[nabs-l] nfb training centers

Tue Feb 4 18:56:50 UTC 2014

I have not attended an NFB training center myself, but I did go to
World Services for the Blind.  Despite their rather lax attitude
regarding the poor residential life situation, their training is
fairly good.  Like the NFB centers, they will evaluate your skills and
assist you wherever you need the most work.  Kelsey, you mentioned
going to a six-week training program in high school where you felt you
really were not given a lot of independence.  Misty, you were
right--they did keep you on a short leash because you were a minor.
I'm not sure about CCB and LCB, but I believe they opperate similarly
to World Services for the Blind in that, for the adults, once the
official day is over, you are free to go wherever you please whenever
you please as long as you sign out at the housing desk when you leave
and sign in when you return.  From what I have heard, the NFB centers
pretty much do the same thing.

On 2/4/14, melissa Green <lissa1531 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree.
> I loved the fact that I could just read and read some more.
> all the while increasing my speed.
>
> Best,
> Melissa R Green
> Hold fast to dreams,
> For if dreams die
> Life is a broken-winged bird,
> That cannot fly.
> Langston Hughes
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Arielle Silverman" <arielle71 at gmail.com>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
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> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 10:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] nfb training centers
>
>
> 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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