[nabs-l] Preparing For The First Day Of School

[Ryan Silveira]

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Ryan L. Silveira
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On Aug 22, 2015, at 6:35 PM, justin williams via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I had four undergrad majors; three of them I knew about, and one of them I
> didn't. Not  even joking.  I switched classes whithout telling my advisor
> when I was leaving a nmajor. She dropped me back into the journalism major I
> started with until I was able to get to Psychology. -----Original
> Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kayla James via
> nabs-l
> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2015 7:13 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Kayla James <christgirl813 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Preparing For The First Day Of School
> 
> I have been slowly packing my schoolbag for my first day on Monday at my
> local community college. I have also been freaking out because I don't know
> if I made the right degree choice, but decided if I hate my classes I'm
> taking in the fall now, I can always change in the spring semester. I have
> to schedule my bus tomorrow; oh, the joys of Paratransit. I hope I have
> everything ready. I also have to program my schedule into my phone. But, all
> in all, I am trying to get past the nerves and get excited, but lately, I
> guess I've been on autopilot.
> Sort of in the neutral zone. But I'm sure by tomorrow night, I'll be a
> jumpy, nervous, excited wreck by then. Yay! First day of school.
> BTW: this is the first school I've ever gone to where I am the only blind
> student on campus. All my Christian NFB brother and sisters, pray for me,
> please.
> 
> On 8/22/15, Suzanne Germano via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I prepare by contacting all my professors and letting them know about 
> my vision. I let them know I will be using a cctv to see the board. I 
> equest copies of powerpoints. I let them know if we are doing in class 
> quizzes that i will need them in large print and i provide a size 
> sample. I contact classroom management to run electrical to my seat 
> because the magnilink cctv kills my macbook battery before class is 
> over. I go prior to classes start to locate my rooms and select which 
> seat is best for using my cctv. I find out the texts and provide that 
> info to disabled resource center so they can scan to pdf or in some cases
> print out large print.
> 
> On Saturday, August 22, 2015, Roanna Bacchus via nabs-l 
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> 
> Dear Students,
> 
> I wanted to know how you prepare for your first day of school.  The 
> UCF student body begin classes in two days.  Tomorrow I will go to 
> the campus and find the building where my class is located.  I have 
> already received my syllabi for my classes.  Hope to hear from you soon.
> 
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