[nabs-l] Student orgs related to disability

Wed Apr 1 05:52:24 UTC 2015

Hey! Kaiti! This is Helga. How are you? That's great that you are doing this club for students with disabilities!  I actually have the same idea like you in forming a club for students with disabilities  in order to see how we can help each other and advocate! However, in my college I don't have a another blind friend or visually impaired like me that is facing the same issues that I'm facing with my DSS support services department! And this club that i want form is in ordr for all the students with dissabilities to express about therir feelings regarding how was the services of the Disability support services was for them and professors support to them, and many other things. I'm actually totally blind and I actually live in Florida, and my college that I'm attending right now is here. I have friends, but they are sighted! And as you know, I'm actually a member of Phi Theta Kappa honor society but i don't know how I can tell them about that? All of them are sighted, and I don't know if they will understand what i mean. Currently I'm facing a lot of issues with my DSS advisor regarding some matters, which i already discuss with ehr about, but she is stil fighting about them. I have actually been fighting  for my rights since i came to the school! However, its a long story that i don't want to tell here since it is very long. So Kaiti, can I be part of your club that you will create eventually at your school,  by skype even though I live in Florida? I'm just wondering since I think it will help me create my club as well! I'm actually graduating this semester, but i think forming a club is a great idea! I actually have some ideas that could work in your club! And regarding Martial arts, I'm also doing Karate, and I think that having some events regarding self defense will be great as well! Feel free to contact me off list or call me in ordr to talk regarding this matter since i don't want to clutter the list ok? I look forward in hearing form you soon. Thanks so much and God bless!

Helga Schreiber

Fundraiser Coordinator for Phi Theta Kappa, Alpha Delta Iota chapter.
Member of National Federation of the Blind and Florida Association of Blind Students.
Member of the International Networkers Team (INT).
Independent Entrepreneur of the Company 4Life Research.
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> On Mar 31, 2015, at 2:12 PM, Kaiti Shelton via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I am excited to report that after meeting another blind student on my
> campus she and I are working to establish a student organization for
> students with and without disabilities to discuss accessibility, raise
> awareness of disability issues, etc.  We were particularly struck by
> the fact that we would have never met had a professor we've both had
> not thought to encourage both of us to join an ensemble this semester;
> we have spent the past 2 and a half years of our college careers
> separately thinking we were the only blind student on campus.  We have
> since found out we were both in the same dorm building our freshman
> year, and I even had a friend I visited frequently on her floor.
> While we understand the need for the disability services staff to
> maintain confidentiality, it was striking to find out that we were
> experiencing the exact same problems on campus and because there
> wasn't a united front nothing was being done to fix them.
> 
> We wondered if this was effecting anyone else on campus, so we
> approached our DS office about faculty sponsorship for the
> organization.  They agreed to it, but have let the other girl and I
> spearhead things.  They're providing the space and possibly some light
> refreshments for an info session in a few weeks.
> 
> We have a few ideas in mind for the club, but I'm interested in
> getting input from other students.  We know we want to do some
> outreach on campus and possibly form a fundraiser by selling something
> to raise awareness of disability issues.  We know we'd like to
> affiliate with Delta Alpha Pi, the international honors society for
> students with disabilities.  Since she and I both have experience in
> martial arts we'd also like to make a membership activity in the
> future a self-defence workshop aimed towards people with disabilities.
> Any other ideas?
> 
> -- 
> Kaiti
> 
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