> Arielle
> 
>> On 2/2/14, Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello,  it sounds like you are interested in attending one of our NFB
>> Training centers, and sounds like it would certainly benefit you.
>>  The first question of funding can probably be answered by asking if you
>> have a case  with Voc Rehab?
>> i attended a training center and have worked with rehab in order to get
>> there. I would be happy to answer any questions you have and direct  you to
>> folks who can answer questions for you that I can't.
>> Feel free to contact me at dsmithnfb at gmail.com  if you like, and I'll do my
>> best to assist.