[nabs-l] rehab centers

Wed Nov 12 17:35:43 UTC 2014

I can tell you as a Bostonian that the Carroll center is complete rubbish. 
They are only interested in money, and the quality of the training is 
slipping drastically. Also, they believe in the hierarchy of sight, treating 
students with more useable vision better than students with less. Also, it 
costs significantly more to send a student to the Carroll center than it 
does to send a student to any of the NFB Centers.

The Carroll center is extremely paternalistic not allowing students to go 
places on there own without permission, not allowing students to have 
friends of opposite gender in the dorm room even if both parties are adults, 
they do not permit students to drink even off campus, and a host of other 
policies that really irritate me.

Another point to consider is the Carroll uses so called Traditional methods 
instead of the structured discovery method used by the NFB centers. I 
personally believe that I received far superior training from BLIND Inc. 
than the Carroll center having attended both at different points in my life.

HTH

Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jorge Paez" <jorgeapaez1994 at gmail.com>
To: "Mark J. Cadigan" <kramc11 at gmail.com>; "National Association of Blind 
Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] rehab centers

> Very interesting, yes, I just saw the change in leadership over at
> BLIND Inc., and a few other changes.
> Personal experience would still lead me to recommend LCB with the
> utmost trust, but,due to the fact that I don't recognize any of BLIND
> INC.'s leadership; I can no longer comment on that particular center.
> You should also try contacting CBVH in New York, there is a
> summer-long center type instruction session there as well, somewhere
> upstate--inManhattanville I believe.
> and the Carrol Center in Boston is legendary, though I can't speak
> from personal experience on that one.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 11/12/14, Mark J. Cadigan via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi Mabelin,
>>
>>
>>
>> I went to BLIND Inc. I liked the program and learned a lot. Like every 
>> other
>> program, it has components I disagree with, and people who I may have not
>> meshed with, however the core of the program is solid, and the skills I
>> gained are invaluable. All programs have politics, and you just have to 
>> deal
>> with it. The level of BS at blind Inc is no worse than anywhere else.
>>
>>
>>
>> That being said, BLIND Inc. is under new leadership, and in the short 
>> time
>> since I have left, major changes have been made, from what I can tell for
>> the better.
>>
>>
>>
>> If I was you, the decision would be between BLIND Inc. and The Louisiana
>> Center. It all depends on what kind of environment you want to live in.
>> BLIND Inc. will better prepare you for urban living, while The Louisiana
>> Center will prepare you for more rural living. Both have excellent 
>> teachers
>> and facilities.
>>
>>
>>
>> Another place to consider is BISM. It's just as good as a NFB center but 
>> not
>> officially affiliated with the NFB.
>>
>>
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mabelin Paez via nabs-l" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 7:43 PM
>> Subject: [nabs-l] rehab centers
>>
>>
>>> Hello all, thanks for the emails, I'm not quite sure which rehab center 
>>> to
>>>
>>> tgo to.
>>> I'm debating to either the Colorado center for the blind or the one that
>>> doug mentioned. I want to know all of the rehab centers that are out
>>> there.
>>> If you can tell me let me know.
>>> Thanks
>>> Mabelin
>>>
>>>
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