[nabs-l] adjusting to high school (was: Re: [] new year)

Sat Jan 4 05:00:58 UTC 2014

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From:=20"ryan=20bishop"=20<ryan.bishop96 at gmail.com
To:=20"'National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list'"=20=

<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Fri,=203=20Jan=202014=2021:58:09=20-0700
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20adjusting=20to=20high=20school=20(was:=20Re:=20=
[]=20new=20
year)

Chris,
I=20think=20that=20a=20few=20TVI's=20should=20be=20there,=20encase=20they=20=
have=20
questions=20from
the=20blind=20persons=20prospective,=20but=20I=20do=20agree,=20we=20should=
=20keep=20it=20
more
student=20oriented.
Ryan

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-----Original=20Message-----
From:=20nabs-l=20[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]=20On=20Behalf=20Of=20
Chris=20Nusbaum
Sent:=2003=20January=202014=2021:55
To:=20'National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list'
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20adjusting=20to=20high=20school=20(was:=20Re:=20=
[]=20new=20
year)

Good=20idea--this=20could=20serve=20as=20a=20good=20source=20of=20informati=
on=20for=20
them=20as
well.=20=20However,=20I'm=20not=20sure=20if=20we=20would=20want=20them=20to=
=20participate=20
actively
in=20the=20call=20itself=20or=20whether=20we=20would=20want=20to=20have=20a=
=20recording=20
and/or
notes=20available=20online=20for=20them=20to=20reference=20later.=20=20Whil=
e=20there=20
will
doubtless=20be=20information=20provided=20on=20such=20a=20call=20which=20wo=
uld=20be=20
useful=20to
those=20professionals,=20I=20think=20it=20would=20be=20nice=20to=20have=20a=
=20call=20in=20
which=20blind
high=20school=20students=20could=20talk=20amongst=20ourselves=20without=20T=
VI's=20
being
involved.=20=20Thoughts?

Chris

-----Original=20Message-----
From:=20nabs-l=20[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]=20On=20Behalf=20Of=20
marissa
Sent:=20Friday,=20January=2003,=202014=2011:48=20PM
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20adjusting=20to=20high=20school=20(was:=20Re:=20=
[]=20new=20
year)

Sounds=20good=20to=20me.=20=20If=20this=20were=20to=20happen,=20if=20it=20w=
as=20possable,=20
you=20should
alert=20the=20VI=20aids=20and=20helpers=20who=20work=20with=20us=20high=20s=
chool=20
students,=20that
way=20they=20are=20aware=20too.

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Darian=20Smith=20<dsmithnfb at gmail.com
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Fri,=203=20Jan=202014=2020:03:45=20-0800
Subject:=20[nabs-l]=20adjusting=20to=20high=20school=20(was:=20Re:=20[]=20n=
ew=20year)

High=20school=20is=20=20definitely=20one=20of=20the=20most=20challenging=20=
parts=20of=20
my=20life=20in
more=20than=20one=20sense=20=20learning=20that=20I=20was=20not=20=20alone=20=
=20in=20dealing=20
with
accommodations=20and=20trying=20to=20figure=20out=20realistic=20expectation=
s=20
for=20myself
was=20certainly=20something=20I=20wish=20I=20=20had=20=20better=20feel=20fo=
r.

=20I=20am=20wondering=20if=20NABS=20was=20to=20organize=20a=20call=20where=
=20high=20school=20
students
could=20get=20some=20of=20their=20questions=20answered=20by=20fellow=20high=
=20school=20
students
in=20a=20safe=20environment=20would=20any=20of=20you=20be=20interested=20i=
=20this?
=20we=20would=20want=20to=20maintain=20this=20as=20a=20place=20where=20high=
=20school=20
students=20would
feel=20comfortable=20asking=20questions=20=20and=20knowing=20they=20would=20=
get=20
sound=20advice
from=20each=20other.=20=20we=20=20would=20have=20a=20more=20experienced=20m=
ember=20of=20
NABS=20there=20as
a=20support,=20but=20mainly
this=20would=20be=20the=20high=20school=20student=92s=20=20=20time.
=20=20thoughts?
=20=20Darian

On=20Jan=203,=202014,=20at=207:35=20PM,=20Joseph=20C.=20=20Lininger=20
<devnull-nabs-l at pcdesk.net
wrote:

=20I=20happen=20to=20be=20a=20science=20guy.=20=20I=20ended=20up=20doing=20=
computer=20science=20
as=20a
profession,=20but=20I=20enjoy=20physics=20and=20the=20other=20sciences=20to=
o.
If=20there's=20anything=20I=20can=20do=20to=20assist=20anyone=20on=20this=20=
list=20with
math/science=20sorts=20of=20things:=20provide=20pointers=20on=20a=20questio=
n,=20
provide=20a
nonvisual=20description,=20anything=20like=20that=20feel=20free=20to=20cont=
act=20
me.=20=20I'm
also=20willing=20to=20give=20pointers=20to=20parents=20so=20they=20can=20mo=
re=20easily=20
explain
things=20if=20that=20would=20be=20helpful=20as=20well.

=20Joe

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