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

[Darian Smith]

Depending upon  the level of success of this call and demand for =
something like it. it might be possible to have something like this at =
national convention.
 depending upon where  you live, you might have a student division in =
place and they might be able to do something locally or at  a state =
convention  for high school students if you want it and work with them =
to do it as well. =20
On Jan 3, 2014, at 9:13 PM, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> =
wrote:

> No, this would be a conference call.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of marissa
> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 12:01 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] adjusting to high school (was: Re: [] new year)
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> O, if it's a call  in, like a phone call, that may work.  I thought =
you
> ment like a get together at a certaine spot
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"=20
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 23:55:10 -0500
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] adjusting to high school (was: Re: [] new=20
> year)
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> Good idea--this could serve as a good source of information for=20
> them as
> well.  However, I'm not sure if we would want them to participate=20
> actively
> in the call itself or whether we would want to have a recording=20
> and/or
> notes available online for them to reference later.  While there=20
> will
> doubtless be information provided on such a call which would be=20
> useful to
> those professionals, I think it would be nice to have a call in=20
> which blind
> high school students could talk amongst ourselves without TVI's=20
> being
> involved.  Thoughts?
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> Chris
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of=20
> marissa
> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 11:48 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] adjusting to high school (was: Re: [] new=20
> year)
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> Sounds good to me.  If this were to happen, if it was possable,=20
> you should
> alert the VI aids and helpers who work with us high school=20
> students, that
> way they are aware too.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list=20
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 20:03:45 -0800
> Subject: [nabs-l] adjusting to high school (was: Re: [] new year)
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> High school is  definitely one of the most challenging parts of=20
> my life in
> more than one sense  learning that I was not  alone  in dealing=20
> with
> accommodations and trying to figure out realistic expectations=20
> for myself
> was certainly something I wish I  had  better feel for.
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> I am wondering if NABS was to organize a call where high school=20
> students
> could get some of their questions answered by fellow high school=20
> students
> in a safe environment would any of you be interested i this?
> we would want to maintain this as a place where high school=20
> students would
> feel comfortable asking questions  and knowing they would get=20
> sound advice
> from each other.  we  would have a more experienced member of=20
> NABS there as
> a support, but mainly
> this would be the high school student=92s   time.
>  thoughts?
>  Darian
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> On Jan 3, 2014, at 7:35 PM, Joseph C.  Lininger=20
> <devnull-nabs-l at pcdesk.net
> wrote:
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> I happen to be a science guy.  I ended up doing computer science=20
> as a
> profession, but I enjoy physics and the other sciences too.
> If there's anything I can do to assist anyone on this list with
> math/science sorts of things: provide pointers on a question,=20
> provide a
> nonvisual description, anything like that feel free to contact=20
> me.  I'm
> also willing to give pointers to parents so they can more easily=20
> explain
> things if that would be helpful as well.
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> Joe
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