[nabs-l] state rehab services requirements

Thu Apr 9 13:38:21 UTC 2015

I have to meet with my counselor once a month as well we go through Holland doing and go through my grades

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> On Apr 8, 2015, at 5:06 PM, Joshua Hendrickson via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Abigail.  Keep calling different people and see if you can get your
> report in an accessible format.  It is completely rediculous that you
> are required to fill out a monthly report that isn't in any kind of
> accessible format.  It makes me wonder how important this report
> really is.  I'd be thinking if this report were very important to your
> case, that your counselor would have made sure to give you the report
> form right away in some form so you could easily complete it.  I've
> never had to fill out any kind of reports when I was in college, but
> my counselor did meet me once a semester to see how I was doing, and I
> did call periodically to let him know how my grades were and that sort
> of thing.  Hope you can get your issue resolved.  It sounds like you
> are doing all you can do since you are making calls to different
> people.  Good luck.
> 
>> On 4/8/15, Abigail Bolling via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Thank you Bridget. and everyone else who has contributed. I am going to be
>> calling the supervisor and working my way up through the office while I am
>> waiting for DRO to return my call.
>> Thanks again for your support! I apppreciate it!
>> 
>> Abigail Bolling
>> 
>> Wright State University-2019: Social Work
>> 
>> "Keep a smile on your face and a song in your heart, and just let the music
>> play." (Julie Anderson Diamond)
>> 
>>> On Apr 2, 2015, at 10:27 PM, Bridget Walker via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I could say many things about this topic. I do not think it would be in my
>>> best interest to do so. What I will say is, just know you are not alone.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>> On Apr 2, 27 Heisei, at 9:37 PM, zeynep sule yilmaz via nabs-l
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hey,
>>>> 
>>>> That is not a good problem to have. I'm a rehabilitation counselor and
>>>> I work at the Oklahoma DRS. I have to provide everything to my client
>>>> in a preferred format. Large print, word or braille are options. Call
>>>> the director. If it doesn't work, you can call client assistance
>>>> program. They handle the cases when clients are not happy with their
>>>> VR counselor. Please let me know, if you have any other questions. I
>>>> can take a look at their policy, if it is accessible to public. But I
>>>> don't think so. That is ridiculous to experience this. I was interning
>>>> at a different VR agency and they failed to provide my accommodations.
>>>> That was so painful times for me.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 2015-04-02 20:11 GMT-05:00, Arielle Silverman via nabs-l
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>:
>>>>> I wonder if you can just call up the director of the agency. In those
>>>>> agencies it's often the case that one person doesn't know what the
>>>>> other one did, and if your caseworker got sick, it's likely your
>>>>> request just fell through the cracks. The director who is responsible
>>>>> for the entire agency should be able to work out a solution with you.
>>>>> Arielle
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 4/2/15, Doug Oliver via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>> Abby,  I'd keep on the disabilities office of ohio, this is very bad,
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> not a good thing.  I'm wondering if the ohio office has some lazyy
>>>>>> people
>>>>>> that do not want to work on something properly?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Abigail Bolling via nabs-l" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2015 12:28 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] state rehab services requirements
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>> I have a problem I wanted to get some opinions on!
>>>>>>> I am a client of Ohio's rehab services.
>>>>>>> There is a monthly update report that I am required to complete every
>>>>>>> month to give my case worker an update as to how I am doing in
>>>>>>> school.
>>>>>>> I was told about this manditory report in August of 2014. But, I was
>>>>>>> never
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> given the report. due to pressing issues at school, I forgot about
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> report all together.
>>>>>>> A few months later, in December of 2014, I was told again that I had
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> complete this report. I asked my counselor for  an accessible version
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> the report template. I did not receive anything for a few weeks.
>>>>>>> I sent emails and called the office of my counselor, but never got an
>>>>>>> answer. Finally, on this past monday, I received an answer (after my
>>>>>>> mother took it upon herself to call and complain.) I was told that my
>>>>>>> case
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> worker was on medical leave and didn't know when she would be able to
>>>>>>> come
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> back.
>>>>>>> I was also given an image file of the report template. I replied to
>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>> email by telling the substitute case worker telling her that this was
>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> accessible, or acceptable.
>>>>>>> The reply I received was that they would have to mail me printed
>>>>>>> versions
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> of the template.
>>>>>>> To me, this option is not acceptable. And the agency, I feel is
>>>>>>> taking
>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ability for independence away from me.
>>>>>>> What if I don't have a scanner? and am not able to scan in said
>>>>>>> paperwork?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I could have my parents or roommate read it to me, but should it be
>>>>>>> their
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> responsibility to do that?
>>>>>>> I think not.
>>>>>>> But I want to know what you think.
>>>>>>> I have a call in to Disability rights of Ohio already and am waiting
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> reply there.
>>>>>>> Thank you all for your time and I look forward to reading your
>>>>>>> replys.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Abigail Bolling
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Wright State University-2019: Social Work
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> "Keep a smile on your face and a song in your heart, and just let the
>>>>>>> music play." (Julie Anderson Diamond)
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