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

Sat Jan 4 05:25:35 UTC 2014

I have to agree here. I know especially  a few years ago there were some school issues I discussed with friends that I did not want my tvi to know about. What about having another for students and tv is to talk and discuss the various aspects of high school?

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> On Jan 4, 2014, at 12:08 AM, "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Ryan,
> 
> That makes sense. I personally don't have a problem with TVI's being there.
> I was only thinking that some participants may feel more comfortable asking
> questions among fellow students than among both students and teachers,
> especially if their own TVI were to call in. Perhaps I am making much ado
> about nothing, but just putting it out there.
> 
> Chris
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of ryan bishop
> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 11:58 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] adjusting to high school (was: Re: [] new year)
> 
> Chris,
> I think that a few TVI's should be there, encase they have questions from
> the blind persons prospective, but I do agree, we should keep it more
> student oriented.
> Ryan
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris Nusbaum
> Sent: 03 January 2014 21:55
> To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] adjusting to high school (was: Re: [] new year)
> 
> Good idea--this could serve as a good source of information for them as
> well. However, I'm not sure if we would want them to participate actively
> in the call itself or whether we would want to have a recording and/or
> notes available online for them to reference later. While there will
> doubtless be information provided on such a call which would be useful to
> those professionals, I think it would be nice to have a call in which blind
> high school students could talk amongst ourselves without TVI's being
> involved. Thoughts?
> 
> Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 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 year)
> 
> 
> Sounds good to me.  If this were to happen, if it was possable, you should
> alert the VI aids and helpers who work with us high school students, that
> way they are aware too.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Darian Smith <dsmithnfb at gmail.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <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)
> 
> High school is  definitely one of the most challenging parts of my life in
> more than one sense  learning that I was not  alone  in dealing with
> accommodations and trying to figure out realistic expectations for myself
> was certainly something I wish I  had  better feel for.
> 
> I am wondering if NABS was to organize a call where high school students
> could get some of their questions answered by fellow high school 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 students would
> feel comfortable asking questions  and knowing they would get sound advice
> from each other.  we  would have a more experienced member of NABS there as
> a support, but mainly  
> this would be the high school student뭩   time.
>  thoughts?
>  Darian
> 
> On Jan 3, 2014, at 7:35 PM, Joseph C.  Lininger <devnull-nabs-l at pcdesk.net>
> wrote:
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> I happen to be a science guy.  I ended up doing computer science 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, provide a
> nonvisual description, anything like that feel free to contact me.  I'm
> also willing to give pointers to parents so they can more easily explain
> things if that would be helpful as well.
> 
> Joe
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