[nabs-l] nfb training centers

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi Lillie,

For Braille the center instructors will measure your current reading
speed and will help you practice reading and learn techniques to
increase your speed, if that is your goal. They will also have you
practice writing on the slate and stylus and building up your writing
speed. I was a fast Braille reader already, so I mostly focused on
slate and stylus work.
Even if you are already great with Braille, it's a good opportunity
to read some fun Braille books!
Arielle

On 2/2/14, Lillie Pennington <lilliepennington at fuse.net> wrote:
> 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.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> 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.
>
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