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

[Chris Nusbaum]

Perhaps you could suggest that your TVI join this list or another list on the NFB server. This is what I suggested to my TVI when she expressed interest in more information straight from blind people, especially regarding technology.

Chris Nusbaum, Secretary
Maryland Association of Blind Students

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> On Jan 5, 2014, at 10:47 AM, Mikayla Gephart <mikgephart at icloud.com> wrote:
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> My TVI is really interested in learning, and she would love it. It might be useful for them to participate.
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>> On Jan 4, 2014, at 4:18 PM, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>> Well chris, the TVIs shouldn't participate but I think they should be aware to tell their students.
>> It’s a way to get the word out.
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Chris Nusbaum
>> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 11:55 PM
>> 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:
>> 
>> 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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