[nabs-l] Navigating D.C. and Arlington, VA

[Manners, Derek]

Hey there, my name is Derek Manners and I lived in Arlington last year and
worked at the department of the defense and am living in DC this year and
working in DC may 18-Agust 1st.  I'd be happy to show you around and or
answer any questions.  My cell is 903-271-6494.  Do you have any specific
questions?

Best wishes
Derek Manners
1st Vice President MASSABS
Board Member and NABS Fundraising Chair

On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 1:45 PM, Zach Mason via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
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> Hello
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> Been on the list before about housing, now asking for advice.
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> I've been accepted to a summer internship with the National Association of
> State Departments of Agriculture. I'm kind of late in asking this, but how
> long does it take to orient a country bumpkin to living in D.C. and working
> in an office in Arlington Virginia? My life is a long history of jumping
> into things without comprehensive preparation, but it really just hit me
> this morning how I've been living in the sticks for the past two years
> without any real opportunity to use mobility skills.
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> I received 14 wk of independent living training at the Carroll Center for
> the Blind in 2013, and have lived and worked independently at Purdue
> University for 8 wk during a summer internship. However, for the past two
> years I've worked on a dairy farm in northern New Hampshire where the
> ownership require I use sighted assistance whenever crossing. (Not that
> sighted assistance equals safety) I've had more than one instance when ears
> trumped eyes. And as for working around animals . I could tell some
> stories.
> (Exasperated face)
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> But I digress. I've taken some preliminary steps, hired an O&M instructor,
> contacted METRO and a METRO O&M instructor, had JAWS and Openbook installed
> at my work computer in the Arlington office, and bought my apartment. I
> planned a wk of orientation, both to the work and for O&M, but am not sure
> it's enough. Part of my job is attending public hearings at the Capitol,
> sometimes remotely, sometimes in person; and finding a strange place in a
> strange city scares me. I've been to D.C. before, and the traffic
> environment intimidates me.
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> Words of wisdom, encouragement, and prayers are all welcome. (Smiling face)
> Anyone in Arlington/D.C. area is also welcome to try to get in touch and
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> together between May 18-Aug. 15.
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> Zac
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> Zachary Mason
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> Assistant Shepherd and Young Stock Manager
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> Northwinds Farm
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> (603) 922-8377 Work
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> (603) 991-6747 Cell
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>  <mailto:zmason at northwindsfarm@gmail.com> zmason at northwindsfarm@gmail.com
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> 806 U.S. Route 3
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> North Stratford, NH 03590
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