[nabs-l] Volunteering with Special Education

[Chris Nusbaum]

I wish that were possible, and it would certainly make it easier. However, the events are held at a different school in the county, and students from all schools volunteer.

Chris Nusbaum

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> On Feb 22, 2016, at 4:09 PM, justin williams via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> If this is your own school, all someone would have to do is tell you where
> your event is and you could get thme to the event right?  Could you arrive
> early and braille out where each event is somehow, or just recored their
> location on a device?
> Justin
> 
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> 
> Hi All:
> 
> Has anyone had any experience volunteering as a "fan" or "buddy" for Special
> Olympics? I'm interested in doing this at my high school, and our Special
> Olympics coordinator is very open to my volunteering in this role. However,
> a question has been raised as to how to ensure that I'm getting my athlete
> to the right events. Apparently they don't have a pre-planned setup, so
> volunteers don't know where each event is placed on the field until the day
> of the competition. Our coordinator is concerned that I would have
> difficulty assisting a student to an event when I don't even know where it
> is myself, and has asked me for ideas on how to resolve this concern. I
> think this is doable; I just don't know enough about how Special Olympics is
> set up to offer any informed, workable solutions. She has proposed that I be
> paired up with another volunteer, and that together we could work with the
> student to whom we're assigned. However, I'm concerned that this might
> confuse or overwhelm the student nt. Has anyone particpated in this program
> before? If so, what strategies could you suggest to make this work? Thanks
> in advance for any ideas you could share. 
> 
> Chris Nusbaum
> 
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