[nabs-l] rehab centers

[Kayla James]

The center in Boston sounds a little like the Illinois School for the
Visually Impaired. They do their best to try and teach, though. I wish
there were an NFB training center here near Chicago.

On 11/12/14, Mark J. Cadigan via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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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>>
>> --
>> Jorge A. Paez
>>
>> LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jorgeapaez11994
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